Original 1865 tintype of Custer by Matthew Brady brings $5,750 in Holabird s huge Feb. 11-15 auction
RENO, Nevada
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Original tintype of George Armstrong Custer in a non-political case, 3 ¼ inches by 3 ½ inches, taken in 1865 by Matthew Brady, the famous Civil War-era photographer ($5,750).
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RENO, Nev. â An 1862 Abraham Lincoln silver Peace Medal in About Uncirculated condition sold for $18,750, an original 1865 tintype of George Armstrong Custer from a photograph taken by the iconic Civil War-era photographer Matthew Brady rang up $5,750, and three scarce and historically significant ingots (two silver, one gold) brought a combined $86,792 in a five-day Sweetheart Express Auction held Feb. 11th-15th by Holabird Western Americana Collections.
An 1862 Lincoln silver Peace Medal and an 1865 tintype of Custer by Brady are part of Holabird s huge Feb. 11-15 auction
1862 Lincoln silver Peace Medal, 62.5 mm, About Uncirculated, the only Presidential peace medal issued in a year other than the inauguration date of the president ($18,750).
The auction was held online and live in the Holabird gallery in Reno, Nevada. It was bursting with nearly 4,000 lots in a wide array of collecting categories.
We broke nearly every record anybody’s ever heard about for a multiple consignor Americana sale. We enjoyed a nearly 90 percent sell-through average.” Fred Holabird
RENO, NV, UNITED STATES, March 4, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ An 1862 Abraham Lincoln silver Peace Medal in About Uncirculated condition sold for $18,750, an original 1865 tintype of George Armstrong Custer from a photograph taken by the iconic Civil War-era photographer Matthew Brady rang up $5,750, and three scarce and historically significant ingots (two silver, o