Holabird December 2019 Sales Results

A beautiful 4.51 troy ounce Alaska Gold Rush gold nugget from the Atlin mining district, located just east of Skagway in Yukon, Alaska climbed to $10,845, and an oil onboard painting of two miners on mules loaded with various items, titled Panhandlers, signed by Texas artist William Forrest Martin, nicely framed, realized $8,540 at HolabirdWestern Americana Collections' massive, five day Holiday Treasures Auction held December 5th through the 9th.

To read the complete article, see:
Alaska Gold Rush nugget brings top dollarat Holabird's Holiday Treasures auction(https://artdaily.cc/news/119417/Alaska-Gold-Rush-nugget-brings-top-dollar-at-Holabird-s-Holiday-Treasures-auction#.Xf9orWRKhPY)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
SELECTIONS FROM HOLABIRD DECEMBER 2019 SALES (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n48a18.html)

Chinese Trade Dollar from the Sindia Wreck

A silver chinese trade dollar, similar to a Morgan silver dollar. Four or five buckets of which were recovered in a 1980's salvage operation. A theory holds these were thetrue Sindia cargo and the reason for her intentional grounding.

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Photos fromthe Sindia presentation at Life Saving Station 30(https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/pac/seen-at-sindia-presentation-at-life-saving-station-in-ocean/collection_fefc551f-70bd-5b8f-9b9a-1bc4c096e138.html#3)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
LOOSE CHANGE: DECEMBER 15, 2019 : Chinese Coin from the Ocean City, NJ Wreck of the Sindia(https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n50a23.html)