Reno, NV, USA, June 7, 2023 — After conducting a pair of smaller “specialty” auctions over the last few months, Holabird Western Americana Collections will burst into summer with a huge, four-day High-Grade Auction, June 15th thru 18th, with nearly 2,000 lots of mining collectibles, railroadiana, numismatics, Native and general Americana, philatelic, bottles, stocks, bonds, sports and art.
The premier live auction, which starts each day at 8 am Pacific time, will be held live in the Holabird gallery, located at 3555 Airway Drive (Suite #308) in Reno, as well as online, via iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Color catalogs are available by calling 1-844-492-2766 or 775-851-1859. Phone and absentee bids will be accepted.
“We chose the name ‘high-grade’ for this auction for two reasons,” said Fred Holabird, president and owner of Holabird Western Americana Collections. “First, it reflects the exceptional quality of many items in the sale; and second, it’s a specific reference to mining and assaying industries, where high-grade ore has the least impurities and the highest concentration of precious metals.”
In particular, Mr. Holabird pointed out, the Mining & Assay section in the sale is spectacular. It will be led by Part II of The Comstock Collection, featuring assay documents and artifacts; rare books and maps; photographs; and a few choice Comstock ingots. Part I of the collection was sold by Holabird in March and featured mining stocks, ore specimens and rare mining checks.
To learn more about Holabird Western Americana Collections and the huge four-day High-Grade Auction, June 15th thru 18th, online and live in the Reno gallery, visit www.holabirdamericana.com. Updates are posted often.
