2210 - Three New Orleans ExchangesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Three different: one Civil War, two post-War. 1) 1863 First of Exchange, blue paper, locomotive vignette, blue 2 cent adhesive revenue stamp. Pen canc
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******e for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
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2214 - Possible Die Trials for Las Vegas Hotel FobsHolabird Western Americana Collections
These are a mystery to us. Two brass pieces that could be die trials for fobs. Both feature almost identical hotel imprints. One is for the Overland H
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******F for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
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2216 - Two Banking Safe CollectiblesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Both are cast iron--a small (5" x 3.75" x 3.5") replica of a safe with scroll work, working dial and door; front writing: National Sa...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****H for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
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2218 - Very early Eastern Bank Exchange & CheckHolabird Western Americana Collections
Dated 1822, Lot of 2: 1) Bill of Exchange From Philadelphia, dated Dec. 31, 1822. 2) Check from the Stephen Girard Banker, Philadelphia, dated 30 Sept
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to a*******s for (10.00 + 2.30BP) = 12.30
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2221 - Humbert Slug Illustration Die PlatesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of print plates for the illustrations of the octagonal and round $50 Humbert Slugs. 1 1/2 x 3 1/2" and 2 x 4 1/2". Metal mounted on w...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******g for (500.00 + 115.00BP) = 615.00
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2222 - Foreign Bank DraftsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Earliest is an 1868 Cuban exchange w/ 50 cent revenue stamp. Also: three Barclay Bank Limited drafts (London, 1934), two Amsterdam drafts (
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
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2223 - Two South African ExchangesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two 1st Exchanges from the National Bank of South African Republic. Made payable in Paris. Amounts listed in shillings. Both have adhesive revenue sta
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
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2224 - Sixteen Paris ExchangesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16 exchanges for John Monroe & Co. Date between 1866 and 1868. Amounts are all in francs. Thirteen of the exchanges still have adhesive r...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 70.00 - 250.00
Sold to m********r for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
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2226 - Specialty Currency CataloguesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Kelly; National Bank Notes A Guide with Prices, 1981... Currency Auctions of America; The Charles Colver Collection of California National Bank Notes
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to i*********1 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
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2227 - Coin and Currency CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Seven pieces of collectibles: 1) 1918 letter from a lithography company in San Francisco to the Farmers Bank of Carson Valley, Minden; 2) 1896 letter
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to j******d for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
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2228 - Coin & Currency Collectible GroupHolabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of three coin/currency items: Confederate $100 note, series of October, 1862; Richmond, folds, tears, chips. Three interest paid stamps on
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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2228a - European Currency CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Western and eastern Europe bank notes generally dating from 1902-1922. Hungary (36 notes), Poland (4), Italy, France, Greece, Russia, Norway, Finland
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*****n for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
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2228b - Germany & Austria Currency CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
About 100 notes in all, 50 from Austria and 48 from Germany. All notes dating from about 1902-1922. Various denominations, condition. Nice group. HWAC
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
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2228c - Foreign Currency CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of notes from Mexico and South America (18); Military Payment notes (10),; Far East countries: Malaya, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Hong Ko
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*****n for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
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2229 - Gold Nugget Sterling SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
4 1/4" sterling silver spoon labeled "Dawson" with a small gold nugget attached to the handle. City: Dawson State: Alaska Date: ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******d for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
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2230 - Silver Forks with Gold NuggetsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 forks, 7 inches long with small gold nuggets on their handles. Engraved on the back "Holmes & Edwards - Inlaid", they are tho...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to B***o for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
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2231 - Two Gold Country SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Sterling Silver. Auburn and Placerville. Both have a 'gold pan' with gold (not real). City: Auburn / Placerville State: California Dat...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 2*****s for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
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2232 - Two Empire Sterling Silver SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
One die struck; one engraved (back has Sutter's Mill , Cliff House). City: Grass Valley State: California Date: hwac# 35609
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
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2233 - Great Cable Incline SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Sterling silver spoon, 4" long. City: Mt. Lowe State: California Date: hwac# 35113
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 9*****H for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
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2234 - Nevada City and Grass Valley SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two Sterling Silver Spoons. 1) Champion Mine in Nevada City. 2) Empire Mine in Grass Valley. City: Nevada City State: California Date: hwac#
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
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2235 - Three Nevada City, CA SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Three Nevada City Spoons featuring different engravings of schools. Washington School, Nevada City High School and Nevada City Elementary School.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G********_.. for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
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2236 - Two Nevada City SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two Spoons from Nevada City. One with handle designs of a standing bear and state name California, on back engraved "Virginia 1897". The s...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
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2237 - Two Nevada City Sterling Silver SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
One spoon with a sketching of Nevada City, CA and a very intricate flower design throughout the handle. The other spoon includes an engraved sketching
