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2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3800 S Virginia St, Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States

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Welcome to another great sale!

This sale offers some of the best collections ever assembled in a number of different collecting categories.


Numismatics and Gold

Jack Totheroh Period I Cal Fractional Collection. The best collection of Period One California Fractional Gold coins since the Jay Roe Sale.

The Jack Totheroh Numismatic Library. Hundreds of catalogs dating back to 1859 containing sales of Cal Fractional Gold coins.

Bergen/Istvan Cal Fractional Collection. One of the best registry (unofficial) sets ever assembled of Period One and Two Cal Fractional Gold. 70% of this collection consists of the finest or second-finest known coins.

The Finest Known M.E. Hart Coins of the Golden West.

Ingots. A number of unique ingots of varying metals from several old collections.

California Gold Rush Artifact and gold specimen Collection. Wonderful lots from an old collection of gold in quartz jewelry, artifacts, nuggets, and specimens.

Currency. Interesting and unusual currency items and ephemera, including an 1837 broadside for a bank buying currency from other banks from the “hard-times period.”

Mormon Currency Collection

Mormon Currency Collection. The most important group of Mormon Currency assembled since the famous Ford Sale, and possibly better!

Native American Collections

The Grandma Ness Panamint Basket Collection. One of the finest collections ever assembled, held by the weaver’s family for three generations.

The Tahoe-Wovoka Estate Collection. Contains fabulous Native American artistry, from exceptional baskets to priceless art.

The Yosemite Trading Post Collection. A wonderful collection of the contents of the Yosemite Trading Post when it closed decades ago, assembled by long-time Lee Vining residents.

The American West Collection. A group of exceptional large baskets from the founding family of one of America’s largest corporations.

Vinegar Library of Native American Art and History. Fabulous library of Smithsonian publications (c1900) and others, with beautiful and striking color illustrations of Native American art and life.


General Americana

Saloon and Advertising Collections. Bottles, signs, mirrors, trays, tokens, and an assortment of saloon collectibles.

Express and Railroad. Outstanding collection of express and railroad items, including original ticket punching devices from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad; rare stock certificates from Nevada rails; and, a group of material related to western rail financier Borax Smith, including material from the Tonopah and Tidewater RR. Also, original locks from Wells Fargo and Tonopah Tidewater handed down in a California agent’s family.

Mono-Inyo Posatal Cover Collection. A collection of rare and fascinating postal covers from the Mono-Inyo region, many with postmarks unlisted in Williams!

Adolph Sutro Collection. An original hand-signed petition for the tunnel and other rarities.

James King of William Collection. Original documents from the c1900 sale of part of his estate.

Assay documents from all over the West.

Nevadiana. Much more from the Maish Collection and others.

George Wingfield Collection. A small group of his personal items from the Spradling-Wingfield family.

Idahoiana. Fabulous collection of early Idaho documents from the late Lynn Langdon collection.

Mining Artifacts

Collections of candlesticks, scales, and many authentic artifacts mining equipment.
Preview
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

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AKAlaska Parka series, 50c448 - AKAlaska Parka series, 50c
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1911 NGC MS66, 0.50g. Serial# 3018237-011 HKA#63245 * * * PROVISIONAL BIDDING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS COIN * * * This 36 piece “Golden West” set w
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 4***4 for 3,055.00
 
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AKAlaska Parka series $1449 - AKAlaska Parka series $1
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1911 NGC MS65, HK-850, 11 stars, R7. Believed to be dated 1911 to commemmorate the golden anniversary of the earliest discovery of gold in Alaska by E
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m****a for 4,993.75
 
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WAAlaska AYPE series, 25c450 - WAAlaska AYPE series, 25c
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1909 NGC MS67, 1/4 dwt. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition had over 3,700,000 visitors from June through October 1909 in Seattle. The site of the Wor
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to b********1 for 2,702.50
 
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WAAlaska AYPE 50c451 - WAAlaska AYPE 50c
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1909 NGC MS66. Ex Virgil Brand, 1/2 dwt. Serial# 1500442-002 HKA#63248 * * * PROVISIONAL BIDDING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS COIN * * * This 36 piece
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b********1 for 1,527.50
 
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WAAlaska AYPE series $1452 - WAAlaska AYPE series $1
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1909 NGC MS65, 1.54g. HK-360, 14mm, 1 dwt,10K, R5. HKA#63249 * * * PROVISIONAL BIDDING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS COIN * * * This 36 piece “Golden W
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b********1 for 1,586.25
 
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CACalifornia Minerva series 50c octagonal453 - CACalifornia Minerva series 50c octagonal
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1915 NGC MS66, bear on reverse. Serial# 1576924-017 HKA#63250 * * * PROVISIONAL BIDDING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS COIN * * * This 36 piece “Golden W
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b********1 for 1,468.75
 
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CACalifornia Minerva series 1/2454 - CACalifornia Minerva series 1/2
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1915 NGC MS66, 0.51g, octagonal. Serial# 3018236-011 HKA#63251
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b********1 for 1,233.75
 
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1915-Dated Cal Gold Token Minerva – Bear/Wreath454b - 1915-Dated Cal Gold Token Minerva – Bear/Wreath
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Token MS67 (0.30g) Octagonal 3018236-010 * * * PROVISIONAL BIDDING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS COIN * * * This 36 piece “Golden West” set was dilige
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 4***4 for 3,525.00
 
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CACalifornia Minvera series $1455 - CACalifornia Minvera series $1
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1915 NGC MS65, 0.75g, octagonal. Serial# 3019236-012 HKA#63252 * * * PROVISIONAL BIDDING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS COIN * * * This 36 piece “Golden
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b********1 for 1,233.75
 
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CACalifornia Minerva series 25c456 - CACalifornia Minerva series 25c
Holabird-Kagin Americana
1915 NGC MS68, round. Serial# 2007409-049 HKA#63253 * * * PROVISIONAL BIDDING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS COIN * * * This 36 piece “Golden West” set w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to b********1 for 3,642.50
 
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