Auction Details
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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4480 - Two Reno PhotographsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) First high school in Reno--Reno High School with class of 1905 (reprint). Framed, 22.5" x 18.5". 2) Original Reno Arch, 1936. Matted 13...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p*******9 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
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4481 - Description of Bower's MansionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Description of Bower's Mansion given by Fannie G. Hazlett in 1917. She gives a history of Sandy Bowers and the fancy party he gave in the 1860&#...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
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4482 - Mustang Ranch CheckHolabird Western Americana Collections
Original check from Joe Conforte's Mustang Ranch to Margrette Whitaker who was most likely one of the girls who worked for him. The amount is fo...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
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4483 - Sutro Independent Newspaper IssuesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four issues from this newspaper where the famous Sutro Tunnel was located. Includes articles on 1) Placer excitement in Bodie, 2) Ruby Hill stage robb
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
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4485 - Tonopah and Bullfrog Check CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 30 different varieties of checks from The Bullfrog Bank and Trust Co. in Beatty Nevada and assorted banks in Tonopah. 5 Varieties are fo
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e******9 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
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4486 - Tonopah Town License: Number 143Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.5 x 3.5". Embossed. Brass. We have never seen one of these before. State: Nevada City: Tonopah Date: c1910? FHWAC#: 42657
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to v******s for (130.00 + 31.20BP) = 161.20
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