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Holabird Western Americana Collections

Auction Info

Auction Name
Collector's Jackpot Timed Auction - Day 2
Auction Date
07/13/2025 - 07/13/2025
Sale Number
#109177
Total Lots
239
Sold Lots
226
Lots Sold
94.56%
Unsold Lots
13
Total Sales (USD)
20,385.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
18,560.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
39,100.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
20,440.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
42,500.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
47.96%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2126

Bank of California, Virginia City, Nevada Check Collection

1864-1883 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 937.50
2213

Confederate Currency Group (5)

USD 120.00 - 150.00 USD 507.81
2159

Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Check Issued to Assayer Conrad Wiegand

1870 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 468.75
2214

Confederate Fifty Dollar Note T-66

USD 70.00 - 120.00 USD 429.69
2117

Krause & Reese Pioneer Assay Office Memorandum, Aurora, Nevada Territory, 1862

1862 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 390.63
2229

Canadian Currency Collection (16)

USD 60.00 - 100.00 USD 390.63
2141

James G. Fair Autographed Check Pair, Virginia City, Nevada

1874 USD 100.00 - 120.00 USD 312.50
2201

Michigan Mining Scrip (2)

USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 296.88
2157

Gould & Curry Mining Check Issued to Assayer E. Ruhling & Co.

1870 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 281.25
2131

Virginia City, Nevada Mining RN checks to Comstock Merchants (3)

1871-78 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 265.63
2232

Cuba 1869 Uncut Sheet Cincuenta Centavos Scrip Notes

USD 70.00 - 100.00 USD 265.63
2155

Gould & Curry Mining Check Issued to Assayer Harvey Harris

1870 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 250.00
2218

Colorized Two Dollar Bills (25)

USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
2158

Gould & Curry Mining Co. Nevada Territory Check to Assayer Conrad Wiegand

1864 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 234.38
2161

Virginia City, Nevada Mining Checks Issued to Gillig, Mott & Co. (Grant Lanterns)

1866-71 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 218.75
2150

Virginia City, Nevada Mining Checks Issued to Superintendents

1864-83 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 203.13
2248

Pacific Island Currency (5)

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 203.13
2231

Chinese Bank Note Collection (56)

USD 150.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
2124

Super Early 1861 Virginia City, Nevada Territory Mining Check

1861 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 187.50
2221

U. S. Currency Star Note Collection (7)

USD 80.00 - 200.00 USD 187.50
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    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
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    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
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