"Wild West Wonders" Premier Live Auction (2025 August)

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“Wild West Wonders” Premier Live Auction

Day 1, August 8th, 2025 (Lots 1000-1574)

General Americana (Lots 1000-1449)

Geo. Sort (1000-1171)

Misc. Categories incl. Saloon & Bottles, Fishing, Books, Maps, Jewelry,
Toys, Compasses (1172-1449)

Philatelic (Lots 1450-1574)

Wells Fargo & Other Express (1450-1460)

Postcards & Covers (1461-1503)

Stamps (1504-1574)



Day 2, August 9th, 2025 (Lots 2000-2591)

Art incl. Salvador Dali (Lots 2000-2035)

Native Americana feat. Ken & Carolyn Osborne Jewelry Collection (Lots 2036-2125)

Cowboy & Wild West feat. Black Bart and “Bloody Bill” Anderson (Lots 2126-2158)

Minerals feat. Shaddrick Ore Collection (Lots 2159-2292)

Mining feat. Tri-State Collection (Lots 2293-2442)

Stocks & Bonds (Lots 2443-2591)

Mining feat. Shaddrick Homestake Collection (2443-2547)

Railroad (2548-2563)

Misc. incl. Express & Robert Morris (2564-2591)



Day 3, August 10th, 2025 (Lots 3000-3572)

Railroadiana (Lots 3000-3057)

Numismatics (Lots 3059-3333)

World’s Fair (3059-3074)

Scrip & Currency (3075-3097)

US Mint (3098-3126)

Coins & Ingots (3127-3199)

Medals & Exonumia (3200-3255)

Tokens (3256-3333)

Militaria (Lots 3334-3476)

Political (Lots 3477-3509)

Firearms & Knives (Lots 3510-3572)
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Comstock Mine Billhead for Carson City Mint Gold Coin Express Shipment, 1892 [197312]3108 - Comstock Mine Billhead for Carson City Mint Gold Coin Express Shipment, 1892 [197312]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic! Savage Mining Company billhead, Virginia City, 1892, to Wells Fargo & Co. for express charges on $23,091.33 in coin from the Carson C...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*****0 for 200.00
 
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Carson City Mint Letter About Gold Coin Wells Fargo Shipment to Virginia City, NV [199956]3109 - Carson City Mint Letter About Gold Coin Wells Fargo Shipment to Virginia City, NV [199956]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Feb, 18th, 1892 letter on official mint letterhead. Message to RP Keating, Supt. of the Savage Mine in Virginia City. LL Elrod tells him that $2,400 o
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D******a for 237.50
 
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Carson City Mint Ephemera Group incl. Comstock Deposits [197507]3110 - Carson City Mint Ephemera Group incl. Comstock Deposits [197507]
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Lot of 7. 1) 1870 Daily Alta California newspaper with small blurb about the first coins (dollars) being produced at the CC Mint. 2) 1896 Memorandum o
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to c*****r for 125.00
 
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Carson City Mint Coin Bags c. 1960's (6) [198361]3111 - Carson City Mint Coin Bags c. 1960's (6) [198361]
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This lot has six coin bags marked "US Mint/ Carson City/ Nevada" at roughly 5 in. X 11 in. The print is very crisp and legible. 1960's...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******r for 250.00
 
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Charlotte Mint Report and CdV of Calvin Cowles by M Brady [196856]3112 - Charlotte Mint Report and CdV of Calvin Cowles by M Brady [196856]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1840 report to House of Representatives regarding expenditures at Branch Mint at Charlotte-4pp have slight lower paper loss. Rare CdV by Matthew Brady
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 562.50
 
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Branch Mints Charlotte & Dahlonega Proposals [196858]3113 - Branch Mints Charlotte & Dahlonega Proposals [196858]
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Very rare 1831 (21st Congress) and 1834 (23rd Congress) Assay Office reports from North Carolina and Georgia, during the beginning of the first US Gol
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 406.25
 
