4005 - Crinoid Plates, 3 [159244]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. Hight Quality, straight edges. 12x1x13", 10x1x13", 12x1x19". Outstanding Huge Crown 7x10" w/9"stems. Outs...
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4006 - Gator Like Fossil Plate [177626]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early gator like fossil from China, purchased at the Tucson show around 2010. Measures about 13x8.5". Note crude repair on the broken end. Sold...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
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4007 - Chinese Caohua Stone [149028]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chinese Caohua Stone, also called "painting stone" because of the natural dendritic (black: manganese oxide; red: iron oxide) growths with...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to w**********e for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
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4008 - Barite with Quartz Display Specimen [172002]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Truly spectacular mineral combination: pale blue barite crystal up to 3/4-inch across are paired with clusters of water-clear quartz crystals up to th
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to w**********e for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
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4010 - Chinese Collectible Group [179181]Holabird Western Americana Collections
4x6" wood base, white mineral specimen 5x7", 3x brass cards 3.25x2", small wood display bases, amber and 3 other small specimens. See...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
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4013 - Large Fluorite Plate [149436]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful display group of coarse crystalline blue green & purple cubes, 47.5 lbs. China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
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4015 - Water-clear Fluorite Display Specimen [171981]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacularly large, water-clear, pale green fluorite crystals up to 2 inches across. Magnificent specimen worthy of being a featured display item. Fr
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to w**********e for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
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4019 - Quartz Crystals Collection (3) [175264]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes four clear quartz crystals. Crystals are individual. 1) Prismatic crystal (approx. 4x2.25x2"), split growth crystal, rhombohedral,...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to j*****1 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
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4020 - Quartz Crystals Collection (3) [175280]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes three clear quartz crystals. Crystals are individual. 1) Prismatic crystal with split growth, rhombohedral, with two daughter crystals, o
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to w**********e for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
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4021 - Quartz Crystals Collection (3) [175281]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes five quartz crystal specimens. Crystals are individual. 1) very large prismatic crystal (approx. 3.5x2.25x1.5"), rhombohedral, sli...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********f for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
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4022 - Quartz Crystals Collection (3) [175285]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes three clear quartz crystals. Crystals are individual. 1) Prismatic crystal (approx. 3x1.25"), rhombohedral, negative growth imprin...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to w**********e for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
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4024 - Quartz Crystals Collection (4) [175263]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes four quartz crystal specimens. Crystals are individual. 1) Prismatic clear crystal (approx. 3x1.25x0.75"), turning milky towards b...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to w**********e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4025 - Smoky Quartz & Fluorite (2) [149417]Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 large specimens: large single smoky quartz with cleaved side 9" x 7" x 6"; plate of purple, green, and blue fluorite crystals on ca...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
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4028 - Bumblebee Jasper Specimens [178464]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pieces of bumblebee jasper: 1) 14.24 grams; 47 x 25 mm; 2) 13.39 grams; 48 x 24 mm; 3 & 4) two pieces totaling 27.25 grams. Bumblebee jasp...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
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4030 - Gold Quartz Cabochon [179020]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Plumbago gold quartz. 2.4 grams, 14 x 19 mm oval. Labelled by owner, the Plumbago mine was near Alleghany California.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d***c for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
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4031 - Loose Turquois 182 Grams [178499]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Loose turquoise stones. Beads made from beautiful raw turquoise. Each drilled. Total of 182 grams. Please see photos for more details.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4032 - Loose Turquois 244 Grams [178500]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Loose turquoise stones. Beads made from beautiful raw turquoise. Wide variety of colors in this lot. Each drilled. Total of 244 grams. Please see phot
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4033 - Ophir Co. Ore Bag [172791]Holabird Western Americana Collections
After placer gold was discovered in the Ophir gulch, Blackfoot City was first settled in 1865 as a gold mining camp. It was located on Ophir Creek in
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to H*****0 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4034 - New Almaden Mercury Flask [178828]Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a mercury flask from the quicksilver mines of New Almaden, near San Jose, California. It stands about 14" high and about 5" wide. ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to A*****0 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
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4035 - Selby Smelting Works Crucible, Large [178909]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large precious metals crucible, used at Selby Smelting Works in California. 14 inches tall 12 inches in diameter, overused with two where holes at the
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to A*****0 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
