Western Railroad Passes, Montana, Western Americana and Gold

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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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:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****3 for (300.00 + 52.50BP) = 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,900.00
Sold to o******x for (2,000.00 + 360.00BP) = 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 550.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****3 for (400.00 + 70.00BP) = 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****3 for (550.00 + 99.00BP) = 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,900.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to e*****3 for (4,250.00 + 765.00BP) = 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*****a for (950.00 + 199.50BP) = 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to G********B.. for (300.00 + 57.00BP) = 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 275.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****a for (250.00 + 52.50BP) = 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.13 troy ounces. 3.1x6.5x3.9cm. Gold in Quartz Specimen. City: Alleghany State: California, Date: Inventory# 40250
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,700.00 + 408.00BP) = 2,108.00
 
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