Holabird delights bidders with 5-day sale of Western Americana

Large sterling and inlay cuff by Dennis Edaakie, $1,437
Large sterling and inlay cuff by Dennis Edaakie, $1,437
Large sterling and inlay cuff by Dennis Edaakie, $1,437

RENO, Nev. – Fragments of Levi jeans from the 1880s soared to $10,312, two period photos of the surrender of Geronimo in Arizona in the 1880s brought $5,125, and a circa-1838 one-dollar gold coin struck in North Carolina by Christoph Bechtler sold for $7,500 at Holabird Western Americana Collections’ Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction, held August 5 through August 9. The five-day event featured nearly 3,000 lots of Native Americana, philatelic (stamps) and numismatics (coins), militaria, railroad collectibles, Americana, mining memorabilia, stock certificates, art and more.

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