Hauntingly Good Timed Auction, October 2023

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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Welcome to a Hauntingly Good timed auction!
We have selected about 1800 lots for your perusal in a two-day timed auction.
We have picked out a wide variety of great stuff – from true individual item rarities to very popular collecting categories such as mining, numismatics, philatelics, sports and a great selection of western history and collectibles libraries.
The largest section by far is numismatics, with about 300 lots! Here, you’ll find an excellent cross section of rarities in many subject areas. Some of the highlights are many silver ingot lots that include two US Mint, San Francisco 5 ounce ingots and a wide variety of small collector commemorative silver ingots. There are about 50 lots of currency including some nice fractional currency lots, not to mention a nice scrip section. There are about 65 lots of medals and nearly the same of tokens. So-Called dollars also join in the mix along with numismatic ephemera highlighted by an original Carson City Mint US Dollar bag!
Philatelics, inclusive of postcards, contain over 200 lots, with some nice lots of advertising covers, stamp collections, and some really good imprinted revenue stamp collections, as well as adhesive revenue on document groups. The post cards come from three different collections, and center on California, especially the Nevada County region.
Sports contains about 50 lots in this section, highlighted by signed baseballs (Willie Mays, etc) and a wonderful original decoy duck collection from the Gary Bracken Collection – the one he had on display in his law office.
The Stock & Bond section is also approaches 300 lots, with specialty categories of mining and railroad, though don’t miss the telephone & telegraph, auto and other parts! The stock and bond section is again full of goodies, with most of the better material saved for the upcoming live auction, where you’ll see some truly great rarities from the John Herzog Collection, as well as various California collections.
Mining and minerals contain about 150 lots of a wide variety of goodies from several collections.
The art section is about 50 lots, containing lithographs, prints, sculptures.
Books and autographs are about 130 lots, centering on western history and collectibles.
The antique bottle section again has a great selection of about 150 lots, mostly from the Bracken Collection (mid-west and Colorado) and western collections. You’ll find more beer trays and bottle collecting ephemera too.
Gary Bracken’s massive collections included some fantastic general store items, particularly tins from the 1870s-1940 or so. We will be offering a smidgen of these wonderful artifacts as a “teaser”, with most of the best reserved for our next large Live auction, which we hope will be in November.
Our general ephemera section is always a big hit. Here, you’ll find selections from the Jann Garvis Sierra County and Gold Rush Collections and other California and Montana collections.
American check collections are scattered throughout the catalog, and can be found in the ephemera and philatelic sections, though you should peruse the entire catalog. We have many lots of imprinted revenue stamps on check and document that have come in from all over the country. We also put

DAY ONE
Lots 1000 - 1042 Art
Lots 1043 - 1056 Firearms & Weapons
Lots 1057 - 1066 Autographs
Lots 1067 - 1191 Books
Lots 1192 - 1339 Bottles, Stoneware, Diary, Malted Milk, Brewing, Beer, Glasses, Spirits
Lots 1340 - 1354 Saloon
Lots 1355 - 1423 Collectibles, Tins, Vintage Décor, Dolls
Lots 1424 - 1426 Gaming Items
Lots 1427 - 1436 Cowboy
Lots 1437 - 1453 Entertainment, Hollywood, Circus, Radio/TV, Cinema
Lots 1454 - 1682 Ephemera/Paper
Lots 1683 - 1689 Firefighting Memorabilia
Lots 1690 - 1701 Fraternal Organizations
Lots 1702 - 1712 Maps
Lot 1713 Marbles
Lots 1714 - 1715 Model Railroading
Lots 1716 - 1733 Music (Albums, Memorabilia, Instruments, etc.)
Lots 1734 - 1781 Miscellaney - Everything but the Kitchen Sink
Lots 1783 - 1815 Photography
Lots 1816 - 1835 Political
Lots 1836 - 1838 Scales
Lots 1839 - 1842 Signs
Lots 1843 - 1867 Souvenir Plates, Spoons & Flatware, Dining Service
Lots 1868 - 1876 Tobacciana
Lots 1877 - 1891 Tools
Lots 1892 - 1910 Toys
Lots 1911 - 1912 World's Fair/Expositions
Lots 1913 - 1914 Wrist Watches
Lots 1915 - 1945 Foreign Collectibles
Lots 1946 - 1971 Military
Lots 1972 - 1986 Minerals, Fossils, Ore Specimens
Lots 1987 - 1999 Mining Artifacts

