Holabird's online-only timed Hauntingly Good auction, October 21-22 features over 2,000 collectibles

RENO, Nev. - Oct. 17, 2023 - PRLog -- Just in time for Halloween, Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC will host a two-day, Hauntingly Good timed auction October 21-22, starting at 8 am Pacific time both days. The online-only sale will be hosted exclusively on iCollector.com and feature over 2,000 lots of collectible Americana, numismatics, philatelic and dealer items.

"We've picked out 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. "Also, every lot starts at just ten dollars, so jump in and get what you want."

The largest section is numismatics, with about 300 lots. Bidders will find a great cross-section of rarities in many subject areas. Highlights include two US Mint, San Francisco 5-ounce ingots and a wide variety of small collector commemorative silver ingots. There are 50 lots of currency, including some fractional currency, a nice scrip section, 65 lots of medals and 65 lots of tokens.

Philatelic fractional currency will feature a three-piece lot: 1) Fr#1230, 5c First Issue, CU; 2) Fr#1280, 25c First Issue, CU; 3) Fr#1312, 50c First Issue, graded AU or UNC with dirt, expected to change hands for $500-$1,000. Also, a dealer lot of 18 Shield nickels, from 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1882 and 1883, graded G-AG-VG, should make $600-$1,200.

So-called dollars also join in the mix, featuring a lot of two 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition so-called dollars, both in AU-BU condition. One is HK 399 in silver, the other HK 400 in bronze (est. $300-$700). Numismatic ephemera will be highlighted by an original Carson City (Nev.) Mint US Dollar bag, one of maybe fewer than a dozen known (est. $1,500-$3,000).

Foreign medals and proof sets will be led by lot 2249, a lot of five items: a 1975 Republic of Liberia proof set (seven coins in the original case); two Jamaica proof sets, minted at the Franklin Mint, seven 1973 coins in the original case; a 1974 eight-coin set in the original case; a 1968 Israel State Medal, International Stoke-Mandeville Games, brass, in the original box; and a gold, silver and copper medal set  from the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, Japan (est. $500-$1,000).

To learn more about the online-only Hauntingly Good timed auction October 21-22, starting at 8 am Pacific time each day, visit www.holabirdamericana.com.