Best of The West - February 2014

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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday Feb 20th, 10am-6pm
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Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
Feb 20 & 21, 2014
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Paradise A Room
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday February 23rd, 10am-1pm

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Gold Leaf Fan Specimen -  CA880 - Gold Leaf Fan Specimen - CA
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This specimen weighs 8.69 troy oz. and is about 70% gold by weight. Measures: 3" x 1.25" x 2.5". Nice gold in quartz specimen profess...
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 17,000.00
Sold to b*****s for 10,456.25
 
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Slab Quartz Group -  CA881 - Slab Quartz Group - CA
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This is a lot of 13 slabs of gold quartz of various shapes and sizes, from 0.5" to 3". It’s all California gold and there are flecks and v...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to p********n for 268.88
 
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Aspen Silver Ore Collection - Aspen, CO882 - Aspen Silver Ore Collection - Aspen, CO
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This collection includes 12 silver ore specimens from the Fred Willoughby Collection. Willoughby was the manager of the Midnight Mine at Aspen, which
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Wolf Head Copper Specimen - Keweenaw Peninsula, MI883 - Wolf Head Copper Specimen - Keweenaw Peninsula, MI
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A large-mass copper showing glacial striations, showing natural malachite-green patina, and illustrated vivid anthropomorphic form of a growling wolf`
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Copper Engraving Plate and Native Copper Leaf Samples -  MI884 - Copper Engraving Plate and Native Copper Leaf Samples - MI
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c1965 Lot of three pieces: 1) Engraving copper sheet measuring 8 x 11” made from fire-refined ore. Taken from the White Pine Copper Mine, White Pine,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to 4***0 for 119.50
 
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Large Copper Specimen -  MI885 - Large Copper Specimen - MI
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1959 A large chunk of native copper, crystalline with calcite and gray wall rock, measuring 12.5” in length and 5” at widest part. Crystals are gener
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Large Crystalline Copper Specimen -  MI886 - Large Crystalline Copper Specimen - MI
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c1965 Another crystalline copper specimen. This one was also taken from the Nonesuch Formation at the White Pine Mine, Upper Peninsula of Michigan by
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Nye County Ore Samples - Bullfrog, NV887 - Nye County Ore Samples - Bullfrog, NV
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This is a lot of five ore specimens from Nye County. Included in this exceptional lot is a 2.56 troy oz. silver piece from the Bullfrog District. The
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Round Mountain Gold Leaf - Round Mountain, NV888 - Round Mountain Gold Leaf - Round Mountain, NV
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Lot of four gold specimens from Round Mountain - HKA#65893
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8***2 for 227.05
 
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Gold Quartz - Virginia City, NV889 - Gold Quartz - Virginia City, NV
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c Native gold from Virfinia City in quartz bracia. - HKA#65895
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Native Gold from the Comstock - Virginia City, NV890 - Native Gold from the Comstock - Virginia City, NV
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Lot of seven gold specimens from The North Bonanza Mine on the Flowery Lode on the Comstock. - HKA#65935
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Giant Zapot Topaz Crystal  -  NV891 - Giant Zapot Topaz Crystal - NV
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Measures 3 x 3.5 x 3. The Zapot mine is located near Hawthorne and was mined by Harvey Gordon from the early 80s to the mid 90s. During that time he u
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to O*N for 215.10
 
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Uytenbogaardtite, Electrum, Silver, Acanthite and Chrysocolla -  NV892 - Uytenbogaardtite, Electrum, Silver, Acanthite and Chrysocolla - NV
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lot of 2. Two very rich, old time specimens showing many visable grains of gold and silver bearing minerals, in a brecciated matrix of chrysocolla, am
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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19th Century Express Label Collection -893 - 19th Century Express Label Collection -
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This lot consist of 33 paper pieces from the Central Express Co. , United States Express Co., American Merchants Union Express Co., American Express C
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to i****2 for 657.25
 
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19th Century Insurance Documents Group -894 - 19th Century Insurance Documents Group -
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c1861 Large group of period insurance certificates and policies from different states, many with 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c and 25c revenue stamps. Some of the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to O*N for 239.00
 
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Adams Express Priority Common Stock Print Plate  -895 - Adams Express Priority Common Stock Print Plate -
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c1860 Original engraved plate for producing masthead stock certificates for the Adams Express Company. This spectacular heavy plate measures 12.5&q...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 9*********n for 239.00
 
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American Express Co. Money Orders Sold Here Railroad Sign -896 - American Express Co. Money Orders Sold Here Railroad Sign -
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A 17.5" x 13" blue and white enameled sign, with flange, to advertise: "American Express Co./ Money Orders/ Sold Here." Double-s...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 750.00
Sold to o******s for 388.38
 
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Aviation Card, Cover Collection -897 - Aviation Card, Cover Collection -
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c 8 Real photo postcards, 3 adv covers (1908), 5 misc postcards. Lynn Langdon Collection - HKA#65686
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******8 for 131.45
 
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British Bonds, 1899 -898 - British Bonds, 1899 -
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Lot of 36. Printed on parchment. Six revenue stamps each. Due 1918. 100 pounds each. Richard Evands & Co. Lynn Langdon Collection - HKA#65679
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Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to O*N for 119.50
 
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California, West VA Advertising Covers -899 - California, West VA Advertising Covers -
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c1910 Lot of 24 advertising covers from the years 1910-1922. While 9 are from Edward Wagner of Wheeling, West Virginia, ther are 15 others, mostly fr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9***9 for 131.45
 
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