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
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2244 - Two California Sterling Silver SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Struck it at Last" Golden Gate spoon. 2) Sacramento "Eureka" spoon. City: San Francisco State: California Date: hwa...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 160.00
Sold to 8*****l for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
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2245 - Sterling Silver Mining SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Light blue enameled "Denver", "struck it rich" and a miner holding a nugget with milling buildings at top. Reverse has a pack bu...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G********_.. for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
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2248 - Slave Scene Enameled SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Sterling 5 3/4" silver spoon, enameled scene of blacks working in the cotton fields. Engraved on the handle "Birmingham, Alabama." ...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
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2249 - Negro Watermelon SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Enameled watermelon on spoon marked "Atlanta" with black man's face at top. Reverse is enscribed "A.C." and copyright 1895. ...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
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2250 - Enameled Negro Sterling Silver SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare souvenir of Nashville, Tennessee, with enameled black man eating watermelon, labeled "The Real Thing". 6" long, marked ste...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
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2251 - Nine 1915 Montana Silver-Plated SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Each with Montana crest on top front and American crest on top back. Back of spoon says Patented February 23, 1915 by William Rogers & Son AA. T...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
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2253 - Two Goldfield Sterling Silver SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) The choice spoon is a gold wash Joshua Tree. 2) Goldfield, Nevada with a gold pan with gold (not real). City: Goldfield State: Nevada Date:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to G********_.. for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
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2254 - Silver Plated Brownsville, Texas SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Brownsville inside spoon with a design around it. Texas down the handle. Texas Lone Star and cattle at top of spoon. Maker was P&B with each let...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
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2255 - Foreign Coin SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 spoons made from foreign coins; 1760 Spain, 1929 Netherlands, 1811 Nicaragua; 1821 Germany; 1801 Germany; 1894 Guatamala. City: State:
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8*****l for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
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2256 - Souvenir SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
9 Various sterling silver spoons, 8 of which are George III era spoons from different British manufacturers, one is a Thomas Wallace II era spoon. Man
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to 8*****l for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
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2258 - Pearl-Handled Carving Knife (M. Price, SF)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seventeen inch long pearl handled carving knife made by M. Price of San Francisco. A gold rush relic. Michael Price, Jr. (1833-1889) apprenticed as a
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
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2259 - Famous Will & Finck Cutlery DivisionHolabird Western Americana Collections
15 Carving set pieces. Includes stag/antler knife (14.5") & fork. Four additional knives. Five knife sharpeners. The rest are carving forks...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*********1 for (475.00 + 109.25BP) = 584.25
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2262 - 8 Piece Silver Plate Tableware SetHolabird Western Americana Collections
An 8 piece collection of silver plated tableware made by Wilcox Silver Plate Co. The set includes 1 large tray (28" L x 19.25" W), 1 medi...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
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2263 - 4 Piece Silver Plate Serving SetHolabird Western Americana Collections
1 Wilcox International Silver round plate (Diameter 10"), 1 larger shell shaped serving bowl (8" L x 10" W x 1.75" D), 1 Reed &a...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
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2264 - 6 Piece Silver Plate Serving SetHolabird Western Americana Collections
1 Ronson small tray (9.5" L x 6.25" W), 1 small serving bowl (10" L x 7.5" W x 1.25" D), 1 small round bowl (diameter 6&quo...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
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2267 - Silver Plated Dish CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of silver plated dishes and silver ware. Includes a 2 piece 8" x 11" Lawrence B. Smith dish, a 9.25" Wallace Silversmit...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
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2268 - Silver Star Zinc IngotHolabird Western Americana Collections
Debossed “Silver Star” with a star at each corner of the front nameplate, 8.5" x 18" x1.25.” On the back is shipping information in black ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (325.00 + 74.75BP) = 399.75
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2269 - Copper Ingot Recovered from Sunken Ship!Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ingot. Copper, Michigan. Lake Shore Mining Co. Recovered from sunken ship. Approximately 17 pounds. City: Kingsford State: Michigan Date: hwa
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 450.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (600.00 + 138.00BP) = 738.00
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2271 - Bismuth IngotHolabird Western Americana Collections
Ingot. Bismuth, Bolivian. Comibol Funbitela (Corporación Minera de Bolivia). 142.9 g. It is a brittle metal with a silvery white color when ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
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2272 - Large Gold NuggetHolabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful, large gold nugget. 2" x 1.5" x 0.5" 4.25 troy ounces. Good color and character, all natural, no quartz, very attractive. ...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 4,000.00 | Estimate : 8,000.00 - 11,000.00
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2273 - Beautiful Large Natural Gold NuggetHolabird Western Americana Collections
2" x 1.25" x 0.5", 4.75 troy ounces. Natural nugget, no quartz. Very nice appearance. Nuggets this size and larger are rare. Anything...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 13,000.00
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2274 - Natural Gold Nugget Bracelet, Ring, Ear pinsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Gorgeous natural gold nugget bracelet, 7" long, consisting of eight nuggets, with two matching ear pieces comprised of a weight of 0.67 troy ou...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to B***o for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
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2275 - Large Gold in Quartz from BodieHolabird Western Americana Collections
Matched pair of ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut in half, showing the native gold in banded quartz. The ore assays
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to r***z for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
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2276 - Native gold in Quartz Specimens from BodieHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four pieces of gold ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. Two are 1 x 1", one is 2 x 1/2, one is small.
