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Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Auction: The Earp Brothers & Cowboys

Sat, Jul 26, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join North American Auction Company on July 26th for a once-in-a-lifetime auction of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection. This extraordinary sale features the largest private collection of Tombstone history, including rare and historic pieces tied to Wyatt Earp, the Earp Brothers, and the infamous Cochise Cowboys. From original artifacts, outlaw relics, and the largest collection of C.S. Fly photographs, this is a can’t-miss event for collectors of the Old West’s most legendary chapter.
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Lot 204

EXCAVATED Wyatt Earps Happy Days Mine Collectibles

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$300

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Featured in this lot is this excavated Wyatt Earp's Happy Days Mine collectibles circa 18690 to 1890's and were displayed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. Wyatt Earp's Happy Days Mine Campsite was a rugged outpost located in the desert hills near Vidal, California, where the legendary lawman spent his later years prospecting for gold. In the early 1900s, long after his famous days in Tombstone, Earp and his wife Josephine lived intermittently at the remote site while he pursued mining ventures. Though the mine never yielded great wealth, the campsite became a quiet chapter in Earp’s adventurous life, far removed from the gunfights and frontier justice that made him a legend of the American West. Today, the site is a point of interest for Old West enthusiasts tracing the final trails of one of its most iconic figures. This collection includes Items collection from the excavation of the Happy Days Mine. The first item is a ink well with heavy oxidation. The next item is a broken clay pipe that includes an original museum tag that reads as follows: Found in Wyatt's Happy Days Mine camp. The next item is is a blanket pin and grommet found at the site of Wyatt Earp's personal tent located at the Happy Days Mine and comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Blanket Pin & Grommet found at the site of the Earp's Tent. The next item is a pair of hinges excavated in Tombstone and circa 1880 with a museum sticker that reads as much. The next item is an old locking mechanism that was found at the Happy Days Mine by Michael Graham in November 2010 and would have had to mounted to a chest or a door to be of use and shows an original museum tag that reads as follows: This lock was found at the Happy Days Min campsite by Michael Graham, Nov. 2010. The next item is a pair of small nippers that shows oxidation and some erosion and comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Small nippers found may '96. The next item is a old corkscrew that was found at Wyatt's Happy Days Mining camp in a personal spot that Wyatt used to frequent during his time there, the item comes with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Wine Corkscrew found at Wyatt's mining camp on top of the hill where he would've sat and watched the sun set. The next three items are tokens found at the mine. The first token is a 1887 penny with an Indian head and was found by Nellie Cashman and comes with an original museum tag that reads as follows: 1887 penny found by Nellie Cashman's. The next token is an M. Geisenhofer bread token considered R-8 and was graded by the George Fuld Rarity scale for token coins rarity estimated number in existence (R - 8 7 to 12) and comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: M. Geisenhofer "Good for 1 loaf of bread" (Known as the Teisman's Bakery) 1883. The last token is a Can Can Restaurant token that reads on both sides as follows: Can Can Restaurant - Good For One Loaf of Bread and shows an original museum tag that reads as follows: Can Can Restaurant Token. The condition of this of this excavated collection is preserved with the majority of the artifacts showing heavy oxidation due to weathering and exposure with the pipe being broken by time but otherwise shows a preserved condition. The measurements in this collection range from 3/4" x 3/4" to 3 3/4" x 2 3/4". The collective weight of this lot is E-90, T-023, T-17, T-15, E-42, E-80, E-60, B024

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