Holabird-Kagin Americana is very excited to announce a number of major new developments in almost every collecting field that we handle.
Our latest token auction is now online!
Click Here for the upcoming Western State Token Auction catalog!!!
(or cut and paste this link - http://www.rtam.com/hk1/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi)
View the entire catalog and bid online. The live auction will be held in Sacramento at the Western States Token Society (WESTS) Jamboree on March 12-14 at the Red Lion Hotel on Arden Way at Interstate 80 (Business). The auction offers a wonderful selection of scarce to extremely rare tokens from every western state. There are a number of previously unknown pieces in this sale. As of today the link on our website will take you to the auction site which shows the obverse and reverse of every token in color. A color printed catalog will be mailed to our token auction clients in the next 2 weeks. 75% of the tokens are certified by NGC or NCS. Several are the finest known as of this writing. We anticipate this auction will be a great event and encourage all our token collecting clients to come to the live auction and token show to participate.
Upcoming Auctions
HOLABIRD-KAGIN AMERICANA
Holabird-Kagin Americana is the combined creative vision of Fred Holabird and Dr. Donald Kagin. Our company is devoted to bringing collectors the greatest Western Americana rarities with an emphasis on numismatics, currency, and western Americana. Under the leadership and direction of Fred Holabird and assisted by the hardworking Reno office and the numismatic experts at Kagin’s, Inc. we have combined the efforts of both companies to bring you a unique piece of western American history in every item we sell and in every catalog we publish. It is our goal to ensure our clients the most accurate, detailed item descriptions and well-researched, historically factual backgrounds.
Holabird-Kagin specializes in buying, selling and appraising western Americana, numismatica (coins, ingots, banknotes), exonumia (pioneer minor coinage/trade tokens), western antiquities and mining goods. This includes coins, tokens, stocks certificates, documents, photographs, assay certificates, postcards and other antiques and collectibles relating to western history, numismatics and mining, dating from c.1800 to c.1930. We produce several fixed price catalogs each year and hold Americana and numismatic auctions of some of the greatest rarities extant, working personally with our clients to help them build significant collections. We have become known for our well-researched histories on the mining companies, historical figures and mining districts of the items we sell.
Our appraisals have involved some of the largest, most expensive museum items ever publicly displayed or sold.
Holabird-Kagin Publications for Purchase
Mint State Pioneer Minor Coinage:
Fixed price catalog featuring MS-60 and higher graded pieces. This incredible sale will surely fascinate collectors, since much of this material has never before been seen in these conditions.
Now Available! $15.00 or FREE with purchase of $100 or more.
Coins of the Comstock:
Another fabulous guide, by Fred Holabird, depicting the story of the pioneer minor coinage evolution and the businesses that used these great pieces throughout the Comstock Mining Region.
$9.95
A Treasure Chest of Rare and Collectible Pioneer Minor Coinage:
Fixed price catalog contains 176 full color pages featuring some of the greatest rarities available, unparalleled collections, and Holabird’s fun comprehensive historical research. A must have for every token collector!
$15.00 or FREE with purchase of $100 or more.
Collecting Guide to the Pioneer Minor Coinage of American Saloons:
One of a kind collecting guide contains 124 colorful pages illustrating saloon tokens from all 50 states, with fun stories on the history of American saloons and liquor laws up until Federal Prohibition. This fun to read picture book is loaded with images of some of the greatest saloon tokens extant.
$24.95
THE RUSH FOR GOLD! ~America’s Gold Rushes:
958 Lots cover 560 Pages in full color with complete historical descriptions for almost every piece! This is the most comprehensive catalog of its kind ever published. Amazing mining related items featuring rare gold specimens and ingots, mining books, western ephemera and so much more! It is a must have for collectors and researchers alike.
Order your copy today. $50.
THE RUSH FOR GOLD! Collector’s Edition:
Hardbound, individually numbered, autographed by Fred Holabird.
$300
Field Guide to Collecting Pioneer Minor Coinage:
Pocket guide to trade tokens by Fred Holabird. Includes a brief history of tokens, collecting categories, shapes, sizes, denominations, conditions, and tables and checklists for the beginner’s collection. $9.95
