October 2017 Premier Auction

Auction Details

This 5-day sale features 2,900 lots in multiple collecting categories including Mining, Minerals, Native Americana, Bottles, Gaming, Cowboy, Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Postal History & Philatelic, Firearms & Military, and General Americana.

Highlights include:

*Gold, gold & silver ore, & choice mineral specimens from around the world

*a wide variety of mining collectibles including artifacts, stock certificates, photographs, and ephemera

*choice Native Americana from a prominent collection including Western baskets, projectile points, Navajo Pottery, jewelry, a Kachina Collection, and a Pacific NW bone, ivory & carved stone collection

*Bottles and antique glass including the Shamberger Saratoga Mineral Water Collection, Saloon back bar bottles, Western sodas and whiskies, Nevada embossed bottles, and an Insulator Collection

*Cowboy collectibles including a branding iron collection and cowboy postcards

*Tokens & Medals including Tombstone, Arizona, Alaska, California, Nevada Tokens & key tags, Fort tokens, So-Called Dollar collection feat. Bryan Money, Encased Cents, and US & Mining Medals

*Numismatics including Colorado silver coinage (a new discovery), Salt Lake City National Bank Note Collection, Nevada National Bank Notes, Assay incl. a rare assayer ingot and & Comstock assay documents

*Railroad stocks, bonds, keys, locks, and reference libraries

*Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles incl. a rare Wells Fargo gold medal

*Postal history including first flights, first day covers, and revenue stamped documents

*A selection of antique firearms and swords

*Political collectibles feat. a Theodore Roosevelt button collection

*General Americana with strong Colorado, Montana, and Nevada sections including Shamberger Photograph Collection of Nevada Mining Camps and a large selection of Colorado stereoviews

*A special Dealer Section featuring large lots of mining, railroad, & other stocks, bonds, and postcards

                                          Auction Schedule

Day 1, Thursday, October 19, 2017 (Lots 1000-1666)
            Minerals (1000-1179)
                        Gold (1000-1013)
                        Ore, Gem, & Mineral Specimens  (1014-1179)
 
            Mining (1180-1666)
                        Candlesticks (1180-1188)
                        Explosives (1189-1198)
                        Mine Lighting (Carbide, Oil, Safety) (1199-1216)
                        Hard Goods (1217-1224)
                        Books (1225-1259)
                        Stocks, Checks, & Other Ephemera  (1260-1666)
 
 
Day 2, Friday, October 20, 2017 (Lots 2000-2576)
            Native Americana (2000-2268)
                        Southwest
                                    Art (2000-2026)
                                    Baskets (2027-2037)
                                    Beadwork (2038-2056)
                                    Moccasins (2057-2064)
                                    Rugs & Jewelry (2065-2071)
                                    Kachinas (2072-2099)
                                    Pottery (2100-2170)
                                    Tools & Other (2171-2181)
                        Northwest
                                    Animal tools/art (2182-2189)
                                    Clothing & Moccasins (2190-2197)
                                    Ivory Art & Tools (2198-2211)
                                    Sculptures (2212-2226)
                                    Tools & Other (2227-2232)
                        Nat. Amer. Books (2233-2268)
 
            Bottles & Glass (2269-2498)
                        Bitters, Poisons, Medicines (2269-2299)
                        Mineral Water (2300-2361)
                        Soda (2362-2412)
                        Whiskey (2413-2452)
                        Beer & Other (2453-2477)
                        Insulators (2478-2498)
 
            Gaming (2499-2521)
 
            Cowboy (2522-2576)
                        Branding Irons (2522-2540)
                        Cowboy Ephemera (2541-2576)
 
 
Day 3, Saturday, October 21, 2017 (Lots 3000-3610)
            Tokens (Geographic Sort) (3000-3068)
 
            Numismatics (3069-3281)
                        So-Called Dollars (3069-3136)
                                    Bryan Money (3069-3099)
                                    Other (3100-3136)
                        Medals (3137-3181)
                        Coins (3182-3202)
                        Encased Cents (3203-3216)
                        Currency (3217-3245)
                        Scrip & Ephemera (3246-3256)
                        Ingots & Assay (3257-3281)
           