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Philadelphia Mint Souvenirs [197340]3114 - Philadelphia Mint Souvenirs [197340]
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Four vintage souvenirs from the United States Mint in Philadelphia: 1) glass paperweight with old photograph "U.S. Mint Philadelphia, PA."...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*******5 for 50.00
 
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Photographic History of Philadelphia Mint, 21 Views [196857]3115 - Photographic History of Philadelphia Mint, 21 Views [196857]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
21 historic views of the Philadelphia Mint. five stereo views: probably all taken in prep for of just after the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, circa 1875
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Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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History of Philadelphia Mint Collection [197334]3116 - History of Philadelphia Mint Collection [197334]
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Huge collection of ephemera relating to the history of the Philadelphia Mint: 1792 ad (c1930s) inspecting coins (the first women employed by the feder
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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US Mint Coin & Medal Information Publications, 5 [196866]3117 - US Mint Coin & Medal Information Publications, 5 [196866]
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1895 Index of the Coins and Medals of The Cabinet of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia. 45 pages, 5 x 7 inches. Two copies of the 1951 Do
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Treasury Dept. Peace Dollar Press Release, 1964 [196859]3118 - Treasury Dept. Peace Dollar Press Release, 1964 [196859]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An exceptionally rare Treasury Department notice from 1964 of the upcoming release of the silver Peace Dollar, the first striking of US silver dollars
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to T*******5 for 75.00
 
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Walter Forward, Sec. of Treasury Signed Letters, 3 [196861]3119 - Walter Forward, Sec. of Treasury Signed Letters, 3 [196861]
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Three Secretary of Treasury Walter Forward signed letters including one to a member of the house of Representatives. 1842 and 1843. "He was app...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 75.00
 
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Assistant U. S. Treasurer Discusses the Gold Market 1877 [196205]3120 - Assistant U. S. Treasurer Discusses the Gold Market 1877 [196205]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten page handwritten letter dated February 13, 1877 on the letterhead of the Office of U.S. Assistant Treasurer, New York. Signed honorable Charles F.
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Treasury Bonds Correspondence 1870s [196644]3121 - U. S. Treasury Bonds Correspondence 1870s [196644]
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Over 25 separate letters of correspondence from the Treasury of the United States to Mr. Warren Taylor and Augusta Taylor of Plymouth Union Vermont co
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Treasury Dept. US Coin Document Trio [196855]3122 - Treasury Dept. US Coin Document Trio [196855]
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Three Treasury Dept. documents: 1) 1869 coin transfer-stains, creases, small tears. 2) 1879 explanatory of circular. 3) 1932 letterhead signed by SF s
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 50.00
 
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Plea For A Mint in NYC & San Francisco, 1851 [196854]3123 - Plea For A Mint in NYC & San Francisco, 1851 [196854]
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1851 speech of Mr. King of New Jersey on the branch mints, delivered in the House of Representatives. The bill is related to establishing a Branch Min
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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U. S. Mint Ephemera 1840-1885 [197335]3124 - U. S. Mint Ephemera 1840-1885 [197335]
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This is a small collection of duplicates found in the main collections. 1840 Report of operation at the New Orleans Mint; 1848 three copies of report
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Engravings of Coinage Machines used in the Mint [197332]3125 - Engravings of Coinage Machines used in the Mint [197332]
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Six pages of engravings of machines used the Royal Mint and The Mint, probably by English engravers, for both Britain and America. Each 8 x 10 inches.
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
 
 
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U. S. Assay Office Collection (8) [197333]3126 - U. S. Assay Office Collection (8) [197333]
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Group of ephemera and publications from U. S. Assay offices: 1) 1870 Treasury Department report on the assay office in New York and the branch mint in
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Assay from Kellogg & Co. 1854--Ties to First California Coins, SSCA Ingots [194529]3127 - Assay from Kellogg & Co. 1854--Ties to First California Coins, SSCA Ingots [194529]
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This assay is from "Kellogg & H" dated August 1854, for $1490.39. This is for a gold deposit received from Coloma, the discovery site ...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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