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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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Photo and Postcard Collection NV - Tonopah,Nye County - - 2012aug - General Americana861 - Photo and Postcard Collection NV - Tonopah,Nye County - - 2012aug - General Americana
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20 photos and postcards of old time Tonopah, including one dated 18 April 1906 from Fruitvale to Los Angeles which says, "My dear children are al
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Pittman Campaign Broadside NV - Tonopah,Nye County - - 2012aug - General Americana862 - Pittman Campaign Broadside NV - Tonopah,Nye County - - 2012aug - General Americana
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Senator from Nevada; born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., 12 September 1872; educated by private tutors and at the Southwestern Presbyterian Unive
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 4***4 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Rotholtz Bros. Tip Tray NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana863 - Rotholtz Bros. Tip Tray NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana
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4.25" metal tip tray advertising Globe-Wernicke sectional bookcases. The Rothholtz Brothers also produced a token for their business. - Jacobitz
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f*******d for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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Tonopah & Goldfield Post Cards NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1905-1910 - 2012aug - General Americana864 - Tonopah & Goldfield Post Cards NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1905-1910 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 26 RPC, chromolithograph, linen and black/white photo post cards, both unused and postmarked. Images include birdseye views of the towns, minin
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to n*******n for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Tonopah Collector Spoons NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana865 - Tonopah Collector Spoons NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 5 from Tonopah. All marked sterling. One is from the Mizpah Mine, the rest from the town and embossed accordingly. Bowls are embossed with TONO
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to g********_.. for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Tonopah Ledgers/ Books NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1915, 1926 - 2012aug - General Americana866 - Tonopah Ledgers/ Books NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 1915, 1926 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 5: Various Ledgers and books, Nevada First National Bank Check Receipt book, Stock Certificats book, Nevada First National Bank of Tonopah chec
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R*****n for (175.00 + 34.13BP) = 209.13
 
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Tonopah Silver Spoon Collection NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana867 - Tonopah Silver Spoon Collection NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana
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This lot of 5 whimsical spoons includes: 1) A 3.75" spoon shaped like a shovel, engraved "TONOPAH NEV.". The handle bears an ornate gol
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********y for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Tonopah and Goldfield Group NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana868 - Tonopah and Goldfield Group NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana
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Eclectic lot of 7: 1) brown metal messenger box with gold colored trim and "Tonopah District/ Messenger/ Company" at the bottom front, &am...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8***3 for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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Marshall Badge NV - Treasure Hill,White Pine County - 2012aug - General Americana869 - Marshall Badge NV - Treasure Hill,White Pine County - 2012aug - General Americana
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An 1868 silver strike at Treasure Hill led to a brief but frantic mining boom. The White Pine Mining district soon became White Pine County. The boom
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s********k.. for (750.00 + 146.25BP) = 896.25
 
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Treasure Hill Prospectus NV - Treasure Hill,White Pine County - 1879 - 2012aug - General Americana870 - Treasure Hill Prospectus NV - Treasure Hill,White Pine County - 1879 - 2012aug - General Americana
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An 8 page prospectus from around 1879 to promote the Baldy Sour Mining Company. It lists the names and locations of individual mine shafts, names of c
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****S for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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