            Railroad & Express (3282-3445)
                        Books (3282-3304)
                        Locks & Keys (3305-3317)
                        Stocks, Bonds, & Ephemera  (3318-3425)
                        Wells Fargo & Other Express (3426-3445)
 
            Postal History & Philatelic (3446-3526)
                        First Day & First Flight (3446-3475)
                        Military (3476-3486)
                        Geographic Sort (3487-3510)
                        Stamps & Revenue (3511-3526)
           
            Firearms, Weaponry, & Military Collectibles (3527-3610)
                        Civil War (3527-3546)
                        Other Military (3547-3556)
                        Firearms, Holsters, & Ephemera (3557-3568)
                        Knives & Swords (3569-3610)
 
 
Day 4, Sunday, October 22, 2017 (Lots 4000-4624)
            Political incl. Theodore Roosevelt Collection (4000-4022)
           
            General Americana
                        (Geographic Sort) (4023-4497)
                        Art (4498-4511)
                        Books (4512-4529)
                        Miscellaneous Americana incl. Hard Goods, Jewelry, & Ephemera (4530-4595)
                        World Collectibles (4596-4624)
 
           
Day 5, Monday, October 23, 2017 (Lots 5000-5415)
            Dealer Specials
                        Misc. Americana & Ephemera (5000-5017)
                        Stock Certificates & Bonds: Mining, Railroad, & Other (5018-5415)
 

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Twinned Crystal of Native Gold from Russia1010 - Twinned Crystal of Native Gold from Russia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large, spectacular, water-worn, spinel-law twinned crystal of native gold. This specimen was formerly part of the world-famous F. John Barlow Collec
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Start Price : 3,750.00 | Estimate : 7,500.00 - 11,250.00
 
 
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Crystallized Gold in Quartz from Venezuela1011 - Crystallized Gold in Quartz from Venezuela
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A superb example of crystallized gold in quartz from Venezuela. The area around Santa Elena de Uairen is currently a hotbed of gold exploration. The c
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
 
 
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Octahedral Gold Crystal from Venezuela1012 - Octahedral Gold Crystal from Venezuela
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice, single, flattened, water-worn octahedral gold crystal personally collected by Bryan K. Lees, President - Collector' Edge Minerals and ow...
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Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,250.00
 
 
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Wire Gold in Quartz from Venezuela1013 - Wire Gold in Quartz from Venezuela
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A fantastic specimen of wire gold in quartz recovered during the last decade from near surface, gold-bearing quartz veins during the last decade near
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Neptunite from Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California1014 - Neptunite from Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive, classic specimen of this unusual silicate of potassium, sodium, lithium, iron, manganese, and titanium. The Benitoite Gem Mine (Dallas
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Start Price : 625.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
 
 
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Rhodochrosite and Tetrahedrite, Quartz from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado1015 - Rhodochrosite and Tetrahedrite, Quartz from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Sweet Home Mine in Alma, Colorado is the source of world's finest crystals of rhodochrosite (manganese carbonate). Originally opened in the ...
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Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,250.00
 
 
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Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado1016 - Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A superb specimen of rhodochrosite and quartz from the Hedgehog Pocket in the world-famous Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado. The rhodochrosite crystals
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Start Price : 1,375.00 | Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,125.00
 
 
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Microcline v. Amazonite and Quartz v. Smoky from Smoky Hawk Mine, Colorado1017 - Microcline v. Amazonite and Quartz v. Smoky from Smoky Hawk Mine, Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This superb amazonite and smoky quartz specimen is from the Smoky Hawk Mine, Teller County, Colorado. Amazonite is a variety of microcline feldspar co
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Start Price : 875.00 | Estimate : 1,750.00 - 2,625.00
 
 
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Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan1018 - Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An exceptionally well-crystallized copper specimen from the historically important copper mining province of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. While c
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Start Price : 2,250.00 | Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,750.00
 
 
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Oregon Ledge Silver and Gold Specimen1019 - Oregon Ledge Silver and Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Oregon Ledge was the ledge that made Austin famous. These two specimens come from the area of the Oregon Mine. Contains silver, gold, and heated b
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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