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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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Idaho Gold Specimen2058 - Idaho Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found in Salmon River. 1.77 troy ounces. 2.4x3.7x2.9cm. City: Salmon River State: Idaho, Date: Inventory# 40247
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,400.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to e*****3 for (1,250.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,475.00
 
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Large Gold in Quartz Salmon River Specimen2059 - Large Gold in Quartz Salmon River Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.27 troy ounces. 2.6x3.6x3.3cm. City: Salmon River State: Idaho, Date: Inventory# 40251
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,400.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to e*****3 for (1,200.00 + 216.00BP) = 1,416.00
 
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Large Idaho Gold Specimen2060 - Large Idaho Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.68 ounces. 2.7x4.1x3.6cm. City: Salmon River State: Idaho, Date: Inventory# 40245
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to e*****3 for (600.00 + 105.00BP) = 705.00
 
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Nice Idaho Gold in Quartz Specimen2061 - Nice Idaho Gold in Quartz Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Salmon River. 0.24 troy ounces. 1.1x2.5x1.1cm. City: Salmon River State: Idaho, Date: Inventory# 40243
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******c for (325.00 + 78.00BP) = 403.00
 
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Salmon River Gold in Quartz Specimen2062 - Salmon River Gold in Quartz Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.37 troy ounces. 1.0x2.4x1.9cm. City: Salmon River State: Idaho, Date: Inventory# 40241
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to d******c for (225.00 + 54.00BP) = 279.00
 
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Salmon River Gold in Quartz Specimen II2063 - Salmon River Gold in Quartz Specimen II
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.69 troy ounces. 1.8x3.4x2.0cm. City: Salmon River State: Idaho, Date: Inventory# 40246
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to e*****3 for (450.00 + 81.00BP) = 531.00
 
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Salmon River, Idaho Gold in Quartz III2064 - Salmon River, Idaho Gold in Quartz III
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.50 troy ounces. 1.3x2.8x1.8cm. City: Salmon River State: Idaho, Date: Inventory# 40227
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to e*****3 for (450.00 + 81.00BP) = 531.00
 
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Small Salmon River Gold in Quartz Nugget2065 - Small Salmon River Gold in Quartz Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.21 troy ounces. 1.7x1.6x1.4cm. City: Salmon River State: Idaho, Date: Inventory# 40239
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to e*****3 for (190.00 + 34.20BP) = 224.20
 
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Gold in Quartz Northern Nevada Specimen2066 - Gold in Quartz Northern Nevada Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.54 troy ounces. 2.3x4.1x3.0cm. The Humboldt County Region of central Nevada has been a boom to nugget collectors, especially in the last 20 years. N
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,900.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to F*****6 for (2,100.00 + 441.00BP) = 2,541.00
 
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Northern Nevada Gold Nugget2067 - Northern Nevada Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.19 troy ounces. 0.7x1.7x1.1cm. City: Winnemucca State: Nevada, Date: Inventory# 40219
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****3 for (300.00 + 54.00BP) = 354.00
 
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Northern Nevada Gold Specimen2068 - Northern Nevada Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.71 troy ounces. 1.2x2.8x2.6cm. Large gold presence in a nice piece. All the Nevada pieces come form the same site near the town of Winnemucca in Nor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to 1*******t for (1,250.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,550.00
 
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Beautiful Josephine County Gold in Quartz Specimen2069 - Beautiful Josephine County Gold in Quartz Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.07 troy ounces. 0.8x1.5x1.1cm. Gold is nicely divided by white rock. Pleasing to the eye. Josephine County, Ore. Gold in Josephine County comes from
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to P*****2 for (170.00 + 35.70BP) = 205.70
 
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Gold in Quartz Oregon Specimen2070 - Gold in Quartz Oregon Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.54 troy ounces. 1.4x4.1x2.3cm. Strong gold vein showing! City: Josephine County State: Oregon, Date: Inventory# 40267
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to m*****X for (500.00 + 120.00BP) = 620.00
 
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Josephine County, Oregon Gold in Quartz Specimen2071 - Josephine County, Oregon Gold in Quartz Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.19 troy ounces. 0.9x2.2x1.4cm. Crown of gold on rock. City: Josephine County State: Oregon, Date: Inventory# 40212
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Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to P*****2 for (225.00 + 47.25BP) = 272.25
 
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Small Oregon Crystalline Gold Specimen2072 - Small Oregon Crystalline Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Josephine County. 0.07 troy ounces, 0.6x1.1x1.0cm. City: Josephine County State: Oregon, Date: Inventory# 40218
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Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
Sold to t*********5 for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Round Coin Size Central City Silver Ingot2073 - Round Coin Size Central City Silver Ingot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver ingot. Round. 25mm, hand made. “6 dwt, 3 Gr” on one side, “Fine 999 Silver 1907” on other side. 0.30 oz troy. This silver piece comes from long
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******8 for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Round Coin Size Denver Silver Ingot2074 - Round Coin Size Denver Silver Ingot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uniface, “Denver/ Silver/ 1891”. 24mm, “P” on reverse; 2.7 grams, probably a quarter with polished/ground surfaces. There are at least three of these
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******3 for (375.00 + 78.75BP) = 453.75
 
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William Sharon Silver Ingot to Civil War General & Nevada Mining Capitalist George Sullivan Dodge2075 - William Sharon Silver Ingot to Civil War General & Nevada Mining Capitalist George Sullivan Dodge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
INTRODUCTION The William Sharon (Virginia City, Nevada, Comstock) silver dinner plate ingots were first described by us over a decade ago. Lost to hi
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to t****J for (11,000.00 + 2,310.00BP) = 13,310.00
 
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Scale: Very Large Weights2076 - Scale: Very Large Weights
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) 1,000 ounce weight. Reported to us as coming from the Philadelphia Mint. You won't find this every day. 2) 1 Kilo weight. 3) 1,0...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m*********1 for (375.00 + 90.00BP) = 465.00
 
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Scale: Very Large, High Quality, c18902077 - Scale: Very Large, High Quality, c1890
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Massive! Over 4' tall, 41" wide, and 16" deep!!! Highest quality: agate on all contact points and needle indicator for weight above iv...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to t********n.. for (3,500.00 + 840.00BP) = 4,340.00
 
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