Auction Details
Our first auction of 2018 is a special two-day, 1,400+ lot sale with items in more than a dozen collecting categories, including Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Mining, Postcards, Bottles, General Americana, Native Americana, Antique Firearms, Military, Cowboy, and a Bargains & Dealer Specials Section.
*Highlights*
--A rare grouping of 19th century silverware from jewelers on the Comstock Lode, including a never-before-seen M.M. Fredrick silver chalice.
--A stunning California Gold-in-Quartz watch plus other jewelry
--A large General Americana section featuring ephemera from Western states like California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana; large postcard collections from Utah and Washington; and art.
--An assorted Mining section with reference books, lamps, spoons, rare stock certificates, photographs, documents, and ore and fossil specimens
--All sorts of Native Americana including baskets, beadwork, clothing, tools, war clubs, rugs, pottery, and ephemera
--Cowboy collectibles such as art, ephemera, saddles, irons, clothing, and photographs
--A Firearms & Weaponry section featuring rare antique ammunition and knives
--Military collectibles including Civil War documents, photographs, and a rare Ambulance Corps Arm Band
--Coin collecting books, catalogs, US coin sets, US and foreign medals, bank notes/currency, and ingots
--Rare slot machines, gaming chips, and ephemera in our Gaming section
--A fabulous antique Bottle section featuring California Gold Rush Sodas and Nevada Medicines, including examples used in Fred Holabird's bottle books.
--Railroad reference books, padlocks, nails, passes, and other ephemera including train wreck photo collections
--A small but select offering of Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles including 1850s stock certificates
--Collectibles from 8 different World's Fairs & Expositions
--The auction concludes with a large Bargains & Dealer Specials section full of collectibles from many categories including Mining, Railroad, Tokens, & General Americana. These lots are either large groupings or entry-level items, meant to help restock dealer inventories and jumpstart a new generation of collectors!
Full Auction Schedule
Day One, January 20th, 2018 (Lots 1001-1723)
*General Americana (Lots 1001-1377)
*Foreign (Lots 1378-1391)
*Mining (Lots 1392-1578)
*Minerals (Lots1579-1596)
*Art (Lots 1597-1625)
*Native Americana (Lots 1626-1723)
Day Two, January 21st, 2018 (Lots 2001-2726)
*Cowboy (Lots 2001-2054)
*Firearms/Weaponry (Lots 2055-2102)
*Military (Lots 2103-2135)
*Numismatics (Lots 2136-2192)
*Gaming (Lots 2193-2210)
*Tokens (Lots 2211-2232)
*Bottles (Lots 2233-2365)
*Saloon (Lots 2366-2373
*Railroadiana (Lots 2374-2483)
*Wells Fargo (Lots 2484-2489)
*World's Fair & Expositions (Lots 2490-2508)
*Bargains & Dealer Specials (Lots 2509-2726)