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Holabird Western Americana Collections

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Auction Name: The "Mint State" Auction, session 2: Native Americana, Militaria, Mining
Auction Date: 05/03/2025 - 05/03/2025
Sale Number: #107454
Total Lots: 167
Sold Lots: 89
Lots Sold: 53.29%
Unsold Lots: 78

Total Sales (USD): 12,125.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 15,430.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 26,870.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 43,170.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 73,090.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 16.59%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
2416	Nevada Mine Warning Sign, Very Rare		USD 100.00 - 300.00	USD 1,125.00
2364a	Montezuma Mine Letter, 1880, Big Pine, Inyo County, California		USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 625.00
2446	Gold Dredging Ephemera Collection, Kirshenbaum		USD 150.00 - 400.00	USD 593.75
2413	Nevada Geology Book from Sen. Jones Library (2)	1882	USD 800.00 - 1,100.00	USD 500.00
2381	Two Nevada County Hydraulic Mining Photographs		USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 406.25
2147	Battle of Franklin Print	1864	USD 500.00 - 900.00	USD 312.50
2148	Lincoln Entering Richmond, Virginia Original Print	1868	USD 300.00 - 600.00	USD 281.25
2389	Boston Museum Newspapers 1849 Cal Gold Rush		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 250.00
2403	Lost Mine Map, Geologic Sections, Helena, c1904		USD 400.00 - 1,200.00	USD 225.00
2125	Randall Made Knives a Book by Robert Gaddis c.1993		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 212.50
2421	United Mine Workers of America, Region Charter, Shamokin, PA, 1935		USD 300.00 - 800.00	USD 200.00
2431	Blasting/Explosive Ephemera Lot (8 pieces)		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
2124	Randall Fighting Knives in Wartime Autographed by Robert E. Hunt		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
2349	Kent's Patented Improved Gold and Silver Processing c. 1864	1864	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
2423	Placer Dredge Machinery Book, 1910		USD 120.00 - 200.00	USD 175.00
2445	Brothers in Mining Outfits: Vintage Photo		USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 162.50
2373	Idaho-Maryland Mine Photograph, Grass Valley		USD 120.00 - 150.00	USD 162.50
2370	Grass Valley Area Mine Map	1916	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 162.50
2452	Mining Check Collection, 28 Different	1873-1941	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 150.00
2151	Journal Flour Inspections of General James Bell 9th Cavalry,1881, Fort Wingate, New Mexico	1881-86	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 150.00

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