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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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Helena Drinking "Places" and Distributor Tokens2532 - Helena Drinking "Places" and Distributor Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Tokens total from Helena alcohol distributors and "Places". Highlights include an R-7 Grommes & Ulrich / Fine / Whiskies / Chicago /...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 198.40
 
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Helena Hotel Tokens2533 - Helena Hotel Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Different tokens from 5 different hotels in Helena. Highlights include an R-6 Hotel Placer Cigar Stand / Helena, Mont. // Good For 12 1/2c / In Trad
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e****6 for (70.00 + 14.70BP) = 84.70
 
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Helena Main St. Store Tokens2534 - Helena Main St. Store Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Tokens from stores from Helena's Main St. with 1 R-6, 5 R-5's, and 1 R-4. Highlights include R-6 The Empire / 62 / S. Main / St. / Helen...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e****6 for (70.00 + 14.70BP) = 84.70
 
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Helena Music Hall Tokens2535 - Helena Music Hall Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Tokens from Capital Music Hall and Imperial Music Hall in Helena. R-7 O.G.F. (O.G. Frederick) // Capital / 10c / Music Hall. Round, Aluminum, 25mm.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to T******p for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Helena Saloon Tokens2536 - Helena Saloon Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Tokens from various Saloons in Helena. R-7 Broadwater Saloon // GF 5c IT. Round, Brass, Punched Hole, 21mm. R-7 International / GF / 5c / Drink /
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********3 for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Helena Store Tokens2537 - Helena Store Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Different tokens for various stores in Helena. Best tokens include an R-6 R.C. Sandel / Helena / Mont. // 2 1/2. Round, Brass, 21mm. R-5 O.G. Fred
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to e****6 for (70.00 + 14.70BP) = 84.70
 
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Helena Store Tokens Cut and Punched2538 - Helena Store Tokens Cut and Punched
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Tokens for Helena stores and businesses that have either been originally cut or punched. includes 6 R-5's and 2 R-4's. The best of these i...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*******a for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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Hotel Broadwater Bar Token (Helena, Montana)2539 - Hotel Broadwater Bar Token (Helena, Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare token from the Hotel Broadwater Bar in Helena Montana. Ranked with a Rarity level of 9 in Rubick's latest Montana token reference. Th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T******p for (190.00 + 45.60BP) = 235.60
 
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J.A. Ziegler Pictorial Token (Helena, Montana)2540 - J.A. Ziegler Pictorial Token (Helena, Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual Pictorial token for J. A. Zeigler who was most likely a merchant. The pictorial backside is US Mint-like with an eagle and Epluribus Unum ins
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r****k for (65.00 + 13.65BP) = 78.65
 
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Not Round and Over-sized Store and Bar Helena Tokens2541 - Not Round and Over-sized Store and Bar Helena Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Tokens in total that are either scalloped, octagonal, or over-sized. R-6 Louvre / Helena, / Mont. // GF / 12 1/2 / Cents/ At The Bar. Scalloped (19
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to c********n for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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