DAY TWO
Lots 2000 - 2104 Mining Ephemera & Collectibles
Lots 2105 - 2132 Native Americana; Arrowheads, Art, Beadwork, Artifacts, Ephemera
Lots 2133 - 2421 Numismatica
Bullion: 2134
Coins: 2159
Currency: 2191
Ephemera: 2226
Foreign: 2236
Ingots: 2250
Medals: 2256
Miscellaneous: 2321
So-Called Dollars: 2350
Tokens: 2369
Lots 2422 - 2601 Philatelia / Posta History
Covers: 2422
WF/Express & Stamps: 2454
Postcards: 2484
Lots 2602 - 2654 Sports
Baseball: 2602
Football: 2624
Golf: 2629
Olympics: 2630
Misc. Sports: 2635
Lots 2655 - 2775 Stocks & Bonds
Lots 2776 - 2862 Transportation
Automobile: 2776
Miscellaneous: 2794
Railroad: 2796
Stagecoach: 2854
Steamship/Marine: 2856
SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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Presidential Medal Collection  [170864]2301 - Presidential Medal Collection [170864]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 presidential bronze medals: Two United States Mint medals in plush green velvet cases: John F. Kennedy; U. S. Mint Bicentennial 1992. Six B
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to L*****n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Medal Collection  [170959]2302 - Medal Collection [170959]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine different medals: 1) Souvenir of St. Louis Union Station; bronze,72 mm. 2) Hudson's Bay Company; bronze,45 mm. 3) Johnston Flood Nat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G********_.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Sterling Silver Medal Collection  [170994]2303 - Sterling Silver Medal Collection [170994]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six sterling silver medals, five from Franklin Mint: Apollo 17; (2) 1972 Christmas; 1975 Christmas; 1979 Pope John Paul II Visit to the United
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****y for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Solid 14-K Gold JFK Half Dollars  [170997]2304 - Solid 14-K Gold JFK Half Dollars [170997]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 JFK half dollar miniatures on original brochure cards. The card has a biography of JFK and his portrait. Struck on a planchet of solid 14 k
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Medal Collection  [170998]2305 - Medal Collection [170998]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large lot of medals: The Presidential Collection from Littleton Coin: 52 bronze medals in deluxe album; America's First Medals from the United S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to L*****n for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Franklin Mint: United Nations Human Rights Medals  [171004]2306 - Franklin Mint: United Nations Human Rights Medals [171004]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Box of five silver medals proclaiming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations in 1973. Issued by the Franklin Mint in English,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S****2 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Trans Continental Bicycle Relay Race Medal  [171655]2307 - Trans Continental Bicycle Relay Race Medal [171655]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Medal obverse reads "Yellow Fellow" and shows sunburst with bicycle rider passing a baton to second rider. Reverse rim reads "Journal...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****y for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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John Wayne American: Gasparro Medal  [167669]2308 - John Wayne American: Gasparro Medal [167669]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two medals designed by famed sculptor Frank Gasparro commemorating movie star John Wayne - American. Original medal struck by the US Mint in 1979: b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*******s for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Statue of Liberty/Old Glory Medals  [167712]2309 - Statue of Liberty/Old Glory Medals [167712]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24 medals: two American Mint medals: History of Old Glory, silver plated copper with color tableau, commemorating Betsy Ross's Flag. 22 m...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*******s for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Tobacco/Cannabis Medal Collection  [167725]2310 - Tobacco/Cannabis Medal Collection [167725]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten medals: Bull Durham - heads/tails flipper (4); Skoal Chew Tobacco; Camel Cigarettes 1956 medal; Cannabis: Legalize It, one ounce copper pie
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*******s for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mining Medals: Five Silver (11)  [162374]2311 - Mining Medals: Five Silver (11) [162374]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven medals pertaining to mining. Five are one ounce silver: 1984 Pegasus Gold Corporation; Longines Symphonette 1848 Gold at Sutters Mill; 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to S******e for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Religious Medal Collection  [164133]2312 - Religious Medal Collection [164133]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 religious medals. Four are silver: Madonna and child; Christmas Carolers; Pope John Paul II (2). Others include: Cathedral Church of St. Joh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Centennial Medal Collection  [170762]2313 - Centennial Medal Collection [170762]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of over 40 medals celebrating centennials, bicentennials, sesquicentennials. At least nine are silver: four California bicentennial (1969); Cente
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to G********_.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Famous People Medals (Many Silver)  [164132]2314 - Famous People Medals (Many Silver) [164132]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 silver and 11 other medals commemorating famous people. Silver: Mark Twain, George Gershwin; Walter Reed; Samuel Gompers; Walt Whitman; Moza
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m****y for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Silver Medal Collection  [170991]2315 - Silver Medal Collection [170991]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six silver medals: 1) Medallic Art Co. U.S. Grant/Robert E. Lee "Let Us Have Peace," 64 mm, 129 grams (4.5 oz.). 2 & 3) two Nat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to R*****6 for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Ku Klux Klan Medal Collection  [171479]2316 - Ku Klux Klan Medal Collection [171479]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 Ku Klux Klan medals including a photocopy of D. E. birdsell's 2nd edition "Ku Klux Klan Tokens".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********n for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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American Revolution Medal Collection  [164143]2317 - American Revolution Medal Collection [164143]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 33 medals pertaining to the American Revolution. Sixteen are dollar sized silver; two are half dollar sized silver; 14 are brass or bron
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 600.00
Sold to m****y for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Medallic Art Co. California Mission Medals  [170990]2318 - Medallic Art Co. California Mission Medals [170990]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A cigar box full of brilliant uncirculated medals made by the Medallic Art Company of New York in high relief proof commemorating the California Missi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to j*****d for (1,200.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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Franklin Mint: Presidential Commemorative Medals  [170996]2319 - Franklin Mint: Presidential Commemorative Medals [170996]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27 Franklin Mint Treasury of Presidential Commemorative Medals exclusive American Express Edition. Each medal is solid sterling silver 500 grai
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w**********e for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Sovereign Nation Silver Medals  [169790]2320 - Sovereign Nation Silver Medals [169790]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Commemorative Silver Medallions from the Indian Tribes of America," a commemorative series issued by the Franklin Mint, 1971-1976, contai...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to w**********e for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
 
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