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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 In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location, 3555 Airway Drive Suite 309 Reno, NV 89511

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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Gold in Quartz Northern California Gold Nugget2021 - Gold in Quartz Northern California Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ladies Canyon. 0.36 troy ounces. 1.4x2.8x2.0cm. Small, but showy! City: Downieville State: California, Date: Inventory# 40204
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Estimate : 370.00 - 450.00
Sold to e*****3 for (300.00 + 54.00BP) = 354.00
 
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Smaller Nuggets, I2022 - Smaller Nuggets, I
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8.07 troy ounces. Largest nugget is 0.5x1.8x1.8cm. Found at Ladies Canyon. City: Downieville State: California, Date: Inventory# 40255
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Start Price : 6,500.00 | Estimate : 13,000.00 - 18,500.00
 
 
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Smaller Nuggets, II2023 - Smaller Nuggets, II
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5.21 troy ounces. Larger nugget 0.5x1.8x1.8cm. Ladies Canyon. City: Downieville State: California, Date: Inventory# 40075
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Start Price : 4,200.00 | Estimate : 8,400.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Smaller Nuggets, III2024 - Smaller Nuggets, III
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5.76 troy ounces. Larger nugget is 0.5x1.8x1.8cm. Ladies Canyon City: Downieville State: California, Date: Inventory# 40074
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Start Price : 4,650.00 | Estimate : 9,300.00 - 13,200.00
 
 
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Ladies Canyon Gold Flakes2025 - Ladies Canyon Gold Flakes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5.95 troy ounces. Larger specimen is 0.5x1.8x1.8cm. Near Downieville at Ladies Canyon. City: Downieville State: California, Date: Inventory# 400
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Start Price : 4,800.00 | Estimate : 9,600.00 - 13,600.00
 
 
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Nice California Flakes from Downieville, California.2026 - Nice California Flakes from Downieville, California.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.29 troy ounces. This gold comes from Ladies Canyon near Downieville. It is a rough area to get to, but has good gold for the truly adventurous. The
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Large Folsom, California Gold Nugget2027 - Large Folsom, California Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.50 troy ounces. 1.2x3.5x3.4cm. City: Folsom State: California, Date: Inventory# 40235
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to a******k for (4,250.00 + 1,020.00BP) = 5,270.00
 
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Northern California Gold Nugget2028 - Northern California Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.47 troy ounces. 1.8x4.0x3.5cm. City: Folsom State: California, Date: Inventory# 40264
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,350.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to n*******g for (2,200.00 + 528.00BP) = 2,728.00
 
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One ounce (mostly) Gold Nugget2029 - One ounce (mostly) Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.97 troy ounces. 0.9x3.6x2.4cm. Folsom, California. City: Folsom State: California, Date: Inventory# 40248
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to e*****3 for (725.00 + 126.88BP) = 851.88
 
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Black Quartz and Gold Specimen2030 - Black Quartz and Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.48 troy ounces. 1.3x3.1x2.4cm. Dale Mining District. Dale, In San Bernardino County, is the home to a turn of the century mining district in dry des
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 2*****s for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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