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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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Nevada Mine Ledgers NV - 1900s-1920s - 2012aug - General Americana631 - Nevada Mine Ledgers NV - 1900s-1920s - 2012aug - General Americana
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5 important NV mine ledgers: 1) "TONOPAH GOLD MOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY". Gold deposits were discovered at Gold Mountain, just 6 miles south o
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Nevada Mining Co. Ledgers & Stock Certificates NV - 1922, 1935 - 2012aug - General Americana632 - Nevada Mining Co. Ledgers & Stock Certificates NV - 1922, 1935 - 2012aug - General Americana
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- Maish Collection -58858
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to R*****n for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Nevada Newspapers NV - , - - 2012aug - General Americana633 - Nevada Newspapers NV - , - - 2012aug - General Americana
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Rare issue of the Dutch Creek News, 1 May 1907 published by Williams Stuart Webster January of the same year. The boomtown on the southwestern shore o
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8*****S for (175.00 + 34.13BP) = 209.13
 
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Nevada Newspapers Collection NV - 1807-1999 - 2012aug - General Americana634 - Nevada Newspapers Collection NV - 1807-1999 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 43 various newspapers from around Nevada: Belmont Currier, 1882; Carson City Daily Appeal, 1928; The Carson City News, 1915; Carson Valley News
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to p********h.. for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Nevada Photograph Collection NV - , - c1890, 1906, 1910-1925 - 2012aug - General Americana635 - Nevada Photograph Collection NV - , - c1890, 1906, 1910-1925 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 9: There are 3 CDV’s of unknown men from Carson City. Photographers for 2 are listed as F.G. Ludlow and Ludlow and Davidson. There 4 are snapsh
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to n*******n for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Nevada State Seal Oil Painting NV - c1930 - 2012aug - General Americana636 - Nevada State Seal Oil Painting NV - c1930 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Large round shield with oil painting center, of the Nevada state seal, which shows a train crossing an arched stone bridge in the background, with wha
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Nevada Souvenir Plates NV - 2012aug - General Americana637 - Nevada Souvenir Plates NV - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 5: 1) ELKO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ELKO, NEVADA. Plate with petal-like edges. Features a vignette of the school. Rear imprinted "WHEELOCK/ MAD
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***8 for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Nevada Spoon Collection NV - 2012aug - General Americana638 - Nevada Spoon Collection NV - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 9 celebrating the Silver State. Pieces range from 2" to 6" in length and are made of silver, sterling in some cases. This is a nice s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to R*****n for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Nevada Town Letter Collection NV - , - - 2012aug - General Americana639 - Nevada Town Letter Collection NV - , - - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 27 letters representing correspondence from several towns and mining camps in Nevada. Rare pieces include letters from Cuprite, Holmes, Jack`s
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 650.00
 
 
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Nevada Trade Card Collection NV - , - - 2012aug - General Americana640 - Nevada Trade Card Collection NV - , - - 2012aug - General Americana
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Over 57 antique advertising cards, mostly from Reno, some from Virginia City, Carson City and San Francisco. - Jacobitz Collection -59882
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8***8 for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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