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Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Our Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2016 auction is a simultaneous live and internet event with 1,800 lots split over three days. Here is a general breakdown of the 3 days, all of which feature different collecting categories:

DAY ONE (Sept. 30th)

*The Ken Prag Western Pass Collection: Nearly 1,000 railroad, stagecoach, steamship and express passes incl. important autographs such as Jay Gould, Otto Mears, and Leland Stanford.

*Western Bottles: Following up on the great 49er Bottle Show in Sacramento, we have more rare, pristine, unusual, and special bottles in this auction.

DAY TWO (Oct. 1st)

*Western U.S. Placer Gold & Ingot Collection: From small nuggets to 1.8 troy ounce nuggets to gold specimens weighing over 7 troy ounces. Also, a William Sharon Presentation Dinner Ingot!

*Montana Tokens, Postal History, Ephemera, Books & Gaming Chips: A fabulous selection featuring more great items from the Svoboda Collection and others.

DAY THREE (Oct. 2nd)

*Our General Americana section featuring a wide variety of Western treasures: scales, a strong box, badges, ribbons, jewelry, watches, and a large collection of important and rare books (Nevada and California History, 1st Editions, Military, Native Americana, Biographies, Presidential, etc.).
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Two Amber Hemingray Insulators1601 - Two Amber Hemingray Insulators
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Amber Hemingray insulators. This is a duplicate pair to the two blue insulators, one marked Hemingray Number 19, and the other patented made in 18
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Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****p for 198.90
 
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Two Blue Hemingray Insulators1602 - Two Blue Hemingray Insulators
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two blue Hemingray insulators. The first is a gorgeous cornflower blue, number 19 embossed on the edge. Five of the base teeth are chipped. The second
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 527.00
 
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Lot Withdrawn1603 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Alaska Pure Gold found in Porcupine Creek2001 - Alaska Pure Gold found in Porcupine Creek
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Bering Sea find. 0.15 troy ounces. 0.6x1.9x0.9cm. Bearing Sea. Gold from the Bearing Sea is all from Nome. The Bearing Sea television show has broug
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to P*****2 for 302.50
 
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Alaskan Gold Nugget - Bering Sea2002 - Alaskan Gold Nugget - Bering Sea
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.57 troy ounces. 0.8x2.5x1.4cm. Porcupine Creek City: Bering Sea State: Alaska, Date: Inventory# 40263
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to b*****a for 1,149.50
 
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Alaskan Gold Nugget with small amounts of quartz showing2003 - Alaskan Gold Nugget with small amounts of quartz showing
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.96 troy ounces. 1.5x3.8x1.8cm. Porcupine Creek City: Bering Sea State: Alaska, Date: Inventory# 40268
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*******g for 2,232.00
 
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Gold Nugget from Porcupine Creek in the Bering Sea2004 - Gold Nugget from Porcupine Creek in the Bering Sea
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.89 troy ounces. 1.0x2.6x2.0cm. Striking! City: Bering Sea State: Alaska, Date: Inventory# 40077
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,100.00
Sold to o******x for 2,360.00
 
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Large Bering Sea, Alaska Gold Nugget2005 - Large Bering Sea, Alaska Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.37 troy ounces. 0.8x3.6x2.8cm. City: Bering Sea State: Alaska, Date: Inventory# 40257
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to F*****6 for 5,142.50
 
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Small Porcupine Creek Gold Nugget2006 - Small Porcupine Creek Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found in the Bering Sea. 0.32 troy ounces. 0.3x1.5x1.6cm. City: Bering Sea State: Alaska, Date: Inventory# 40202
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to e*****3 for 649.00
 
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Porcupine Creek Gold Nuggets2007 - Porcupine Creek Gold Nuggets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Total two items. Total weight is 0.12 troy ounces. Largest measures 0.5x1.0x0.9cm. Porcupine Creek in near Haines, Alaska. City: Bering Sea State: A
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Estimate : 190.00 - 275.00
Sold to P*****2 for 272.25
 
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Crystalline Gold from Congress, Arizona Area2008 - Crystalline Gold from Congress, Arizona Area
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.31 troy ounces. 0.8x3.0x1.2cm. Nice looking sample. The Congress area is home to Weaver, Rich Hill and a myriad of small placer operations. City:
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Estimate : 450.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****3 for 352.50
 
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Gold Basin Gold Specimen2009 - Gold Basin Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.92 troy ounces. 1.0x4.5x1.9cm. A beautiful specimen. This specimen and other Arizona gold was found in Gold Basin. Gold Basin is a popular placer go
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,900.00
Sold to o******x for 2,360.00
 
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Two Quartzite, Arizona Gold Specimens2010 - Two Quartzite, Arizona Gold Specimens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Total weight is 0.34 troy ounces. Largest nugget is 0.8x1.3x1.2cm. Two nice looking pieces City: Quartzite State: Arizona, Date: Inventory# 4020
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Estimate : 550.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****3 for 470.00
 
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Gold Nugget from Stanton, Arizona2011 - Gold Nugget from Stanton, Arizona
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.28 troy ounces. 1.8x2.8x1.2cm. Stanton is a privately held gold bug property in west central Arizona, near Congress. Gold bugs have been going to St
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Estimate : 450.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****3 for 649.00
 
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Large Stanton, Arizona Gold Specimen2012 - Large Stanton, Arizona Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.77 ounces. 1.0x3.7x3.1cm. Almost pure gold! City: Stanton State: Arizona, Date: Inventory# 40231
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Estimate : 2,900.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to e*****3 for 5,015.00
 
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Nice Stanton, Arizona Gold Nugget2013 - Nice Stanton, Arizona Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.65 troy ounces. 0.8x1.6x1.6cm. City: Stanton State: Arizona, Date: Inventory# 40217
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*****a for 1,149.50
 
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Small Arizona Gold Nugget2014 - Small Arizona Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.20 troy ounces. 0.5x1.8x1.1cm. Stanton, Arizona. City: Stanton State: Arizona, Date: Inventory# 40222
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to G********B.. for 357.00
 
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Gold Nugget from Wickenburg, Arizona2015 - Gold Nugget from Wickenburg, Arizona
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.17 troy ounces. 0.3x1.8x1.3cm. Pure gold nugget! Wickenburg, Arizona is another of the western Arizona mining camps. The area, though, is peppered w
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Estimate : 275.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****a for 302.50
 
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Small Crystalline Gold Piece2016 - Small Crystalline Gold Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Wickenburg, Arizona. 0.07 ounces. 0.9x1.7x1.1cm. Small, but looks great! City: Wickenburg State: Arizona, Date: Inventory# 40221
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 198.40
 
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16:1 Mine Gold in Quartz (3.13 troy)2017 - 16:1 Mine Gold in Quartz (3.13 troy)
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3.13 troy ounces. 3.1x6.5x3.9cm. Gold in Quartz Specimen. City: Alleghany State: California, Date: Inventory# 40250
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 2,108.00
 
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