2012 Western States Token Auction

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Featuring Indian Trader Tokens and Native American Ephemera,Law Enforcement Badges from the Old West, Medals, Commemorative Pieces, So-Called Dollars, Pocket Mirrors, Token Directories, Rare Ethnology Books on Native Americans, Antiquarian Directories, Collecting Reference Books, Bill Weber's California Transportation Tokens, Military Tokens from Two Major Collections, Sanders Utah Tokens, Mel Reiter Dairy Tokens, Tombstone Rarities, Territorial Pieces and more.
Session 1 will start with Alaska and continue thru Montana. Session 2 will be Nebraska through Wyoming, General US Items, and Foreign Items. SESSION 2 WILL START AT 3PM, NOT 2PM AS PRINTED IN THE AUCTION CATALOG. WE WILL BREAK AT 6PM FOR DINNER ON SATURDAY AND FINISH THE AUCTION AFTER THE BANQUET.

Invoicing and lot pick up will NOT be available at the live auction.All items will be shipped or may be picked up at the Reno office the first Monday following

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Miles City Montana KING AND WARD TOKEN - Elephant pictorial812 - Miles City Montana KING AND WARD TOKEN - Elephant pictorial
Holabird-Kagin Americana
WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE BIDDING PROBLEM ON THIS LOT YESTERDAY. WE WILL START THE AUCTION TODAY WITH THIS LOT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WITH OUR INTERN
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to 4***4 for (7,500.00 + 1,312.50BP) = 8,812.50
 
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NE - 1992 - Nebraska Token Guide Booklet824 - NE - 1992 - Nebraska Token Guide Booklet
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Hosek, George. 1992 Nebraska Merchant Trade Tokens, Town/Place Rarity Listing and Other Exonumia. Includes "New Towns/Places, New Good For Mirror
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10.00 - 20.00
Sold to 8***8 for (40.00 + 7.00BP) = 47.00
 
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Dakota Service Book: Being Parts of the Book of Common Prayer - LOT WITHDRAWN825 - Dakota Service Book: Being Parts of the Book of Common Prayer - LOT WITHDRAWN
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THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON. Our consignor made a concerted effort to collect material from Indian Agent Thomas Downs inclu
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Start Price : 10,000,000.00
 
 
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NE - Omaha,Douglas County - c1890 - People's Party Tokens826 - NE - Omaha,Douglas County - c1890 - People's Party Tokens
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Lot of 2 commemorative People's Party tokens. 1891 and 1892. Both are holed and one has a pictorial of 2 people in a wagon. A caption on the bot...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u******y for (30.00 + 5.25BP) = 35.25
 
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NJ - 1916, 1919, 1952 - Bureau of Ethnology , New Jersey and Delaware Tribes827 - NJ - 1916, 1919, 1952 - Bureau of Ethnology , New Jersey and Delaware Tribes
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Lot of 3. 1) Physical Anthropology of the Lenape or Delawares, and of the Eastern Indians in General. Hrdlicka, Ales. Bulletin 62 (1916). Includes sec
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to h***3 for (125.00 + 21.88BP) = 146.88
 
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NJ - Menlo Park,Middlesex County - 1847-1947, 1879-1929 - Thos. A. Edison Tokens828 - NJ - Menlo Park,Middlesex County - 1847-1947, 1879-1929 - Thos. A. Edison Tokens
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2 Thomas A. Edison commemorative tokens, "LIGHT'S GOLDEN JUBILEE" on obverse. - Weber Collection
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Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*******r for (38.00 + 6.65BP) = 44.65
 
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NM - 1930s-1950 - Badges, New Mexico (No Identification)829 - NM - 1930s-1950 - Badges, New Mexico (No Identification)
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Lot of 4. 1) Special Officer old stock badge. Five point star. 2) Deputy U.S. Marshal. LASCO. Well used, eagle at top. Violin shaped shield, c1950s. 3
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (450.00 + 78.75BP) = 528.75
 
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NM - 1837, 1845 - Bogardus, Stephen H. Bond Letters830 - NM - 1837, 1845 - Bogardus, Stephen H. Bond Letters
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Lot of 2. 1) Notice on bond and mortgage (1837) for $500. Signed by Richard D. Davis. 8" x 3.25". 2) Notice on bond and mortgage (1845) for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m****2 for (25.00 + 4.38BP) = 29.38
 
