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1857-S $20 U.S. gold coin with a deep golden-red patina, known as the ‘Golden Gate’ coin, estimated at $75,000-$200,000

Spectacular coins, some from shipwrecks, will emerge at Holabird, Apr. 29

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1857-S $20 U.S. gold coin with a deep golden-red patina, known as the ‘Golden Gate’ coin, estimated at $75,000-$200,000

1857-S $20 U.S. gold coin with a deep golden-red patina, known as the ‘Golden Gate’ coin, estimated at $75,000-$200,000

RENO, Nev. – For the first time, two numismatic companies that are giants in their field – Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC and Finest Known, LLC – will join forces to hold a sale titled Treasure Trove of Rarities: Coins & Treasure Shipwreck Auction on Saturday, April 29. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Circa-1870s-1880s beaded buckskin vest made for a small child, $2,375

Holabird promised a four-day Big Bonanza, and delivered

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Circa-1870s-1880s beaded buckskin vest made for a small child, $2,375

Circa-1870s-1880s beaded buckskin vest made for a small child, $2,375

RENO, Nev. – An 1859 document dating to the beginning of the Comstock Lode silver rush in the U.S. and including mention of the most important mining claim – the Ophir – sold for $16,875 at a four-day Big Bonanza auction held March 30 through April 2 by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC.

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Circa-1870s carte de visite of Buffalo Bill Cody, estimated at $20,000-$50,000

Buffalo Bill Cody CDV leads parade of delights at Holabird, March 30-April 2

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Circa-1870s carte de visite of Buffalo Bill Cody, estimated at $20,000-$50,000

Circa-1870s carte de visite of Buffalo Bill Cody, estimated at $20,000-$50,000

RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections will hold a four-day Big Bonanza Auction online from Thursday, March 30, through Sunday, April 2, with more than 2,000 lots in categories that include mining, philatelic, numismatic, railroad and Native Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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32.15-ounce Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s California Gold Rush gold ingot, recovered from the 1857 sinking of the S.S. Central America, $138,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

Two-pound gold ingot tops final SS Central America sale at Holabird

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32.15-ounce Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s California Gold Rush gold ingot, recovered from the 1857 sinking of the S.S. Central America, $138,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

32.15-ounce Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s California Gold Rush gold ingot, recovered from the 1857 sinking of the S.S. Central America, $138,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

RENO, Nev. – From lumps of coal and crewmembers’ keys to tableware and exquisite jewelry, collectors bid $1.1 million to acquire 422 lots of California Gold Rush-era artifacts recovered from the 1857 sinking of the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America. The two-day auction took place March 4 and 5, and was conducted in Reno, Nevada and online by Holabird Western Americana Collections.

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Large 18K Gold Rush ore engraved brooch, estimated at $10,000-$100,000, which California’s first millionaire, San Francisco businessman Samuel Brannan, was sending to his son in Geneva, Switzerland as a gift to the son's teacher. Photo credit Holabird Western Americana Collections

Last call for S.S. Central America treasures at Holabird, March 4-5

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Large 18K Gold Rush ore engraved brooch, estimated at $10,000-$100,000, which California’s first millionaire, San Francisco businessman Samuel Brannan, was sending to his son in Geneva, Switzerland as a gift to the son's teacher. Photo credit Holabird Western Americana Collections

Large 18K Gold Rush ore engraved brooch, estimated at $10,000-$100,000, which California’s first millionaire, San Francisco businessman Samuel Brannan, was sending to his son in Geneva, Switzerland as a gift to the son’s teacher via the S.S. Central America, which sank in 1857. Photo credit Holabird Western Americana Collections

RENO, Nev. – The second and final auction of never-before-offered, historic California Gold Rush artifacts recovered from the 1857 sinking of the fabled Ship of Gold, the S.S. Central America, will be held on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5 by Holabird Western Americana Collections LLC. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Circa-1868 dark lime green Dr. Boerhaave’s Stomach Bitters bottle, $8,435

Holabird’s ‘Pike’s Peak or Bust!’ auction reached the summit

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Circa-1868 dark lime green Dr. Boerhaave’s Stomach Bitters bottle, $8,435

Circa-1868 dark lime green Dr. Boerhaave’s Stomach Bitters bottle, $8,435

RENO, Nev. – A ten-dollar 1902 red seal banknote from the Farmers & Merchants National Bank in Reno, Nevada sold for $12,500, a runaway slave broadside from 1862 brought $8,750, and a circa-1868 lime green Dr. Boerhaave’s Stomach Bitters bottle finished at $8,435 at a four-day auction held Jan. 19-22, live and online, by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC.

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Original circa-1897 Ringling Brothers broadside advertising “Three Famous Aerial Ladies,” estimated at $500-$1,500

Holabird to host ‘Pike’s Peak or Bust!’ auction, Jan. 19-22

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Original circa-1897 Ringling Brothers broadside advertising “Three Famous Aerial Ladies,” estimated at $500-$1,500


Original circa-1897 Ringling Brothers broadside, estimated at $500-$1,500

RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC’s first live auction event of the year will be a four-day affair – Thursday, January 19 through Sunday, January 22 – featuring collectibles in more than a dozen categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Miner’s work pants with a five-button fly, recovered from the S.S. Central America, $114,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

SS Central America shipwreck treasures total $1M at Holabird

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Miner’s work pants with a five-button fly, recovered from the S.S. Central America, $114,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

Miner’s work pants with a five-button fly, recovered from the S.S. Central America, $114,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

RENO, Nev. – An auction of 270 never-before-offered historic California Gold Rush sunken treasure artifacts, conducted on December 3 by Holabird Western Americana Collections, totaled nearly $1 million. The recovered jewelry, mid-1800s clothing, glassware and other items were retrieved from the legendary vessel dubbed the Ship of Gold, the S.S. Central America, which sank during a voyage to New York in 1857. More than 7,500 registered bidders across the United States and in six other countries participated.

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Gold Rush-era bounty from SS Central America sails to Holabird, Dec. 3

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Miner’s work pants with a button fly, recovered from the S.S. Central America, possibly made by or for Levi Strauss, estimated at $50,000-$100,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

Miner’s work pants with a button fly, recovered from the S.S. Central America, possibly made by or for Levi Strauss, estimated at $50,000-$100,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

RENO, Nev. – On Saturday, December 3, Holabird Western Americana Collections will offer a time capsule of Gold Rush life in the form of items recovered from the 1857 sinking of the legendary vessel dubbed the “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Circa-1900 red mesa chief pattern rug, $4,000

Holabird thrilled bidders with four days’ worth of prizes

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Circa-1900 red mesa chief pattern rug, $4,000

Circa-1900 red mesa chief pattern rug, $4,000

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RENO, Nev. – An Ansel Adams-signed Yosemite photo from around 1959 sold for $38,750 at a four-day Western Frontiers auction held October 13-16 by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC. The 2,100-lot sale featured Native and general Americana, mining material, numismatics, art, bottles, stocks and more.

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