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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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Virginia City Framed Paintings NV - Storey County, - - 2012aug - General Americana851 - Virginia City Framed Paintings NV - Storey County, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 2 framed portraits by (K.D.?) Kimble dated ‘78, one of an American Indian young man and the other of an American Indian maiden. The young man w
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Virginia City Stereocard NV - Storey County,c 1868 - 2012aug - General Americana852 - Virginia City Stereocard NV - Storey County,c 1868 - 2012aug - General Americana
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This stereocard shows a bird's eye view of the town. The image is clearly pre-fire, pre-V&T Railroad, and comes from the height of the 1860s...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Virginia City/Comstock Group NV - Storey County, - 1864-1915 - 2012aug - General Americana853 - Virginia City/Comstock Group NV - Storey County, - 1864-1915 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Comstock Mining District. Lot of 6. Included are 3 receipts: An 1864 receipt for one load of gold and silver ore, weighing 1,010 lbs. received from th
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9***4 for (140.00 + 27.30BP) = 167.30
 
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Ad Thermometer Collection NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1920-1964 - 2012aug - General Americana854 - Ad Thermometer Collection NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1920-1964 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 19 from various Nevada towns and businesses Kelly & Lindsay of Carson City, Reno Brewing Company, Johnson & Thomas General Merchandise,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to g********_.. for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Assay Archive NV - Tonopah,Nye County - - 2012aug - General Americana855 - Assay Archive NV - Tonopah,Nye County - - 2012aug - General Americana
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This lot contains about 9 years of assay, payroll records and other paper work from the Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada, between 1906 and 1917. Inclu
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Early Tonopah Photographs NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1901-1910 - 2012aug - General Americana856 - Early Tonopah Photographs NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1901-1910 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 24. Range in sizes from 1.75” x 2.75" to 7” x 9.” Low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear on a few photographs, which show va
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Jefferies and Johnson Fight Photograph NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1910 - 2012aug - General Americana857 - Jefferies and Johnson Fight Photograph NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1910 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Titled “The Crowd at Ringside,” the photo was taken during the “Fight of the Century" between Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries, in which Johnso
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mining Companies' Annual Reports NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1915 - 2012aug - General Americana858 - Mining Companies' Annual Reports NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1915 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 3: 1) Thirteenth Annual Report of the Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada, 30 pp. Green paper cover. 2) Annual Report of the Nevada-Douglas Copper
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Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9***7 for (45.00 + 8.78BP) = 53.78
 
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Original Tonopah Package Token NV - Tonopah,Nye County - - 2012aug - General Americana859 - Original Tonopah Package Token NV - Tonopah,Nye County - - 2012aug - General Americana
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One of the top Western tokens, this pictorial is in very fine condition. Obv.: The Original Package/ Good For/ 12.5c/ Tonopah; rev.: pictorial of bear
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to g****a for (2,200.00 + 429.00BP) = 2,629.00
 
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Palmetto Mining Co. Documents NV - Tonopah,Nye County - c1927 - 2012aug - General Americana860 - Palmetto Mining Co. Documents NV - Tonopah,Nye County - c1927 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 25 various documents, letters, both typed & hand-written, newspaper article, stock certificates books, Articles of Incorporation, Meeting M
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to R*****n for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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