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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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Bodie Evening Miner Newspapers CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1882 - 2012aug - General Americana421 - Bodie Evening Miner Newspapers CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1882 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 6 different issues from 1882: September 19, October 18, 19 & 21, and November 2 and 3. Not only are the articles interesting—such as the Re
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9***2 for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Bodie Financial Documents CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1874 - 2012aug - General Americana422 - Bodie Financial Documents CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1874 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 12. 1) Check no. 136 from the treasure of Mono County. Issued September 29, 1874 for $58. It was for the salary of Frank Shaw. 2) J.S. Cain, le
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Bodie Gold Mine District Newspaper Sketch CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879 - 2012aug - General American423 - Bodie Gold Mine District Newspaper Sketch CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879 - 2012aug - General American
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Framed Newspaper drawing of the famous Bodie Mining area. Measures 25" x 17", matted with image space approx. 17.5" x 13". Sketch
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b***5 for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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Bodie Stock Certificates CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879, 1880 - 2012aug - General Americana424 - Bodie Stock Certificates CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879, 1880 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Two previously unknown stocks: 1) TIGER GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY stock, number 303 for 25 shares at $100 each, issued to Ellis Edwards. Signed b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 6*****b for (900.00 + 175.50BP) = 1,075.50
 
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Bodie Utility Stock CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1892 - 2012aug - General Americana425 - Bodie Utility Stock CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1892 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Early example of a stock certificate for a western telephone company. It is signed by R.L McCarty, secretary. McCarty was also the Bodie School teache
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*****l for (170.00 + 33.15BP) = 203.15
 
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Bodie, Nevada Mono Area Photographs/Maps/Mineralogy Report Collection CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1888-426 - Bodie, Nevada Mono Area Photographs/Maps/Mineralogy Report Collection CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1888-
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Lot of 18: photographs, a map and California state mineralogist report pertaining to Mono County. The collection includes a 9.5" x 7.5" c192
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to l******l for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Boston Consolidated Mining Company Stock CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879 - 2012aug - General Americana427 - Boston Consolidated Mining Company Stock CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Bodie District. Incorporated in 1879. Cert. #797 issued to F.E. Luty, Trustee for 10 shares. Signed by Atkinson, Vice President, and F.E. Luty, Secret
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9***2 for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Business Correspondence Bodie, Nevada, Mono County Collection CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1903-1915 - 2428 - Business Correspondence Bodie, Nevada, Mono County Collection CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1903-1915 - 2
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Fourteen separate pieces of business correspondence from 1903 to 1915. The collection includes three J. S. Cain Company letterheads (1913, 1915, 1903)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (700.00 + 136.50BP) = 836.50
 
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Lodge and Union Bodie Group, Framed CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879-1906 - 2012aug - General Americana429 - Lodge and Union Bodie Group, Framed CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879-1906 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 3 : 1) Card mounted above ribbon to "Mrs. Ben H. Miller/Triennial Conclave, August, 1883. Bodie Commandery No. 15. Bodie, Cal." On th
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Oro Mining Company Stock CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1880 - 2012aug - General Americana430 - Oro Mining Company Stock CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1880 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #1131 issued on Oct. 27th to Nat. Stein, Trustee for 30 shares. Signed by Geo. W. Cope as president
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to g********_.. for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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