Holabird's Wild West Relics Auction, April 6-7 & 13-14, had 2,300 lots in over 60 collecting categories

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Hundreds of lots went up for grabs, featuring many one-of-a-kind discoveries and great rarities. The sale came on the heels of a timed auction held two weeks earlier that also saw lots of action. Online bidding was available on multiple platforms.

RENO, Nev. - nvtip -- A large California Gold Rush-era gold and quartz nugget sold for $25,000; an original 1881 photograph of a 13-man posse in Arizona brought $8,750; and a trove of letters from 1883-1886 pertaining to the "Bisbee Massacre" and Apache attacks in Arizona brought $12,187 in Holabird Western Americana Collections' Wild West Relics Auction split between two weekends – April 6th-7th and April 13th-14th – online and live at the gallery in Reno, Nev.

It was a massive event, one that required a break between Sessions 1-2 and 3-4 it was so sprawling. Fully 2,300 lots came up for bid in over 60 collecting categories over the four days. Hundreds of lots went up for grabs, featuring many one-of-a-kind discoveries and great rarities. The sale came on the heels of a timed auction held two weeks earlier that also saw a lot of action.

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Day 1, on Saturday, April 6th, contained 563 lots of art, jewelry, Native Americana, maps, World's Fair/Expositions, books, autographs, photographs, tools and the Wilcox photo archive.

Day 3, on Saturday, April 13th, showcased 517 lots of antique and vintage stocks and bonds, banking, mining, collectibles, industry and oil, railroad and transportation, and miscellaneous.

Day 4, on Sunday, April 14th, contained over 650 lots of minerals, mining, artifacts, ephemera, scales, numismatics, tokens, philatelic, stamps, covers, Wells Fargo/Express, and postcards.

An American Gold Eagle pendant consisting of a 2014 $50 one-ounce gold piece in a reeded bezel with a 30-inch 14 carat chain weighing 27.7 grams (the coin weighing 33.931 grams), with a barrel clasp and contained in a hard fabric case, realized $4,500. Also, a complete set of Heroes of God silver medal collection, made by the American Mint in 1972, by the Catholic Digest, sold for $2,750. The 60 medals were devoted to saints and popes and totaled 67 ounces of pure silver.

To learn more about Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, visit www.holabirdamericana.com. Updated posted often.

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