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Western Americana Safari

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location, 3555 Airway Drive Suite 309 Reno, NV 89511

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Western Americana Safari Auction

This four day sale features some of our best offerings to date in the following categories: Gold, Mining, Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms, Taxidermy, Railroad & Express, Tokens, Coins, Ingots, Medals, Bottles, Gaming, and General Americana.

Highlights include: the Don Young Collection of US Medals & Exonumia, arguably one of the largest collections ever offered; a major collection of identified gold nuggets and Comstock mineral specimens; a huge collection of mining artifacts, including candlesticks, carbide lamps, mining ephemera and stock certificates; silver ingots and large American silver medals; US & Mexican coins, gold tokens, and dies; nearly 100 taxidermy mounts centralized on the American West and Africa; a gaming section of rare chips and a pre-1910 roulette table; a token section with the final Montana Svoboda pieces as well a rare Bodie token and gold nugget tokens; historical autographs including George Armstrong Custer, Ben Holladay, Sharon-Mills-Ralston, and important Comstock and Western political figures; firearms and weaponry including nearly 50 firearms and a Constitutional Delegate's sword; Western cutlery (1850s-1880); antique bottles incl. Bodie & colored Nevada; a California Gold Rush section incl. an 1856 vigilance committee medal, a presentation belt buckle, and rare ephemera; fantastic Native Americana and Cowboy sections; and much more!

Please see the auction schedule below.

Auction Schedule

Day One (Friday, December 9th, 2016) (Lots 1000-1706)
Gold (Lots 1000-1053)
Ore/Mineral Specimens (Lots 1054-1074)
Mining Part I (Lots 1075-1706)
Mining Candlesticks (Lots 1075-1095)
Mining Hardhats (Lots 1096-1098)
Carbide Mining Lamps (Lots 1099-1254)
Safety Mining Lamps (Lots 1255-1275)
Teapot Mining Lamps (Lots 1276-1301)
Assay (Lots 1302-1328)
Mining Ephemera (State/City) (Lots 1329-1706)
Alaska thru Nevada

Day Two (Saturday, December 10th, 2016) (Lots 2000-2674)
Mining Part II (Lots 2000-2155)
State/City (New Jersey thru Foreign) (Lots 2000- 2103)
Gold Rush (Lots 2104-2134)
Mining Spoons (Lots 2135-2155)
Native Americana (Lots 2156-2334)
Baskets (Lots 2156-2184)
Beadwork (Lots 2185-2203)
Cradleboards (Lots 2204-2207)
Jewelry (Lots 2208-2251)
Moccasins (Lots 2252-2258)
Weapons & Points (Lots 2259-2279)
Pottery (Lots 2280-2301)
Rugs (Lots 2302-2317)
Art, Artifacts, & Ephemera (Lots 2318-2334)
Cowboy (Lots 2335-2404)
Franz Trevors (C.M. Russell) Paintings (Lots 2335-2338)
Saddles (Lots 2339-2349)
Spurs & Bits (Lots 2350-2377)
Clothing (Lots 2378-2390)
Ephemera (Lots 2391-2404)
Firearms, Weaponry, & Military (Lots 2405-2498)
Taxidermy (Lots 2499-2579)
Sorted Alphabetically
Railroad, Stage, & Steamship (Lots 2580-2635)
Sorted by State/City
Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 2636-2674)
Wells Fargo (Lots 2636-2659)
Railroad Express (Lots 2660-2666)
Other Express (Lots 2667-2674)

Day Three (Sunday, December 11th, 2016) (Lots 3000-3651)
Tokens (State/City) (Lots 3000-3139)
Numismatics (Lots 3140-3651)
Ingots (Lots 3140-3152)
Currency & Scrip (Lots 3153-3163)
Ephemera (Lots 3164-3185)
Coins & Coin Collectibles (Lots 3186-3262)
US & Other Coins (Lots 3186-3193)
Mexican Coins (Lots 3194-3255)
Coin Collectibles (Lots 3256-3262)
Cal Fractionals & Gaming Counters (Lots 3263-3280)
Hart’s Coins of the Golden West (Lots 3281-3295)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (Lots 3296-3342)
Don Young US Medal Collection (Lots 3343-3651)
Alphabetical by Association (ANA-TAMS)

Day Four (Monday, December 12th, 2016) (Lots 4000-4626)
Bottles, Saloon, & Brewing (Lots 4000-4071)
Bottles (Lots 4000-4056)
Saloon & Brewing (Lots 4057-4071)
Gaming (Lots 4072-4112)
General Americana (Lots 4113-4626)
Various (Lots 4113-4194)
Sorted by State / City (Alabama thru Foreign) (Lots 4195-4570)
Books (Lots 4571-4626)
Directories (Lots 4571-4587)
General (Lots 4588-4626)


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Rare Gold Hill Newspaper from January 27, 1873 and Reno Paper4470 - Rare Gold Hill Newspaper from January 27, 1873 and Reno Paper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) This paper was issued at the height of the Comstock. Includes the combined V&T and CP time tables. Also legislative news (a Gold Hill fireman...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to P*******i for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Two Goldfield Postcards4471 - Two Goldfield Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One RPC of Eagles Drum corps, June, 2-1911, Goldfield Nevada. The other, hand colored image of "a bonanza Lease on the Mohawk, goldfield, Nevad...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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"Titter Tatter Proverbs" of Forbidden Fruit4472 - "Titter Tatter Proverbs" of Forbidden Fruit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fold out of naked ladies with a proverb about each one. 17 nude drawings. "Forbidden Fruit is Sweet." "Women Loved to be Squeezed.&qu...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Humboldt, Nevada Region, 6 Books4473 - Humboldt, Nevada Region, 6 Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Long Dust on the Desert by Edward M. Hanks; Ghosts of Humboldt Region by Dave Basso; The Humboldt by Dale Lowell Morgan; Last Rig to Battle Mountain
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Lone Mountain Panorama4474 - Lone Mountain Panorama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An early panorama of Lone Mountain in Southern Nevada before the development of Las Vegas. Has original cover and is in excellent condition. Perfect
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to l********r.. for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Lyon County Hunting License4475 - Lyon County Hunting License
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aluminum Hunting and fishing License, 138, State of Nevada, Expires Feb. 28, 1917, issued in Lyon County. From the Phillips Family, Dayton. State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********j for (275.00 + 57.75BP) = 332.75
 
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A Rare McGill, Nevada Copper Desk Piece4476 - A Rare McGill, Nevada Copper Desk Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Measures 10 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. Presentation piece to C. W. Torrance, Grandmaster of Steptoe lodge, June 3, 1938, McGill. T
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j***s for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Mountain City, Elko County Postcards4477 - Mountain City, Elko County Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) c1910 colorized postcard of the Nelson Mill. 2) c1940 postcard RPC of main street. 3) c1950 postcard RPC of main street. Postcards are mounted on p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to D****7 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Rawhide Ephemera Group (Booklet, Postcard, Photographs)4478 - Rawhide Ephemera Group (Booklet, Postcard, Photographs)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Souvenir Views of Rawhide: Ned Johnson's photographs. Great photographs: city, mines, people, buildings etc. First tent, first hote...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Reno Postcard Collection4479 - Reno Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of Reno postcards that contains hundreds of postcards from Reno and surrounding areas. Includes RPC's, color postcards, later ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to a**********o for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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