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2012 Hot August Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationAtlantis Casino Resort ~ 3800 S. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States In Person PreviewHolabird-Kagin Americana Office

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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Stereo View Pinups 2012aug - Brothel210 - Stereo View Pinups 2012aug - Brothel
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A set of 7 stereo views of fully nude pinup girls. Lot includes storage case and stereo viewer. Very saucy! - Jacobitz Collection -60065
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to o********j for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Imperial Liquor Co. Mirror CO - Denver,c1905-1910 - 2012aug - Brothel211 - Imperial Liquor Co. Mirror CO - Denver,c1905-1910 - 2012aug - Brothel
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Certified, 2 1/4" round. "Good For 10c At The Bar / Imperial Liquor Co. / 2245 Larimer St." -40512
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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J. W. Brown Central Saloon Bawdy Token IN - Garrett,DeKalb County - 2012aug - Brothel212 - J. W. Brown Central Saloon Bawdy Token IN - Garrett,DeKalb County - 2012aug - Brothel
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Great pictorial. Obverse: R U A (picture of a bull)/J.W. Brown Central Saloon/Good for 5c in trade/Garrett, Ind.//U BET (picture of donkey)/ I AM.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to h***4 for (700.00 + 136.50BP) = 836.50
 
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Imperial Mirror MA - Gloucester,Essex County - 2012aug - Brothel213 - Imperial Mirror MA - Gloucester,Essex County - 2012aug - Brothel
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Lady with exposed breast. "Good For 10 cents In Trade / Meet Your Friends / At / The Imperial / E.B. McMcCallum, Prop. / 305 Main St. Gloucester,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to h***3 for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Hurdy Gurdy House Licenses *Territorial* MT - 2012aug - Brothel214 - Hurdy Gurdy House Licenses *Territorial* MT - 2012aug - Brothel
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Lot of 3 including: to W.H. Morris to keep Hurdy Gurdy in Deer Lodge County, and to McNelly & Rowe in Madison County to run the Virginia City Hurd
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to b******1 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Board of Trade Mirror MT - Great Falls,Cascade County - c1908 - 2012aug - Brothel215 - Board of Trade Mirror MT - Great Falls,Cascade County - c1908 - 2012aug - Brothel
Holabird-Kagin Americana
"Good For 12 1/2c In Trade / "Board of Trade" Great Falls, Mont." Excellent condition. -41032
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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THE DIAMOND EXCHANGE Walter Mann Property Mirror NE - Chardon,Dawes County - 2012aug - Brothel216 - THE DIAMOND EXCHANGE Walter Mann Property Mirror NE - Chardon,Dawes County - 2012aug - Brothel
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"Good for 10 cents in Trade" Brown colored obverse with scantily clad voluptuous woman with green sash and elegant set of necklaces. Text wr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to h***4 for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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Brothel Piece NV - 2012aug - Brothel217 - Brothel Piece NV - 2012aug - Brothel
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A 2.5" oval, cardboard printed image rimmed in metal, with lovely lady. Labeled "Nevada Brothel Gift." A hole has been punched through
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8***8 for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Joe Conforte Collection NV - 2012aug - Brothel218 - Joe Conforte Collection NV - 2012aug - Brothel
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Mustang Ranch archive including photos of Joe and Sally Conforte, prostitutes, and one photo of Oscar Bonavena and Sally. Also includes photos of Conf
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Nevada Token Collection NV - 2012aug - Brothel219 - Nevada Token Collection NV - 2012aug - Brothel
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Nice group of 15 tokens including brothel (The Den, Goldfield), 2 dance halls, Moundhouse (Diginio) and 3 silver pieces. - Jacobitz Collection -59862
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********8 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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