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Terms and Conditions of Sale: We accept cash, personal checks, money orders, etc. and all major credit cards. All prices include a 3% cash discount. If you pay by credit card this 3% discount will be added back into your total purchase price. All returned checks are subject to a $25 fee. An invoice will be generated when you place an order and all applicable fees, taxes and shipping charges will be added and totaled.

Payment: Payment is due in full at time of order.

Point Of Origin Of Sale: All sales originate in Reno, Nevada and are subject to all legal sales tax requirements.

Shipping: We do not ship any purchases until the invoice is paid in full, unless a special agreement is reached. In some circumstances we MAY approve shipment of purchases prior to receipt of payment, but this must be arranged at the time the order is placed and will be based on client history with our company, approval of the consignor(s), and credit references furnished by the buyer. We retain the right to deny this request for any reason. All orders will be shipped upon payment of the total amount due on the invoice, via our approved, insured carriers, Federal Express or the US Postal Service. All applicable shipping and handling charges will be added to your purchase amount and included on your invoice. Some shipments may require special handling, for which individual costs will be calculated. If the buyer assumes responsibility for any losses or damages that may occur during shipping and waives their right to insure their order, or would like to use their own insurance, they may request a different method of shipping.

Return Policy: You may return any piece within one week of receipt of item(s) for any reason. We have attempted to describe condition accurately. If no condition is given, assume average. Authenticity of certain items is subjective when noted with “ongoing research” in the description. When we receive your order we will assume you have read the description in the catalog and have contacted us regarding any questions you may have on any lot. Please call us if you require a more specific condition report.

Expert Profiles

Led by Donald H. Kagin, Ph.D./ Numismatics, the team encompasses some of the brightest and best numismatic minds in the field today.

Fred Holabird is President of Holabird-Kagin Americana, a division of Kagin’s. Fred, who is also a geologist is the leading authority on Western Americana and has achieved major breakthroughs on the subject through his extensive research.

David McCarthy has been turning numismatic heads with his recent discoveries which are some of the most significant in several years. His broad range of knowledge in Colonials, Pioneer coinage, patterns, and rarities is among the best in the world.

Cherie Schoeps is the foremost expert on California Fractional Gold.

Meredith Hilton is the resident U.S. Currency expert, specializing in the finest U.S. Notes following in the footsteps of A.M. Kagin, founder of Kagin’s, Inc. and the former Dean of Numismatics.

Fred Holabird

Fred Holabird is President of our subsidiary company, Holabird-Kagin Americana. He has an extensive background in both mining and numismatics’. Over the past 30 years Fred has had a huge impact on all aspects of Mining and Numismatics.

His career in Mining and Geology started in 1976, just after he graduated from Humboldt State University with a BA in geology. He then went to work for Cities Service Minerals as a metals exploration geologist. From then on he continued to work his way up in the industry becoming President of Columbus Industries, Inc. where his work led to the discovery and production of the Gold Bar Mine. With many great projects and jobs in between, he went on to become owner of Holabird Americana and Holabird Mining, Environmental and Historical Consultants..

He has published more than 5-dozen papers and has conducted 40 plus seminars and classes relating to the field. Fred co-chaired the Environmental Sessions of the Annual Society of Mining Engineers in Denver, 1998. In 2004 The American Numismatic Association celebrated Fred’ s work by giving him the Raymond Award for the most outstanding paper in the field of numismatic science.

Fred has achievements in the development of technology through metals fingerprinting. His advanced work and published papers on metal fingerprinting theory and practices have led to international press coverage. One of his professional papers, presented to the American Academy of Forensic Science in 2004, was featured on the cover of New Science Magazine [London].

Fred is also a leader in the field of appraisals of rare, and unusual western ephemera, documents, gold artifacts, and numismatica. He has worked on the SS Central America and Republic, and counts many of the major western banks, mining companies and law firms as clients.

Today, Fred continues to deliver a piece of history with each and every catalog that is produced, carefully researching every piece he acquires, and also ensuring its authenticity. His knowledge of the history behind the mining industry is next to none.

All stock certificates are sold for their collectible value only.

They have no securities value whatsoever.

Holabird-Kagin Americana

A division of Kagin’s, Inc.

3555 Airway Drive Suite #308

Reno, Nevada 89511

(775) 852-8822