Great American Treasure Hunt

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Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction

PREVIEW
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days

Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday

LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment

AUCTION LOCATION
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
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Keystone Silver Mining Co Stock Certificate, 1866.1024 - Keystone Silver Mining Co Stock Certificate, 1866.
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Cert. #1210, issued at New York in 1866. Incorporated in New York. Reese River Mining Dist., at Austin, Nevada printed on the masthead. Issued to Will
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1025 - Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1865. Territorial. Incorporated May 27, 1863, under the laws of Nevada Territory. Location: Reese River Mining District, Lander County, N.T. Datelined
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Phoenix Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1026 - Phoenix Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1863. Territorial. Incorporated November, 1863. Datelined Virginia, N.T. Location: Summit Mining District, Lander County, N.T. Certificate #38. Issued
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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Betty O'Neal Mining Company stock certificate1027 - Betty O'Neal Mining Company stock certificate
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This rare stock is numbered 558 for 50 shares in 1881 to Oliver Brightman and signed by president H. H. Allen and secretary R. Heath. Uncancelled. The
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ruba Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1028 - Ruba Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1863. Territorial. Incorporated Sept. 12th, 1863. Location: Reese River District, Lander County, N.T. Certificate #23. Uncancelled. Issued for ten sha
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (475.00 + 92.63BP) = 567.63
 
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Manhattan Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.1029 - Manhattan Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.
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This is stock no. 502, it was issued to Julia G. Smyth on August 6, 1873 for 100 shares. It was incorporated under the laws of the state of New York.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********n for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Newark Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1030 - Newark Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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A great example of how G.T. Brown creates a picture without pictures. Fancy letters, etched circles, green and black color all add to this magnificent
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****H for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Day Silver Mining Company Checks from Royal City, Nevada1031 - Day Silver Mining Company Checks from Royal City, Nevada
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Approximately 130 blank 1880's checks. Royal City was at or near Bristol, Nevada. The Silver Day Mining Company was open in 1880 and by 1883 del...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********e for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Robinson Mining Company Stock Certificate1032 - Robinson Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1864. Territorial. Incorporated January 5th, 1864. Location: Blue Sulphur Spring District, Lyon Co., N.T. Datelined Virginia, N.T. Certificate #22. Un
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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Industry Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.1033 - Industry Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.
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This is stock no. 5; it was issued to Harry F. Whitman for 1,000 shares on January 21, 1878. It was incorporated on October 2, 1877. The printer of th
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********e for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Rawhide Mining Certificates Group1034 - Rawhide Mining Certificates Group
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Lot of 3: first is the Rawhide Big Horn Mining Co. certificate, signed by president Zeb Kendall, is a rare find. This also has 3 beautiful vignettes.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (140.00 + 27.30BP) = 167.30
 
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Rawhide Mining Stocks and Map Group1035 - Rawhide Mining Stocks and Map Group
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Rawhide was one of Nevada's last great mining boom town of the 20th Century. Joe McDonald described the town in 1920; he wrote "The life of...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Rawhide Mining Stocks Trio1036 - Rawhide Mining Stocks Trio
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Lot of 3: rare certificates, from the boomtown of Rawhide. This contains the Rawhide Olgilvie-Reynolds Leasing and Mining Co. the Rawhide Queen Mines
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to m********e for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Rawhide Stock Certificates Trio1037 - Rawhide Stock Certificates Trio
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Lot of 3: first is the Rawhide Big Horn Mining Co. certificate, signed by president Zeb Kendall, is a rare find. This also has 3 beautiful vignettes.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Fabulous 2-Sided 1921 Clifford Silver Mine Map1038 - Fabulous 2-Sided 1921 Clifford Silver Mine Map
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30" x 24". Reverse is blueprint format. Mounted on cardboard. Great presentation piece. Homer Black / U. S. Mineral Surveyor / Tonopah, Ne...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*****2 for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Bullfrog Central Mining Co. Stock Certificate1039 - Bullfrog Central Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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1907. Incorporated under the laws of South Dakota, April, 1906. Certificate #398. Punch cancelled thru signatures. Issued for one thousand shares to N
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Bullfrog Golden Sceptre Mining Co. Stock Certificate 19071040 - Bullfrog Golden Sceptre Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1907
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1907. Clean and uncancelled certificate with the famous frog vignette. Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Uncancelled. Certifica
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Bullfrog Vignette Pieces: Check and Two Stock Certificates1041 - Bullfrog Vignette Pieces: Check and Two Stock Certificates
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Lot of 3 Bullfrog pieces featuring the famous and collectible frog vignette. 1) 1909 Rhyolite, Nevada check from the Bullfrog Bank and Trust Company.
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to m********e for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Montgomery and Shoshone Bullfrog Stock Certificate1042 - Montgomery and Shoshone Bullfrog Stock Certificate
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Lot of 5. Three rare stock certificates plus two issues of a market review publication. 1) The Shoshone-Bull Frog Gold Mining Company. Incorporated un
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate Stock Certificate1043 - Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate Stock Certificate
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1906. Very rare. Incorporated under the laws of the territory of Arizona. Certificate #2364. Datelined: Feb. 27, 1906, San Francisco, Cal. San Francis
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
 
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