2012 Hot August Auction

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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Tuscarora Mining District Collection NV - Tuscarora,Elko County - 1877-1920 - 2012aug - General Amer871 - Tuscarora Mining District Collection NV - Tuscarora,Elko County - 1877-1920 - 2012aug - General Amer
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An album containing 13 stock certificates, 6 Justice Court documents; 4 5" x 7” black/white photos; 2 stage-line billheads and one receipt; and 2
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to h***1 for (750.00 + 146.25BP) = 896.25
 
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Unionville Ephemera NV - Unionville,Pershing County - 2012aug - General Americana872 - Unionville Ephemera NV - Unionville,Pershing County - 2012aug - General Americana
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Papers from the Humboldt County town of Unionville. An arrest warrant and complaint (1901), a receipt from the Arizona Restaurant (1880), a receipt fr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8*****k for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Hotel Verdi Double Struck Token NV - Verdi,Washoe County - 2012aug - General Americana873 - Hotel Verdi Double Struck Token NV - Verdi,Washoe County - 2012aug - General Americana
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Rare double struck piece. - Jacobitz Collection -60489
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Estimate : 500.00 - 100.00
Sold to f****e for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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1868 Chief of Police Proclamation NV - Virginia City,2012aug - General Americana874 - 1868 Chief of Police Proclamation NV - Virginia City,2012aug - General Americana
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The official document certifying the election of Mark Strouse as Chief of Police dated May 9th, 1868. Written by city clerk Wm. H. Young, and embossed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9*********n for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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American Exchange Hotel Card NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1877 - 2012aug - General Americana875 - American Exchange Hotel Card NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1877 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad time table "taking effect March 12th, 1877" on one side. Reverse is "American Exchange Hotel, Corner of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 6*****b for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
 
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Bottles, Mining Specimens, Geology Book NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1890 - 2012aug - General 876 - Bottles, Mining Specimens, Geology Book NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1890 - 2012aug - General
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Lot of 6: 3 various Mining Ore samples, 2 bottles, one large and one small, "Elements of Geology" book by Joseph Le Cont from 1890, with han
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to S********v for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
 
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Boyle Campaign Broadside NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1918 - 2012aug - General Americana877 - Boyle Campaign Broadside NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1918 - 2012aug - General Americana
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The first governor of Nevada to be born in the state, Boyle was born on July 26, 1879 in Virginia City. He was a mining engineer, and was the Governor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to f****e for (175.00 + 34.13BP) = 209.13
 
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Brown and Tassell Boots & Shoes Company Ledgers NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1872, 1873, 1874,878 - Brown and Tassell Boots & Shoes Company Ledgers NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1872, 1873, 1874,
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Lot of 9 ledgers owned by Conrad Brown and John Tassell of Virginia City. Ledgers measure 16” x 7”, many have water damage and wear on the binding and
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Piety Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company Certificate of Incorporation NV - Virginia City,Storey Cou879 - Piety Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company Certificate of Incorporation NV - Virginia City,Storey Cou
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The Piety Hill Gold and Silver Mining Co., was located in the Comstock in-between the Gold Hill and Virginia Mining Districts. This Certified copy of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*****n for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Comstock Art Duo NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1880 - 2012aug - General Americana880 - Comstock Art Duo NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1880 - 2012aug - General Americana
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1) Framed lithograph of "Map of The Gold Hill Front Lodes of the Comstock Range," a scaled survey map of the various works and mines of Gold
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8*****K for (650.00 + 126.75BP) = 776.75
 
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