Looking for information on Simons Saddlery Albuquerque NM

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Here is a saddle that I would love to find out more about. It signed Simon's Saddlery and marked 'Carl Faqua - maker' under the jockeys.

It is marked Simon's Albuquerque NM in 3 or 4 places. It appears to be custom. Perfect sheepskin fleece, beautiful silver and the really unique thing is that the conchos are silver pesos all dated from 1951 to 1955. The horn cap is really beautiful. Its a 3" wide silver rope edged concho with a golden horse head in the center. The saddle is double rigged, but looks like it only been used a few times.

If anyone has any information or input, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks!

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I ended up buying this saddle at auction. Its a beauty. The pix don't do it justice. The silver Pesos really make it. I would still like to hear from anyone who has any input on how I can track the saddle maker 'Carl Faqua' or Simon Saddlery.