Long time Bodie resident Bobby Bell ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to e*****3 for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
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2277 - Native Gold in Quartz from BodieHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four more pieces from the Goodshaw Vein. Two 2 1/2 x 1", two 1/2 x 1/2. The ore assays 20 oz/t gold and 90 oz/t silver.
Long time Bodie res...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to B***o for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
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2278 - Native Gold in Quartz from BodieHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four more cut ore specimens. Each 2 x 1/2" showing silver and gold in banded quartz.
Long time Bodie resident Bobby Bell (son of noted Bodi...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to r***z for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
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2279 - Gold in Quartz BrecciaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Gold in Quartz Breccia, Central City, Colorado. Visible gold present. Breccia is a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock cemented toge
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to e*****3 for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
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2281 - Coarse Crystalline Copper From Chino MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
About ten coarse crystalline copper specimens from Chino. Raw, uncurated. All less than 4". City: Santa Rita State: New Mexico Date: h...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********2 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
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2282 - Native Copper Sheets from ChinoHolabird Western Americana Collections
About 1.5 pounds of native copper in sheets from the Chino mine. Uncurated. Raw. Generally 2 to 6" x 2-4". Nice Collection. City: Sant...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
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2283 - Native Copper from Chino with MatrixHolabird Western Americana Collections
About 2 pounds of native copper as veins, from the Chino mine. Uncurated. Raw. These are a little larger and more coarse than some of the other speci
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
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2284 - Large Native Copper Pieces from ChinoHolabird Western Americana Collections
Five large pieces of native copper, fairly thick (1/8") from the Chino Mine. About 2 pounds. Raw. City: Santa Rita State: New Mexico Date:...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n.. for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
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2285 - Copper Specimens and Ores from ChinoHolabird Western Americana Collections
Box of specimens of native copper, chrysocolla, turquoise, oxide copper ores, copper slag, Chino Mine Reports, various collectibles. City: Santa Ri
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*********2 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
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2286 - Kelly Mine Ingot and Mine TagsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Copper ingot and mine tags from the famous Kelly Mine in New Mexico. The ingot is marked "KCM" and weighs less than five ounces.
These it...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t********n.. for (95.00 + 21.85BP) = 116.85
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2287 - Azurite and Chrysocolla from ChinoHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two large specimens of azurite and chrysocolla from the Chino Mine. The best is about 6 x 6". Choice dark black matrix. City: Santa Rita St...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********2 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
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2288 - Native Copper and Copper IngotsHolabird Western Americana Collections
About three pounds of large native copper specimens and two unmarked copper ingots. Some of the specimens might make nice crystalline specimens. Raw,
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t********n.. for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
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2289 - Gold & Silver Mining Cane w/ Gold in QuartzHolabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular high quality, gold quartz, gold and silver cane by renowned engraving artist Jim Sornberger of Volcano, California. This cane has a gold
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 5,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to A*****4 for (4,000.00 + 800.00BP) = 4,800.00
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2290 - Gold Topped and Tipped Wood Cane (1888)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful wood cane, gold engraved top (flowers and leaves), presented to S. Wild (Simon Wild, secretary, 1894). Schiller Lodge, No. 105 IOOF (organiz
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
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2293 - Native Daughters of the Golden West BadgeHolabird Western Americana Collections
Rose gold small badge (3/4x3/4") for the Native Daughters of the Golden West Badge. Engraved on reverse "May E. Dexter." Pin attached...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m******3 for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
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2294 - Gold in Quartz Bolo TieHolabird Western Americana Collections
Gold in Quartz bolo tie. Gold from Idarado Mine. Ouray-San Miguel Counties, Colorado. Sterling silver setting. Collected in 1970s. City: Ouray-San
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 275.00 - 350.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
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2297 - Gold Rush Belt/sash buckleHolabird Western Americana Collections
Ornate 2 1/4 x 1 1/2" belt or sash buckle. 13.6 grams. No markings. City: State: Date: hwac# 33079
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to a********o for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
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2298 - Gold and Blue Enamel Pendant WatchHolabird Western Americana Collections
Elegant, tiny ladies pendant watch with gold diamond shapes on the hours; gold rim and a beautiful blue enamel back with swirls of color. No identific
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 480.00
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2299 - Gold Ladies Pendant WatchHolabird Western Americana Collections
Small gold watch, roman numerals set in mother-of-pearl face with beautiful floral engraving sides and back. "Sovereign" on the face. C...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 480.00
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2303 - French Corral Gold Rush LetterHolabird Western Americana Collections
William reports that there is no more sickness in the West than in Maryland or Pennsylvania. Author left home two years ago. Some light staining, easy
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
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