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Ruth Bank Stock Certificate and Lovelock Bank Stock2260 - Ruth Bank Stock Certificate and Lovelock Bank Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Ruth Bank, Ruth, Nevada. No. 102. Unissued. First one seen by us! 19--. Eagle vignette. Green border. Comes with coupon from another stock. 2)
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Virginia City Bank Calendar (1927)2261 - Virginia City Bank Calendar (1927)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large (23" x 12") calendar (green with black text) featuring an illustrated yellow map of Nevada (12.5" x 9.5") featuring vigne...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Bank of California Duplicate Exchange2262 - Bank of California Duplicate Exchange
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia City, Nev. Aug. 10, 1877. Illustrated with allegorical vignette. Two-cent IR adhesive stamp lower left. Duplicate exchange for $282.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d******0 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
 
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Benefit of Insane Asylum, State of Nevada, Virginia City Scrip2263 - Benefit of Insane Asylum, State of Nevada, Virginia City Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare! This fabulous piece is the first example seen by us! $5 scrip issued by the Wells, Fargo & Co. Office in Virginia City, Nevada. &quo...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to b***9 for (900.00 + 202.50BP) = 1,102.50
 
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A Rare, Virginia City, Nevada Theall Silver Ingot, c18642264 - A Rare, Virginia City, Nevada Theall Silver Ingot, c1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Rare, Virginia City, Nevada Theall Silver Ingot, c1864 By Fred N. Holabird Theall’s Assay Businesses: Marysville (successor to Justh & Hun...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to 9*****m for (15,500.00 + 3,487.50BP) = 18,987.50
 
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Society of Pacific Coast Pioneers Bonds (3 Denominations)2265 - Society of Pacific Coast Pioneers Bonds (3 Denominations)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$5, $10, and $20 denomination certificates. All with the Virginia, Nev. dateline and issued in Match 1877. Bear vignette. All three stamped Paid. 5&...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****y for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Nevada Bank Correspondence Collection2266 - Nevada Bank Correspondence Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 65 pieces. Most of the documents date between 1915-1930, but there are some from the late 1890s. Documents from: Reno, Sparks, Winnemucca, Tonopa
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Nevada Banking Ephemera2267 - Nevada Banking Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washoe County Bank antique pencil, two Bank of Nevada pins, four canvas bags (two from the San Francisco Federal Reserve), one Wells Fargo, and one fr
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Commercial Bank of Buffalo Stock Certificate2268 - Commercial Bank of Buffalo Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare and very early banking document! Chartered in 1834. No. 471. Issued for five shares on January 7th, 1841 to Mathew Codd. Signed by Spencer Danie
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to a********e.. for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Two Pieces of Columbus & Indianapolis Railroad Stock Scrip2269 - Two Pieces of Columbus & Indianapolis Railroad Stock Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both pieces issued in 1864: one for $17.88 in certificates, the other for $14 in certificates. One has a 5 cent brown adhesive revenue stamp. Signed b
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*******d for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road Co. Scrip2270 - Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road Co. Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three unissued pieces of illustrated $5 scrip, all from 1840. Great locomotive vignette upper right, allegorical woman left center. Printed by Draper,
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (130.00 + 29.25BP) = 159.25
 
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Civil War-era 25 cent Note2271 - Civil War-era 25 cent Note
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand-numbered, signed and dated at the start of the Civil War, 1861. Twenty-five cent note from the Town of Staunton. Vignettes, but very worn. Scarce
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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Foreign Bank Drafts2272 - Foreign Bank Drafts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Earliest is an 1868 Cuban exchange w/ 50 cent revenue stamp. Also: three Barclay Bank Limited drafts (London, 1934), two Amsterdam drafts (
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Two South African Exchanges2273 - Two South African Exchanges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two 1st Exchanges from the National Bank of South African Republic. Made payable in Paris. Amounts listed in shillings. Both have adhesive revenue sta
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Brazilian Currency Note w/ Original Wallet2274 - Brazilian Currency Note w/ Original Wallet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In the form of a 1 with a great serial # (040001). Series 1215A. Republica Dos Estados Unidos Do Brasil. Um Cruzeiro Valor Recebido. Vignette of Marqu
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to f*****1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Sixteen Paris Exchanges2275 - Sixteen Paris Exchanges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16 exchanges for John Monroe & Co. Date between 1866 and 1868. Amounts are all in francs. Thirteen of the exchanges still have adhesive r...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to e******n for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Silver certificates, $2 bills2276 - Silver certificates, $2 bills
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Currency: Fifteen $1 silver certificates (series of 1957); seven $2 bills, (1928, 1963, 1976). Au condition. City: State: , Date:
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Confederate Currency (4 Pieces)2277 - Confederate Currency (4 Pieces)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different pieces. 1) $5. Type 53 PF-8, R1. Litho. by J.T. Patterson & Co., 3rd Series. 2) $10. Type 68, PF 20, R1. 3) $50. Type 66 PF-1, R1...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector At Sight (First Edition)2278 - Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector At Sight (First Edition)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Only Infallible Method of Detecting Counterfeit, Spurious and Altered Bank-notes, and Applicable to All Banks in the United States and Canadas, As
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (275.00 + 61.88BP) = 336.88
 
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Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector2279 - Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By authority from the United States Treasury Department, this is the second edition of the guide to detecting counterfeit currency. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2&qu...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 2********e for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
 
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