SELECTIONS FROM HOLABIRD SUMMER 2020 SALES

Lot 2365: 1863 Confederate $500 Bond

Very nice confederate bond issued at Richmond, Virginia in 1863 for $500. In very fine condition. Seven coupons below. CR 124.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Confederate Bond, 1863, $500 from Richmond, Virginia (111932) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Confederate-Bond-1863-500-from-Richmond-Virginia-111932_i37406656)

Lot 2369: 1917 $50 Liberty Loan Bond

$50 Liberty Loan Bond of 1917 in very fine condition. The United States of America, for Value Received Promises to Pay To The Bearer The Sum of Fifty Dollars. Lady Liberty at the right and Thomas Jefferson to the left. 53 coupons attached.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Liberty Loan Bond of 1917, $50 Denomination (111826) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Liberty-Loan-Bond-of-1917-50-Denomination-111826_i37406660)

Lot 2391: Orion Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate

Number 2832 for 500 shares to Charles Whitman in 1881. Signed by BF Hart and Hamilton Distton. Cut unevenly, but no edge, corner, color or pinhole issues. The company had decent ores and built a mill which ran intermittently for lack of water. Disston was the son of a millionaire saw manufacturer in Philadelphia. He would make a dramatic purchase of 4,000,000 acres of Florida swampland for 25c an acre. He would turn this into buildable land. [Grabani]

To read the complete lot description, see:
Orion Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (63000) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Orion-Silver-Mining-Company-Stock-Certificate-63000_i37406682)

Lot 4017: Cedar Springs Arizona Indian Trader Token

W.D. Bailey / Indian / Trader / Cedar Springs, Ariz.// Good for / 5c / in trade. AL, 20mm, R9.

Cedar Springs became a ghost town during the 1920's.

Provenance: Bart Landinger Arizona Token Collection

To read the complete lot description, see:
Cedar Springs, AZ Token: W.D. Bailey Indian Trader (119274) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Cedar-Springs-AZ-Token-W-D-Bailey-Indian-Trader-119274_i37407555)

Lot 4039: Fort Grant Arizona Exchange Tokens

Lot of 3. 1. Fort/-/Grant//G.F./10¢/•AT•/Exchange. Rd., Br., 20mm. 2. Fort/-/Grant//G.F./5¢/•AT•/Exchange. Rd., Br., 23mm. 3. Fort//Grant. Oct., Br., 27mm.

Provenance: Bart Landinger Arizona Token Collection

To read the complete lot description, see:
Fort Grant, AZ Tokens (117596) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Fort-Grant-AZ-Tokens-117596_i37407577)

Lot 4110: Kelly & Stephens Arizona Territory Token

Kelly & Stephens, / Prescott / A.T. // Novel / Exchange. AL, 23mm, R9.
Provenance: Bart Landinger Arizona Token Collection

To read the complete lot description, see:
Prescott A.T.: Kelly & Stephens Token (119295) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Prescott-A-T-Kelly-Stephens-Token-119295_i37407648)

Lot 4268: Virginia City Merchant Tokens

Lot of four cardboard tokens: Good For / Drink or Cigar at / "62" / J. R. Ahern, Prop. Three "good for a loaf" tickets at American Bakery, 112 South C Street, and Acme Bakery, Fred Ross, Prop. Ex: Ron Lerch Collection.

Lot 4368: 1910 San Francisco Admission Day Festival Medal

Souvenir Admission Day Festival 1910, Sept. 8, 9, 10// Eureka Reverse with golden bear at bottom right. Moise, SF. Brass, 1 3/8" diameter. AU, toned RB.

Provenance: John Reynolds Collection

To read the complete lot description, see:
Unlisted So-Called Dollar: SF Admission Day Festival, 1910 (108803) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Unlisted-So-Called-Dollar-SF-Admission-Day-Festival-1910-108803_i37407906)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: APRIL 12, 2020 : Researching the Acme Beer Token (https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n15a19.html)

To read the complete lot description, see:
Virginia City Merchant Tokens (119721) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Virginia-City-Merchant-Tokens-119721_i37407806)

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