RENO, Nev. - eTradeWire -- It's the end of an era, folks. After conducting huge, multi-day auctions for over a dozen years, Fred Holabird, the president, owner and founder of Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, is officially riding off into retirement, but not before holding one more killer auction, a five-day colossus, October 31^st thru November 4^th, online and live in the Reno gallery.

The auction – officially titled Fred Holabird's Grand Finale – will start at 8am Pacific Time each day and is jam-packed with 2,800 lots, in collecting categories that include mining, numismatics, stocks, Native Americana, railroadiana, political and general Americana. Many items are coming to the market for the first time in decades. The gallery is located at 3555 Airway Drive in Reno.

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Here is a link to the Day 1 catalog of the 5-day auction, on iCollector.com, Holabird's preferred online bidding platform of choice: icollector.com/Fred-Holabird-s-Grand-Finale-Mining-Americana-Numismatics-Live-Auction-2025-October_as111574

This iteration of the company had its first sale in January 2013. The goal was to offer rare Western collectibles to collectors of all ages and pocketbooks, from those just beginning to advanced lifelong collectors and premier institutions. While many auction houses shied away from selling items under $1,000, Mr. Holabird had his eyes on the future: encouraging beginning collectors was going to be beneficial to the collecting community as a whole in the long run.

"After a decade of operations under this philosophy, we think we have been proven right," Holabird remarked. "We've watched as the pool of collectors grows auction to auction. We love our worldwide network of collectors, dealers, and consignors that have made our company such a success and helped us rebuild many collecting markets. But it's time for me to pass the baton."

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Fred Holabird's Grand Finale auction features several outstanding collections, starting with the Douglas McDonald collection of mining stocks and Nevada history items. The numismatics section includes a superb grouping of Nevada scrip, with ultra-rare advertising notes from the Comstock, Eureka and more. Gold Rush, Express and banking items are in multiple sections.

Bids can be placed in-person, over-the-phone with an agent, or online via iCollector.com. To learn more, please visit www.holabirdamericana.com.