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NM - 1904/1985 - Bureau of American Ethnology (Reprint) "The Zuni Indians"831 - NM - 1904/1985 - Bureau of American Ethnology (Reprint) "The Zuni Indians"
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Reprint of the 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. The Zuni Indians, Stevenson, Matilda Coxe. On Rio Grande Press in cooperation w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to h***3 for (85.00 + 14.88BP) = 99.88
 
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NM - 1914, 19291923 - Bureau of American Ethnology- New Mexico832 - NM - 1914, 19291923 - Bureau of American Ethnology- New Mexico
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1914 Bulletin 56, “Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians.” By Junius Henderson and John Peabody Harrington. The publication focuses on the language of the
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to h***3 for (75.00 + 13.13BP) = 88.13
 
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NM - 1916 - Bureau of Ethnology, Tewa Indians (29th Annual Report)833 - NM - 1916 - Bureau of Ethnology, Tewa Indians (29th Annual Report)
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Includes Report of W.H. Holmes, Chief. With the following papers: "The Ethnogeography of the Tewa Indians," Harrington, John Peabody. Peabod
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h***3 for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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NM - 1920s-1930s - Deputy Sheriff Badge, Lea County834 - NM - 1920s-1930s - Deputy Sheriff Badge, Lea County
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Manufactured by the L.A. Rubber Stamp Co. (inscription on reverse.) Lea County was formed in 1917 and was named after Joseph Lea (the father of Roswel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8***1 for (160.00 + 28.00BP) = 188.00
 
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NM - 1940 - Fred Harvey Menu835 - NM - 1940 - Fred Harvey Menu
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Measures 8.75” x 6” closed and 8.75” x 12” open. The menu is printed on white paper with yellow and maroon colors on the cover. There is some wear on
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NM - 1908, 1911, 1919, 1934, - Gallup Ephemera Group (Indian Traders)836 - NM - 1908, 1911, 1919, 1934, - Gallup Ephemera Group (Indian Traders)
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Lot of 4. 1) C.N. Cotton Co. Wool, Hides and Pelts billhead. Issued may 18, 1908 to S.E. Day Sr. For $42.70 of goods including goatskins, wool bags, s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****2 for (85.00 + 14.88BP) = 99.88
 
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NM - 1950s-1960s - Holmes, Darrell, Chief Deputy Sheriff Badge837 - NM - 1950s-1960s - Holmes, Darrell, Chief Deputy Sheriff Badge
Holabird-Kagin Americana
With five point star at center. Name of Chief Deputy Sheriff "Darrell Holmes" engraved on face. Black on silver body. Custom 10k gold overla
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m****2 for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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NM - 1858, 1862, 1872 - Indian Affairs, Report of the Commission of (1858, 1862, 1872)838 - NM - 1858, 1862, 1872 - Indian Affairs, Report of the Commission of (1858, 1862, 1872)
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Lot of 3: 1) 1858: Includes report by Charles E. Mix, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with concurrent note by J.W. Denver, Commissioner. Mix was infl
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to h***1 for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
 
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NM - 1930-1993 - Indian Traders Group839 - NM - 1930-1993 - Indian Traders Group
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Lot of 10. 1-4) Navajo Shopping Center, Gamerco, New Mexico. All voided. Blue on white with Navajo motif at center. 6.5" x 3". 5) Thunderbir
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to m****2 for (45.00 + 7.88BP) = 52.88
 
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NM - 1898, 1942 - Indian Trading Post Documents840 - NM - 1898, 1942 - Indian Trading Post Documents
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Lot of 2. 1) Letter from Fort Wingate, N.M. January 25, 1898. Measures 8.30” x 11” from W.F. McLaughlin Co. Navajo Curios and Native Productions. Let
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i**w for (90.00 + 15.75BP) = 105.75
 
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NM - Lewis & Pickett Token *Indian Territory*841 - NM - Lewis & Pickett Token *Indian Territory*
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A $1 credit at The Sac & Fox Agency, the same agency connected with Olympian Jim Thorpe. Obverse is an eagle, reverse has the Lewis & Pickett
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to c*******e for (125.00 + 21.88BP) = 146.88
 
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NM - 1940s-1950s - Marshal Badge, Silver City842 - NM - 1940s-1950s - Marshal Badge, Silver City
Holabird-Kagin Americana
The last town Marshal of Silver City was in the early 1950s. Silver City became the county seat for Grant County in 1874. During its boom, and before
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (250.00 + 43.75BP) = 293.75
 
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