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4038 - N L Bullion Mould [176330]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bullion mould with "N. L." in bottom. Found in Winnemucca, NV, probably related to National Leasing, in National, NV. About 30 lbs, 5.75x1...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to A*****0 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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4041 - Mercury Crockery Flasks (3) [173120]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three mercury crocks (flasks), 3", 6" and 7" tall, all with brown glaze from below the shoulder to the top. c 1920-1945
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to j*****1 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
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4043 - Skagway Mounted Photos, 1899 (8) [179115]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight mounted photos of Skagway and surrounds, including several different birds-eye views. The photos are all mini-panorama photos, 2" x 6 3/4...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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4045 - Matheson Letters, 1883-1886, "Bisbee Massacre" and Apache Attacks [178874]Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Robert Matheson Papers, Tombstone, Arizona Territory, 1883-1887 Fred N. Holabird, copyright 2024
Twenty three hand written letters consisting of
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 5,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (9,750.00 + 2,437.50BP) = 12,187.50
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4054 - Time Book for Sierra County Mine [178834]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Time book for the Sixteen to One Mine in Alleghany (Sierra County), California. The start date is February 28, 1931 and the ending date is November 15
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****h for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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4063 - New Almaden Mine Record Books (3) [178832]Holabird Western Americana Collections
New Almaden area record books, including the apparent fee (fines) book of Justice of the Peace G. E. Lighlhalt from 1882-1888. Most of the fees or fin
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to o******x for (1,350.00 + 337.50BP) = 1,687.50
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4064 - Quicksilver Atlas & Cinnabar Book [176334]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cinnabar Hills, The Quicksilver Days of New Almaden by Lanyon and Bulmore, 1967 1st edition signed by authors. Unbound 1887 USGS Atlas of the Quicksil
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to C*****r for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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4065 - New Almaden Mine Photos [178831]Holabird Western Americana Collections
New Almaden Quicksilver mine photo albums (2) with around sixty (60) black & white 5"x 7" photos of mine operations and the general ar...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to y******e for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
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4076 - California Motherlode Ephemera, 4 [176602]Holabird Western Americana Collections
1902 Densmore Cons, Columbia memorandum of bullion. 1901 R C Davis, Columbia billhead. 1865 pair of assessment receipts, St Clair Cons mining in Kelse
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
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4077 - California Powder Works Ephemera [160585]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of ephemera from The California Powder Works. 14 covers c. 1894-97 addressed to S R Buford, Virginia City, Montana. 2 receipts for payment
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to O*********n for (320.00 + 80.00BP) = 400.00
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4078 - Dredges by Yuba Manufacturing [171295]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover Gold Dredges by Yuba Manufacturing, 1927. Lots of dredge and dredge parts photos of the bucket line machine that harvested California gold.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
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4080 - Gold Rush Receipt Pair [177574]Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 California Gold Rush Receipts. White 1879 Kentuck(sic) Flat for quartz, located in El Dorado County 16 miles NNW Of Pollock Pines.Blue 1862 for old
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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4081 - Land of Gold by Helper, 1855, Rare [173574]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1855 The Land of Gold, Reality versus Fiction by Hinton R Helper. Gold Rush lore based upon Helper's 3 years in California. Attractive embo...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6****A for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
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4085 - Secret Diggings Collection [175625]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: 1x handwritten notice of the Secret Diggings Mining Company laying claim to 92 claims next to the Baldwin company claims and the Gold Se
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****6 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
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4092 - USGS Lake Bonneville by Gilbert [178968]Holabird Western Americana Collections
1890 USGS Lake Bonneville by Grove Karl Gilbert. 438pp with index and maps. Gilbert was a major geologist and was part of the Wheeler and Powell surve
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
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4095 - Gold Mines of the World by Curle [171305]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare, Gold Mines of the World by Curle. 1902, 371pp plus index. A practical guide for gold investors based upon the authors experience inspecting gold
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p****v for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
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4097 - Hydraulic Mining Books, 7 [171301]Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 hydraulic mining books. Hydraulic and Placer Mining by Wilson, 1898, first edition and third edition. 2x Origins of Hydraulic Mining in California b
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to f********a.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4098 - Hydraulic Mining Scenes [171219]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of Six. First five are stereoviews 1) Miners and packers climbing the Golden Stairs at Chilkoot pass. The twenty-six mile trail over Chilkoot Pass
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 750.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to p********n for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
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4099 - Metallurgy of Gold, 1896 [163237]Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Metallurgy of Gold: 1896 By Manuel Eissler. London Crosby Lockwood & Son Hardcover. A practical treatise on the Metallurgical Treatment of G...
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