2012 Hot August Auction

Auction Details

Highlights of the sale include:
1. A new discovery of an early, c 1876-7 photo of the Earp family with all of the Earp brothers and their father Nicholas.
2. The Ken and Rosemary Roberts miners candlestick collection containing some of the finest miners candlesticks ever made
3. The best saloon section we’ve ever had – including a fantastic collection of embossed saloon bottles put away for 40 years
4. The largest (by far!) antique American silver ingot, nearly 500 ounces – from Denver!
5. “Discovery” ingots from collections all over America
6. Western mining broadsides, lithographs and maps – the best selection of rarities ever offered at one time.
7. Western Art – five spectacular oil paintings in the style of Russell in oversized mural format by Franz Trevors, from the Palace Club, Reno, 1943-4.
8. Gaming – rare early slot machine (1910), chip collections, antique equipment and broadsides
9. Bawdy & Brothel- rare Mustang Ranch “gold card”, ultra rare early brothel tokens highlighted by the Goldfield “rooster”
10. Western broadsides – the best ever seen at auction – Tahoe, Virginia City, Reno, Pioneer societies, brewery advertising and more
11. Gold and gold ore specimens from major collections
12. Nevada Railroad Collection- The fantastic Jacobitz Collection of lamps, locks, keys, photographs and documents. Perhaps the best collection ever assembled!
13. Humboldt Soda Works Archive from Winnemucca. An original collection of hundreds of original etched and silk screened seltzer bottles for the back bars in saloons dating from c1890 to 1919 (Prohibition) and another batch that post-dates Prohibition.
14. Mining and Assay catalog collection
15. Major World’s Fair ephemera & So Called Dollars collections
16. Original hoard of Morgan Dollars from a Reno Casino in the early days and a $50 Augustus Humbert Pioneer gold piece.
17. Rare western tokens. The best of the best.
Invoicing and lot pick up will NOT be available at the live auction.
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Eureka Newspapers NV - Eureka, - 1878 - 2012aug - General Americana731Eureka Newspapers NV - Eureka, - 1878 - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Group of 45 copies of the Eureka Daily Sentinel, dated consecutively from November 11 to December 25, 1879. Each is 4-6 pages in length. Column headin
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Eureka Photos & Documents NV - Eureka, - 1881 1881 - 2012aug - General Americana732Eureka Photos & Documents NV - Eureka, - 1881 1881 - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot contains an album with several RPCs and documents relating to the town of Eureka. Photos include The Hotel Cadow, a winter scene of Main Street, a
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Eureka Stock Certificates NV - Eureka,1883 - 2012aug - General Americana733Eureka Stock Certificates NV - Eureka,1883 - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 3: 1) 100 shares of Wales Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company issued to H.N. Noble Co. 18 August 1883 and signed by company secretary
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Eureka Western Federation of Miners Ribbon NV - Eureka, - c1907 - 2012aug - General Americana734Eureka Western Federation of Miners Ribbon NV - Eureka, - c1907 - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Framed Ribbon medal from the WF of M, Eureka Miner`s Union, No. 265. Eureka had the distinction of being the Number 2 producer in the State behind the
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to k********s for 1,673.00
Jackson Hotel Photograph NV - Eureka, - 1890 - 2012aug - General Americana735Jackson Hotel Photograph NV - Eureka, - 1890 - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
The town of Eureka was first settled in 1864 by silver prospectors from the nearby Austin settlement when they discovered silver-lead ore in Prospect
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to h***1 for 268.88
Locking Canvas Mailbag NV - Eureka, - 1905 - 2012aug - General Americana736Locking Canvas Mailbag NV - Eureka, - 1905 - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is indeed a rare and unique item. It`s a locking canvas mailbag from the Oriental & Belmont Mine in Eureka, Nevada. The piece measures 21&a...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to c********e for 567.63
Mining Claims Map NV - Eureka,1882 - 2012aug - General Americana737Mining Claims Map NV - Eureka,1882 - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
The claims in the district are indicated in various colors. The map is paper backed with linen, designed and produced by T.J. Read, C.E. Printed by Br
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to p********n for 1,254.75
Mining Laws Prospect Mountain NV - Eureka,1880 - 2012aug - General Americana738Mining Laws Prospect Mountain NV - Eureka,1880 - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Handwritten manuscript outlining the mining laws set down by mine owners in the Spring Valley section of the Prospect Mountain Mining District. The do
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to V********e for 239.00
Nob Hill Fire Department Collection NV - Eureka,2012aug - General Americana739Nob Hill Fire Department Collection NV - Eureka,2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Connie Hicks, longtime resident and historian of Eureka, wrote that "The April 24, 1879 edition of the Eureka Sentinel newspaper reported that af
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Unused Fancy 1800s Eureka Ledger NV - Eureka, -  - 2012aug - General Americana740Unused Fancy 1800s Eureka Ledger NV - Eureka, - - 2012aug - General Americana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Unused fancy leather ledger from Eureka, with “Mortgagors Chattel/ A/ Eureka Co.” in gilt on front cover and spine. Very attractive, about 10” x 15” x
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 7***3 for 203.15