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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G.W. Bell Assay Office Memorandums (Set of Four)864 - G.W. Bell Assay Office Memorandums (Set of Four)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1864. Lot of 4 early assay memorandums for the Savage Mining Company (Virginia City, NV). 1) Three Assay Memorandums for Land Bros. Mill, which operat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d******0 for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Gold & Silver Tables for Assaying Book865 - Gold & Silver Tables for Assaying Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1872 assaying book from the Assay Office and Laboratory at #416 Montgomery Street. Directors include Alvinza Hayward and William C. Ralston. On the fr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to p********n for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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Superior Mining Stock Certificate866 - Superior Mining Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Superior Mining Company, incorporated under the laws of the State of California 14 November 1882. Certificate No. 22, issued on 24 February 1883 to Ge
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Certificate for Booker Consolidated Gold Mining Co., Bodie, CA867 - G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Certificate for Booker Consolidated Gold Mining Co., Bodie, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the American West during the mid to late 19th Century. He was one of the fi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Stock Certificate for the Goodshaw Mining Co., Bodie, CA868 - G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Stock Certificate for the Goodshaw Mining Co., Bodie, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the American West during the mid to late 19th Century. He was one of the fi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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EXTRA RARE Sierra Nevada Lake Water & Mining Company Stock Certificate869 - EXTRA RARE Sierra Nevada Lake Water & Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
GOLD RUSH! #1414 for one share to James W. Denver. English style stock certificate. Signed by Joseph Bates and R. H. Walters. Denver was an American p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to m********e for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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Alaska Mining Company Stock Certificate870 - Alaska Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1881. Incorporated July 31, 1875. Certificate # 1078. Issued for ten shares to Philip L. Horn on Dec. 30th, 1881. Signed by S. Spiner as President. Un
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Large miner's scale, 1900-1920871 - Large miner's scale, 1900-1920
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Strong provenance for this large scale. Inside box it says used to weigh 450,000 grams by Martin Rohrig. Morning Glory Mine, Alleghany. This piece was
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 5*****r for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Sholder, Patent Miners Candlestick872 - Sholder, Patent Miners Candlestick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Engraved Mt. Shasta. Possibly an '03' after the Mt. Shasta engraving City: Mt. Shasta County: Siskiyou State: C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to L*****1 for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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California Placer Mining Quartette873 - California Placer Mining Quartette
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Photograph entitled "Washing out a Cave". San Domingo Mine in Calaveras County, California. Photographer unknown. 2) Hydraulic Mining C...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
 
 
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