Holabird, Fred

Fred Holabird is a collector, appraiser, and auctioneer of predominatinaly western Americana memoribilia. Previous to starting his own appraisal firm called Holabird-Kagin, he was a mineral exploration geologist. His work on mines sparked an interest in the history of mining and Old West memoribilia, which lead to his collection and future appraisal businsess. He has authored pieces in both academic and hobby related mining publications, and still works as a geologist consultant part time.

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"Meet the Team," December 3, 2012. https://holabirdamericana.wordpress.com/about/meet-the-team/.