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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 & Truckee Railroad Postcards and Photos NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 2012aug - "Railr180 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Postcards and Photos NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 2012aug - "Railr
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16 old postcards and photos depicting the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. - Jacobitz Collection -60221
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to p*********n for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Red Globe Lantern NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1897 - 2012aug - "181 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Red Globe Lantern NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1897 - 2012aug - "
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Lantern stands 10.5” tall, without bail. “The Adams & Westlake Company-Chicago-” is embossed around the outer rim of the lid’s ventilator top, sur
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (2,900.00 + 565.50BP) = 3,465.50
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Silver Tray NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1936 - 2012aug - "Railroa182 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Silver Tray NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1936 - 2012aug - "Railroa
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Nothing like this has been seen before. The eagle/star W. Rogers mark was used by William Rogers between 1825 to 1841 on his coin silver spoons. From
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to V********e for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Special Agent Badge NV - Virginia City,Storey County - - 2012aug - "Rai183 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Special Agent Badge NV - Virginia City,Storey County - - 2012aug - "Rai
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Measures 3" tall by 1.75" wide. The simple clip backing may not be the original, as it seems more likely that a pin backing would have been
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to p*********n for (1,000.00 + 195.00BP) = 1,195.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1869 - 2012aug - "R184 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1869 - 2012aug - "R
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Standard Truckee and Virginia Railroad Company Incorporated in 1868 in Nevada. No. 66 issued to William Sharon for 500 shares by F.A. Tritte, secretar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to F*******d for (1,500.00 + 292.50BP) = 1,792.50
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Timetable NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"185 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Timetable NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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Framed local time table with business card on reverse "compliments of Fred Campbell, dealer in Cigars and Tobacco, Carson City, Nevada." Fra
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Watch and Fob NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1926 - 2012aug - "Railr186 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Watch and Fob NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1926 - 2012aug - "Railr
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Open face Waltham watch on simple 5" chain. Includes 5" fob with VT logo pendant. The inside of the back cover, which screws off, is imprint
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to p*********n for (1,000.00 + 195.00BP) = 1,195.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Wax Seal NV - Virginia City,Storey County - - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"187 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Wax Seal NV - Virginia City,Storey County - - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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A 3.85" tall, wooden handled wax sealing stamp, "V. & T. R`Y/ Franktown/ Station." - Jacobitz Collection -59782
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 9***7 for (2,000.00 + 390.00BP) = 2,390.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Waybills Ledger NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1911 - 2012aug - "Rai188 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Waybills Ledger NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1911 - 2012aug - "Rai
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Large ledger book of shipping bills from "Southern Pacific Company - Pacific System Way Bill for Freight from Reno," for the V & T Railr
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railway Globe Lantern NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1913 - 2012aug - "Railr189 - Virginia & Truckee Railway Globe Lantern NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1913 - 2012aug - "Railr
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The Virginia & Truckee Railroad was chartered 11 February 1869, opened 1 January 1870, and then sold to the Virginia & Truckee Railway on 1 Ju
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to b*******n for (1,000.00 + 195.00BP) = 1,195.00
 
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