Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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Americana and Numismatics
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The Mechanics Bank of Georgia $20 Scrip2232The Mechanics Bank of Georgia $20 Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$20 scrip issued Nov. 1, 1853 from the Mechanics Bank. Signed by the bank's president and cashier. Many vignettes: allegorical figure on chariot...
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****4 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
Arrest Warrant for Counterfeit Money (Wabash County)2233Arrest Warrant for Counterfeit Money (Wabash County)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sheriff of Wabash County, IN, issued arrest warrant for John R. Reeves to be hold in in the amount of $300 bail, October, 1867, for passing counterfei
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to C*****t for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
First of Exchange w/ Steamboat vignette2234First of Exchange w/ Steamboat vignette
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Leverich & Co. New Orleans, June 2, 1868. Printed by D. Felt & Co. Small steamboat vignette top center. Adhesive revenue stamp attached with...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to T******1 for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
Very Rare 1798 Bank of Baltimore Stock Certificate2235Very Rare 1798 Bank of Baltimore Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One share of stock issued to William Taylor (of Great Britain) on June 30th, 1798. Seal with ship vignette on left side. Measures approx. 4" x ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i***y for (400.00 + 90.00BP) = 490.00
Pennsylvania Mine Co. $5 Scrip2236Pennsylvania Mine Co. $5 Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not ever seen by us. Two pieces of $5 scrip, No. 109 and 116, both issued April 1st, 1866. Vignette upper left featuring horse and an eagle. To S.M. D
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to M****1 for (275.00 + 61.88BP) = 336.88
Old Leather Coin Bag2237Old Leather Coin Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probably used for gold coins. stamped with: Bank of Rockville, Rockville, MO. City: Rockville State: Missouri, Date: FHWA
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
California Gold Rush-era Certificates of Deposit2238California Gold Rush-era Certificates of Deposit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine Page & Bacon CDs, all 1854, St. Louis dateline. Blue font and four allegorical vignettes. Delicate paper. Creases, toning, soiling and some...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********e.. for (140.00 + 27.30BP) = 167.30
Three Gold Rush-era Page & Bacon Exchanges2239Three Gold Rush-era Page & Bacon Exchanges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three exchanges, all dated 1855, St. Louis, Missouri. Allegorical vignette of woman (left) and horses (top right). American Bank Note Co. Delicate pap
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
Two Different Gold Rush-era Page & Bacon Exchanges2240Two Different Gold Rush-era Page & Bacon Exchanges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1853 blue text and vignettes (allegorical). 2) 1855 black text and vignettes (allegorical and horses). Delicate paper with creases, punch holes and
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6*******d for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
Manhattan Silver Mining Co. Scrip ($1, 5, 10, 20)2241Manhattan Silver Mining Co. Scrip ($1, 5, 10, 20)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four unissued pictorial scrip of different denominations for the Manhattan Silver Mining Company. $1 (black), $5 (green), $10 (blue), and $20 (brown).
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*******d for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
Set of Manhattan Silver Mining Co. Scrip (Multiple Denominations)2242Set of Manhattan Silver Mining Co. Scrip (Multiple Denominations)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven different denominations of this colored scrip: $1, $3, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100. All different colors. All RN-D1. Mining vignette. Unissued. Exce
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to b******a for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
Carson City Bank Stock & Banking License2243Carson City Bank Stock & Banking License
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Carson City Savings Bank stock certificate. No. 56, issued for 5 shares on Feb. 7, 1883 to E.M. Hunt. Signed by Hunt as cashier and the president.
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to B****x for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
Carson City Banking Archive2244Carson City Banking Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This box is full of many different types of documents that span the history of the Bullion & Exchange Bank (and later, the State Bank & Trus...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t******2 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
Carson City Savings Bank Check Collection2245Carson City Savings Bank Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 41. Most pictorial. Nevada banking documents made during the Comstock. Includes: thirty illustrated deposit slips with eagle and coin vignettes
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****y for (325.00 + 73.13BP) = 398.13
Cypher Booklet for Bullion Exchange Bank2246Cypher Booklet for Bullion Exchange Bank
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Code (cypher) booklet for the Bullion and Exchange Bank for the account of R. M. Clarke. Code words from letter A's through letter D's for o...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to V********e for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Indian Service, Deposit Letters to Carson City2247Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Indian Service, Deposit Letters to Carson City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six typed letters on Department of Interior, United States Indian Service letterhead, each addressed to the State Bank and Trust Co. in Carson City, N
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (10.00 + 2.25BP) = 12.25
Extremely Rare Carson City $3 Advertising Scrip issued to V&T2248Extremely Rare Carson City $3 Advertising Scrip issued to V&T
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is the first one of these we have ever seen! It is also only one of two Nevada advertising scrip that we know of; the other known ad. note is fro
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 2*****l for (750.00 + 168.75BP) = 918.75
First National Bank of Ely memorabilia2249First National Bank of Ely memorabilia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 canvas and paper bags from the First National Bank of Ely. Also a postal cover from 1919. City: Ely State: Nevada, Date:
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***0 for (95.00 + 21.38BP) = 116.38
Condensed Bank Statement of Farmers & Merchants National Bank2250Condensed Bank Statement of Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Another Nevada bank condition report (see other lots). "As Required by the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close of Business, June 29th, 192...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***0 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
Extra Rare Goldfield IWW Strike Scrip 12251Extra Rare Goldfield IWW Strike Scrip 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This fabulous piece of scrip (possibly the best known) represents one of the most important (if not the most important) strike by the members of the I
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to V********e for (2,100.00 + 472.50BP) = 2,572.50