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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 PreviewPreview:

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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Duncan’s Chinese Salesrooms, One Dollar Share Note CA - San Francisco,2012aug - Numismatic1380 - Duncan’s Chinese Salesrooms, One Dollar Share Note CA - San Francisco,2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
One Dollar share note. “Shares one dollar” “Second California Art Union” “$85,000 in shares of $1.00 each” Printed by B. F. Butler, San Francisco,
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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San Francisco Mint Ingot CA - San Francisco,2012aug - Numismatic1381 - San Francisco Mint Ingot CA - San Francisco,2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
The San Francisco Mint ingots appear with different forms of the stamped vignettes: a shorter eagle looking left in an oval, and a more evenly proport
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8***7 for (2,300.00 + 448.50BP) = 2,748.50
 
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San Francisco Novelty and Plating Works Ingot CA - San Francisco, - - 2012aug - Numismatic1382 - San Francisco Novelty and Plating Works Ingot CA - San Francisco, - - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This small ingot made in a classic nineteenth century trapezoidal mould for an approximate 5 ounce ingot, is punched “”Amalg Plates”/ “S. F. N. &
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t********n.. for (1,100.00 + 214.50BP) = 1,314.50
 
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U.S. Mint Ledgers CA - San Francisco,1915-1917 - 2012aug - Numismatic1383 - U.S. Mint Ledgers CA - San Francisco,1915-1917 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2. These ledgers show ingot submissions from the western states. Entries include deposits from Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, and California. Of par
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to v*********m for (1,050.00 + 204.75BP) = 1,254.75
 
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U.S. Mint Silver Ingot CA - San Francisco,c1900 - 2012aug - Numismatic1384 - U.S. Mint Silver Ingot CA - San Francisco,c1900 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Silver ingot with "MINT OF THE UNITED STATES AT SAN FRANCISCO" seal with Eagle stamped on front side, along with number 1444, and 999.9 FINE
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to k********y for (1,350.00 + 263.25BP) = 1,613.25
 
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National Bank Note CA - Sonora,Tuolumne County - 1929 - 2012aug - Numismatic1385 - National Bank Note CA - Sonora,Tuolumne County - 1929 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A $5 National Bank Note drawn on The First National Bank of Sonora. It is 1929 series, Charter No. 7202, serial No. F004266A. Bill is in good conditio
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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St. Bernard Silver Anniversary Ingot CO - Denver,1892 - 2012aug - Numismatic1386 - St. Bernard Silver Anniversary Ingot CO - Denver,1892 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
The Knights Templar held national gatherings in prominent cities every three years known as the Triennial Conclave. The 25th Triennial Conclave was he
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Estimate : 75,000.00 - 125,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (87,000.00 + 16,965.00BP) = 103,965.00
 
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Fort Lyon Sutlers Scrip CO - Fort Lyon,Bent County - c1860 - 2012aug - Numismatic1387 - Fort Lyon Sutlers Scrip CO - Fort Lyon,Bent County - c1860 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is the finest specimen known from the Ford sale. Rare unissued sutler's scrip, good for one dollar in merchandise. Printed on bond paper, l...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (1,250.00 + 243.75BP) = 1,493.75
 
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Engraved Silver Ingot CO - Leadville,Lake County - 1887 - 2012aug - Numismatic1388 - Engraved Silver Ingot CO - Leadville,Lake County - 1887 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
According to the directory and census records on ancestry.com, there were two possible J. James who lived in Leadville Colorado in the 1880s. The best
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to g****a for (16,000.00 + 3,120.00BP) = 19,120.00
 
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Pigeon Roost Bank Note GA - Auraria,Lumpkin - c1830 - 2012aug - Numismatic1389 - Pigeon Roost Bank Note GA - Auraria,Lumpkin - c1830 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A rare example of America's First Gold Mining Scrip produced in Auraria Georgia in the early 1830s.This fully issued note was written to E.H. Bl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to f*******d for (650.00 + 126.75BP) = 776.75
 
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