"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

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Day 1, October 31st, 2025 (Lots 1000-1632)
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1000-1632)
Mining feat. McDonald Collection (1000-1526)
Railroad (1527-1580)
Misc. Categories incl. Banking, Government, Express (1581-1632)

Day 2, November 1st, 2025 (Lots 2000-2575)
Art feat. Dan Muller Western Collection (Lots 2000-2040)
Native Americana & Cowboy (2041-2192)
Minerals & Fossils (2193-2310)
Mining Ephemera & Artifacts (2311-2575)

Day 3, November 2nd, 2025 (Lots 3000-3579)
Numismatics (Lots 3000-3579)
World’s Fair & Expositions (3000-3037)
US Mint (3038-3057)
Currency & Scrip feat. McDonald Nevada Collection (3058-3139)
Ingots (3140-3153)
Coins (3154-3363)
Medals & Exonumia (3364-3450)
Tokens (3451-3579)

Day 4, November 3rd, 2025 (Lots 4000-4541)
General Americana (Lots 4000-4541)
Geo. Sort (4000-4297)
Jewelry feat. Comstock Collection (4298-4357)
Misc. Categories incl. Bottles, Books, Fire (4358-4541)

Day 5, November 4th, 2025 (Lots 5000-5467)
Transportation (Railroadiana, Steamer, Stage) (Lots 5000-5074)
Wells Fargo & Express (5075-5122)
Philatelic (5123-5202)
Sports (5203-5229)
Political feat. Presidential Autographs (5230-5263)
Militaria (5264-5410)
Firearms & Weaponry (5411-5467)
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Alaska Mining Ephemera Collection [202169]2315 - Alaska Mining Ephemera Collection [202169]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. Includes: two real photo postcards of dredges; Bonanza, Klondike stereoview; souvenir spoon in the shape of a mining shovel; and a nice book
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Alaska Gold Miner Hood Ornament [202198]2316 - Alaska Gold Miner Hood Ornament [202198]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Heavy 4 1/2 inch tall miner panning for gold. "Alaska" in the pan. Suitable for your Willys Jeep. The miner is packing a side arm. ^ Date...
Current Bid: 50.00
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Tornado Camp, Arizona Mining Camp Photograph, c.1927 [204516]2317 - Tornado Camp, Arizona Mining Camp Photograph, c.1927 [204516]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. This is an 8 x 10" press photo by Underwood & Underwood identified on the reverse as "Near Chow Time: Group around the new ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Arizona Mining Postcards - (50) [201849]2318 - Arizona Mining Postcards - (50) [201849]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
AZ mining postcards, no duplicates (group of 50). 1906-1913. Includes Real Photos (8), Color (23), B/W (19), & Sepia (4). Areas as follows: Jerr...
Current Bid: 150.00
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Book : Gold Quartz Veins Of The Alleghany District California [202770]2319 - Book : Gold Quartz Veins Of The Alleghany District California [202770]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1932, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Gold Quartz Veins Of The Alleghany District California, 140 pgs., hardbound, good condition. Photos and maps. In de
Current Bid: 60.00
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mono & Alpine County Mining Letterhead Group, Aurora, Nevada. [204293]2320 - Mono & Alpine County Mining Letterhead Group, Aurora, Nevada. [204293]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Silver Mountain manuscript document 1864, discussing boundary line between Mono and Alpine Counties. 2-3) 1893 and 1902 letters from Joe
Current Bid: 120.00
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Report of the Oro Plata Mining & Milling Co., Murphys, California, 1881 [205012]2321 - Report of the Oro Plata Mining & Milling Co., Murphys, California, 1881 [205012]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Calaveras County mine. Report of Theodore E. Schwarz, Mining Engineer to the Oro Plata Mining and Milling Company. Afred Mudge & Son Printe...
Current Bid: 100.00
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calaveras County Map, Mines and Shaded Relief, 1904 [204319]2322 - Calaveras County Map, Mines and Shaded Relief, 1904 [204319]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Britton & Rey SF Lithograph map of Calaveras county with mines, mining claims, wagon roads, etc. Published by J Agostini 1904. Scale 1" to ...
Current Bid: 150.00
