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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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US 50c Key Hole NV - Virginia City, - 1840 - 2012aug - Numismatic1410 - US 50c Key Hole NV - Virginia City, - 1840 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Choice silver 50c piece made into a desk keyhole. Found by a coin hunter in the Virginia City area. - Jacobitz Collection -60485
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to f*******d for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Wiegand Silver Ingot No. 458 NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1870-5 - 2012aug - Numismatic1411 - Wiegand Silver Ingot No. 458 NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1870-5 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This 1.50 troy ounce silver ingot is a typical Comstock ingot of silver fineness .957 and gold .0335. The ingot measures approximately 1.5" long
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to g****a for (10,500.00 + 2,047.50BP) = 12,547.50
 
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New York Assay Office Silver Ingot NY - New York,1957 - 2012aug - Numismatic1412 - New York Assay Office Silver Ingot NY - New York,1957 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
The New York Assay Office served a vital function to the Treasury Department, and opened 10 October 1854, the same year as the San Francisco Mint. Th
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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George Law Broadside NY - New York City,c1850 - 2012aug - Numismatic1413 - George Law Broadside NY - New York City,c1850 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This wonderful, original broadside appears to date from the 1852 to 1854 period. After Dec of 1854 the captains of the SS George Law were Captain Fox,
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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1854 Quarter Eagle Gold Coin - Counterstruck NY - Syracuse,Onondaga County - 1854 - 2012aug - Numism1414 - 1854 Quarter Eagle Gold Coin - Counterstruck NY - Syracuse,Onondaga County - 1854 - 2012aug - Numism
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Gold coin with "STONE & BALL" of Syracuse conterstrike vertically on obverse. Coin is almost AU condition. This coin is from an Ex-Hartz
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Peterson's Complete Coin Book PA - Philadelphia,1790s-1850s - 2012aug - Numismatic1415 - Peterson's Complete Coin Book PA - Philadelphia,1790s-1850s - 2012aug - Numismatic
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Rare book of coins. Pages begin with 6 and end with 16. It is followed by pages of ads which begins on page 43 and goes through 48. Detailed black and
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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National Lead Company Ingots TX - Houston,Harris County - c1907 - 2012aug - Numismatic1416 - National Lead Company Ingots TX - Houston,Harris County - c1907 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
These lead advertising ingots were used to promote the National Lead Company. Starting in 1907, the company produced lead-based white paint marketed u
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Shipwreck Treasure Coins 1622-1809 - 2012aug - Numismatic1417 - Shipwreck Treasure Coins 1622-1809 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 5 coins from The Hollandia (1743-Ducaton), Admiral Gardener (1809-Copper Coin), Bredenhof (1753-Dutch Doit), Spanish Fleet (1715-Half Real)and
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Potosi' Etchings Bolivia, Potosi',2012aug - Numismatic1418 - Potosi' Etchings Bolivia, Potosi',2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Two prints of the mountain and village, one is framed. Both show the Montagna del Potosi’ rising precipitously from the flat plano, with the town dwel
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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British Columbia Gold Token British Columbia,c1922 - 2012aug - Numismatic1419 - British Columbia Gold Token British Columbia,c1922 - 2012aug - Numismatic
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Finest Known. NGC Certified. 50C, round. Canada token. 12.7 MM -56542
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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