2024 May Timed Auction

Back of History by Howells, Crow Killer by Thorp, Report on the Oneida by Belknap, Brief History of Michigan Indians by Cleland, Indian Rights Associa

Small lot of colorful prints showing Indian children, a softcover book about Viola Jimulla and four Indian cigarette cards. Please see photos for mor

Youth booklet about an American Indian named Eagle Feathers, along with a guide to "Indian Signe Language." There's also a few blank ...

This pipestone bowl is of soapstone at 4 in. X 3 in. X 1 in. It is gray in color and shaped in an"L".

Tonto Basin Salado red ware bowl. 4.5x9.75". Consignor note states from Tonto Basin, Arizona. No apparent chips or cracks. very good condition...

Tonto Basin Salado red ware bowl. Consignor note states from Tonto Basin, Arizona. 4.25"x9". Reconstructed, missing small pieces on base. ...

Caldo pot with flared lip. Exterior etching design from Little River, Arkansas. Some wear along shoulder, no apparent chip or cracks. 4.75x5". ...

Vintage Caddo pot with traditional etched hashmark design. Flared lip. From Arkansas/Texas areas. Dating back to approx. 800 to 1200 A.D. 5"x5....

Reconstructed red ware medium bowl. 3.25"x8.5". Reconstructed, missing small shards, lip chip. New Mexico Gary Bracken Collection

This lot of seventeen points are all fakes! Counterfeits! How can you tell? They are all bird points, easy to make; perfect symmetry, lack of three d

About 12 mining artifact and about 20 partial arrowheads and pottery shards from Tintin District, UT. Tintic District Utah

About 4.5 lbs of fresh sulfides in drill cores from Mammoth Mine. Up to 8". Also a mining candle. Tintic District Utah

Varney Style L A Sayer & Co/Newark, NJ in tiny letters candlestick. 11". New Jersey

7 Utah metal mining tags, all about 3x2". West End, 1100, 5141, SS/Hill, 5141 Shaft, 700/700, T. M. Co. Utah

1970 Ore Deposits by Park, 1913 Mineral Deposits by Lindgren-water stains, binding issues, 1976 Tectonics and Mineral Resources of SW North America by

6.5 x 8.5" mounted photo by an unknown photographer of a North Star Mine ore specimen. c1925, from the Nevada Photo Collection. Tonopah Nevada

Crystalline copper mineral specimen. 2.5x1.5x1.5".

Fox Mine turquoise nuggets. #24 weighs 24.8g. Fox Turquoise can be found in various shades of green and blue with both often occurring in the same sto

Plates of dark gray silty limestone with crinoid impressions including several with branching crown: largest 12.0 x 7.0 x 0.75", others to 5.5 ...

Lot of 2 large plates of crystalline quartz sprays: 10" x 4" x 5" and 8" x 6" x 6" China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Two nice display specimens of cream-colored scalenohedral (a.k.a. dogtooth) calcite, the outer margins of which have been stained deep reddish brown b

Lot includes three quartz crystal specimens. Crystals are individual. 1) Prismatic clear crystal (approx. 2.25x0.75x1.25"), tabular, very sligh...

Lot includes five quartz crystal specimens. Crystals are individual. 1) Prismatic clear crystal (approx. 3x1.5x1"), rhombohedral, slightly citr...

Lot includes four clear quartz crystals. Crystals are individual, prismatic tips, approx. 2x1.5" each, one with split growth; crystal cluster w...

Lot includes four quartz crystals specimens. Crystals are individual. 1) Prismatic crystal (approx. 2.25x1.25"), slight citrine appearance, rho...

Pillow shaped hematite ingot.40 x 30 x 18 mm; 44.2 grams.

Softcover edition of The Guide to Gold Panning in British Columbia by N.L. Barlee 1979. This book starts with the basics (What a gold pan is) and goes

Contains a number of correspondence and covers from the Hermosillo Copper Company in Hermosillo, Mexico. This typed correspondence includes letters

1903 Mining Prospectus for a Mexican mine "Playa de Oro". 9pp, toning Mexico Mexico

3 Trojan Electric Blasting Caps labels, 3x4". All have some damage, please inspect.

Nevada County Mining Review, published by the Daily Morning Union in 1905. Softcover edition shows profiles of businesses and residents of Nevada City

Map of Champion Mines, Nevada City, CA on linen backing. C. 1890's. "Champion-Providence Mine was a consolidation of two adjoining gold min...

2x Poverty Hill Mining Documents, Plumas County, CA: 1) Gold Valley Main Tunnel & Mining Company, Poverty Hill Mining District, inc. Jun 18, 186...