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calaveras County Map, Mines and Shaded Relief, 1904 [204318]2323 - Calaveras County Map, Mines and Shaded Relief, 1904 [204318]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Britton & Rey SF Lithograph map of Calaveras county with mines, mining claims, wagon roads, etc. Published by J Agostini 1904. Scale 1" to ...
Current Bid: 150.00
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grass Valley, California Mines Map (Banner Mountain Mines) [201660]2324 - Grass Valley, California Mines Map (Banner Mountain Mines) [201660]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map of the vicinity of Grass Valley and Nevada City, compiled from the map of Chas. E. Uren, CE. Scale 4 inches to 1 mile. Color map shows nine mining
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Geologic Map of Grass Valley Nevada City, c1920 [204320]2325 - Geologic Map of Grass Valley Nevada City, c1920 [204320]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geologic Map of Grass Valley Nevada City, c1920. 41" x 38" Original hand drawn map using multi colored ink and colored pencil. Principle g...
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Early Johannesburg Photos, only known. c1895-1897 [200361]2326 - Early Johannesburg Photos, only known. c1895-1897 [200361]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incredible group of seven original stereoviews of the Johannesburg area, approximately 1895-1897 immediately after "discovery." These are ...
Current Bid: 1,000.00
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Homer Mining News Vol 1. 1881 [200365]2327 - Homer Mining News Vol 1. 1881 [200365]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Homer Mining News Vol 1. 1881 number 38, Feb 26th. Very rare issue in excellent condition. this newspaper covered the mines in the Lundy area and this
Current Bid: 150.00
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lundy, Mono County Collection [200367]2328 - Lundy, Mono County Collection [200367]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 pieces from the Burt Lundy Estate. Includes 2 covers mailed from Lundy in 1893, one from the Bodie Consolidated Mining Company. Also a Lundy greetin
Current Bid: 400.00
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ore Wagons at Lundy, Cal. Gouache Painting, c1880 [192449]2329 - Ore Wagons at Lundy, Cal. Gouache Painting, c1880 [192449]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
When I write descriptions, I often use words such as "spectacular" and "Fabulous." Sometimes these comments and adjectives are u...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mammoth City Times Newspapers, 1879-1880, Plus RPPCs  [203993]2330 - Mammoth City Times Newspapers, 1879-1880, Plus RPPCs [203993]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three copies of the very rare Mammoth City Times. Few papers from Mammoth survive today and if the Berkley archive that was sold in the 1970s containe
Current Bid: 1,600.00
Estimate : 450.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mono County Mining Camp & Related Views (3) [200366]2331 - Mono County Mining Camp & Related Views (3) [200366]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These three views reflect an unlabeled desert mining camp 1890-1900 from Burt Lundy estate of Lundy California. Photos show a camp in it very earliest
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Zeiberight Mine Map Nevada County, California c.1916 [205153]2332 - Zeiberight Mine Map Nevada County, California c.1916 [205153]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an underground map of the Zeibright Mine in Nevada County, California dated 1916. Detailed and colorized. Some tears at the folds. At 37 in. X
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. Checks, Randsburg, CA [204622]2333 - Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. Checks, Randsburg, CA [204622]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different checks. Charles Burcham, Frederic Moores and John Singleton discovered gold in 1895 on what would become Rand Mountain. First named
Current Bid: 50.00
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Assays From Thomas Price of San Francisco 1879, 1883, 1889 [194544]2334 - Assays From Thomas Price of San Francisco 1879, 1883, 1889 [194544]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are three assays from Thomas Price of San Francisco dated 1879, 1883, and 1889. Thomas Price ingots are extremely rare: about four silver ingot
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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