Press Release

Reno, NV, USA, November 22, 2023 -- Two San Francisco Mint silver ingots produced in the 1930s or ‘40s combined for just over $10,000 ($10,001 to be exact) in Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC’s two-day, online-only Hauntingly Good timed auction held October 21st-22nd, on iCollector.com. The auction featured more than 2,000 lots of Americana, numismatics, philatelic and dealer items.

“We assembled a wide variety of great stuff, from true individual item rarities to very popular collecting categories such as mining, numismatics, philatelics, sports and a great selection of Western history and collectibles libraries,” said Fred Holabird of Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC. Every lot started at just ten dollars, which made for brisk, competitive bidding.

The largest category was numismatics, with about 300 lots. The San Francisco Mint silver ingots were the top two lots of the auction. Both featured type one oval hallmarks and consisted of 999.75 fine silver. One bar weighed 6.48 ounces and measured 32 mm by 52 mm ($5,422). The other bar weighed 5.87 ounces and had the number “7” imprinted on the lower edge ($4,579).

An extremely rare, original Carson City (Nevada) Mint dollar bag, stamped “U. S. Mint / Carson City / Nevada” and one of probably fewer than twelve in existence, changed hands for $2,125. Also, a cigar box full of brilliant uncirculated medals made by the Medallic Art Company of New York (23 silver and 48 bronze), commemorating the California Missions, made $1,500.

Sovereign Nation silver medals featured a commemorative series issued by the Franklin Mint, 1971-1976, titled “Commemorative Silver Medallions from the Indian Tribes of America”. It was the complete set of 40 sterling silver medallions honoring the sovereign nations of Native American Indian tribes, each one housed in a hard plastic case. The set gaveled for $750.00.

An NGC certified AU 1849 dated brass California gaming counter token, 38 mm wide, showing a flag and steamship on the obverse and a spread eagle on the reverse, finished at $687.50; while a similar flag and steamship California token, this one NGC certified XF 45, also 1849 dated and brass, gaveled for $531.25. These large size gaming counters were well used in games of chance.

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

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