A Mineral Surveyor Archive from the important, mineral and ore-rich San Juan Triangle region of Colorado, spanning the years 1878-1935, sold for $28,060 at a three-day Wild West Wonders auction held August 8th-10th by Holabird Western Americana Collections, online and live in the Holabird gallery located at 3555 Airway Drive in Reno, packed with 1,737 lots.
The world U.S. Deputy James Dyson entered into in 1879 – Silverton and the San Juan region – was exploding in prospecting and production. By 1905 the population stood at 3,000. All the while Dyson was the sole Mineral Surveyor, active up to his death in 1923. By 1960, 64 million ounces of silver, 348,000 ounces of gold and millions more in zinc, lead and copper were mined.
The collecting categories in the auction included mining, numismatics, Native Americana, philatelic, Western Americana, antique stocks and bonds and more. Bids were placed live and in-person, over the phone with an agent, and online via iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. It was a great sale, filled with many Americana treasures.
Some nice items that went unsold are still available at attractive prices. More on those later.
“We’re in our final series of auctions before my official retirement at the end of this year,” said Fred Holabird, president and owner of Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC. “Wild West Wonders was the penultimate live sale, with one more scheduled for October. We’re calling that one Holabird’s Grand Finale. Consignments must be in no later than September 1st.”
To learn more about Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, please visit www.holabirdamericana.com. Updates are posted frequently.
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To learn more about Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, please visit www.holabirdamericana.com. Updates are posted frequently.
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