Holabird's Pioneers & Patriots auction March 1-3 featured Americana, Wild West, mining, numismatics

RENO, Nev. - March 10, 2025 - PRLog -- An original newspaper account of the gunfight at the OK Corral from 1881 sold for $5,000, and an 1876-CC (Carson City) U.S. Liberty Head $20 gold piece gaveled for $4,518 in three days of auctions titled Pioneers & Patriots held March 1^st thru 3^rd by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC. The first two days were held online and live in the Reno gallery.

Day 3 – March 3^rd – was a timed-only session. Around 1,700 lots came up for bid across the three days, in categories that include Americana, militaria, mining, numismatics, Wild West, philatelic and more. Online bidding was provided by iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.

"We chose the name 'Pioneers & Patriots' to honor notable Western figures such as lawmen, outlaws, generals and presidents, as well as military figures from conflicts such as the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Mexican Revolution and the French Revolution," said Fred Holabird, president and owner of Holabird Western Americana Collections.

The account of the gunfight at the OK Corral in the town of Tombstone in the Arizona Territory was chronicled in the copy of the Tombstone Daily Nugget dated Nov. 24, 1881. The gunfight pitted lawmen (including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday) against members of a group of cattle rustlers and horse thieves. It lasted less than a minute but is still a major part of Wild West lore.

The 1876-CC U.S. Liberty Head $20 gold piece was rare, one of just 138,441 minted in Carson City. It was in Fine-Very Fine condition.

Antique stock and bond certificates proved to be popular with bidders. A few examples are as follows:

• A United States Centennial International Exhibition (Philadelphia, Pa.) stock certificate, issued to The Dairymen Association for 50 shares at $10 per, dated October 30, 1876 and signed by treasurer Fred Fraley and president John Welsh, in nice condition ($2,125).
• A rare Combination Gold & Silver Mining Company (Inyo County, Calif.) stock certificate printed in red with yellow background, issued to B.F. Whiten for 40 shares on Jun 26, 1862, signed by James T Jones as president, CS Higgins secretary ($1,062).
• An uncanceled bond signed by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, for $500, issued in 1866 while the general, revolutionist, president and dictator (who enjoyed successes in Texas and the Alamo) was living in New York City in exile, where he died in poverty ($1,000).

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