Lot includes: 2x Poker Flat Gold Mining and Milling Company envelopes, postmarked from Table Rock. One envelope is postmarked August 15, 1902 and the

Various letters from Pacific Coast Gold Mines to Angels Iron Works regarding equipment. Company owned mines at Quartz, south of Jamestown in Tuolumne

Bill of Sale, Evan Rowland to Bernard Revardie (both of Port Wine, Sierra County) on Jun 8, 1865. Rowland was selling his 1/40 share of the Monte Cris

Lot includes: 2x assessment certificates for Excelsior Drift Gold Mining Co., one is Assessment 3, dated October 3, 1892, received from R. Butterfield

These are 2 key California gold mining publications. 1895 California Gold Practices by Preston, the early development and use of milling equipment dur

Lot includes: 2x Assessment receipts of the Butte Bar Gold & Silver Mining Company, Assessment No. 6, datelined Onion Valley, August 11, 1866. O...

1899 Sunshine, The Magazine of California and the West. Page 214 has an article called The Big Bonanza by Theodore H Hittell about Nevada and mining.

3x 1911 Golden Cycle Mining assay sheets. Assay from Free Coinage Gold Mine, 0.3 to 0.9 oz/T gold. Colorado Springs Colorado

U.S. Geological Survey smelter plans from Leadville, CO. The plans include 26 one-sided pages of diagrams and illustrations that appear to be taken fr

Colorado United Gold Mines Co., Colorado Springs, Feb. 1, 1911. ~ Letter to stockholder's announcing absence of dividends. Includes stamped cove...

1925 Evergreen Mines annual report. Front cover detaching, creases, round area which once had a sticker, bottom chips. Please inspect. Colorado

Blue Ridge Iron Mining prospectus with 2x 8.5x10.5" non attached photos, see our photo. Georgia

1896 and 1897 annual reports from Osceola Cons. Mining, a Michigan copper mining company. 1896 has foldout shaft map. 1897 has a vertical crease. Mi

Vintage Anaconda, MT Photos. 1904 North Hill Smelters, 3.75x4.75". 3 story building, 4x5", light stain on upper left, touches edge but not...

About 40 pieces of Butte Highlands Mining ephemera. Includes promo sheets, map, correspondences, several mining reports with claim info etc. Butte M

c. 1953 Butte, MT Jaycees copper leaf cover booklet with mine site on cover. 6x4.5" Montana Butte Butte Montana

1918 minutes of board of directors meeting. Trial balance sheets 1917-2/28, 3/31, 4/30, 5/31. Preliminary prospectus of Rocky Mountain Consolidating

About 75 correspondences in binder related to Garnet Gold Mining Co. c. 1909-17. Letterheads, receivership, legal proceedings as the company failed et

8 Montana copper mine articles of incorporation and other corporate documents. Copper Bay, Anaconda-tape repairs, Regis, Bonanza, Coeur D'Alene...

1868 and 1870 Manhattan Silver Mining reduction receipts, 8x11" mine print, Humboldt Pass 5.5x8.25" engraving print. Austin Nevada

Lot of 10. 1) Savage Mining Company Daily Report for Nov. 5, 1875. Showing workers employed that day at various stations. 2) Two billheads: Joseph Fre

2 copies of patent plat for the obscure Nevada region, Gold Canon District. Original s were 1877 and 81. 15x18". Gold Canon District Nevada

1908 Manchester Cons. Mining prospectus with cover and letterhead. Mine on Monitor Range. Nye County Nevada

A group of 16 black and white photos, 2.5" x 2.5", of the Combined Metals Reduction Co. mine in Pioche, Nev., c1952. The photo finishing b...

Divide newspaper from 1912, a book about Tonopah & Goldfield two stock certificate (With two revenue stamps affixed) for the Tonopah Divide Mini...

1865 Savage Mine bullion receipt for gold and silver. Virginia City Nevada

9 pieces of ephemera related to Savage Mine buying goods from California, c. 1865-85. Wood, shovels, iron, coal, wire etc. Virginia City Nevada

1933 Savage stock, 1932 Chollar stock, 1898 Savage, Chollar and Potosi letterhead. Virginia City Nevada

1912 Nevada Wonder Mining check signed by J A Burgess supt and geologist. Wonder Nevada

A trio of vintage miscellaneous mining postcards. One RPC, one of Wilkes BarrÈ, Penn. Please see photo(s) for more details. Pennsylvania

(4) Collection of South Dakota mining books: 1. "Geology of Lead South Dakota", by Sidney Paige, 1924. 2. "Lead City-Restless Gold Ca...

Nice birdseye photo of Mammoth Mine in the Tintic Mining District, 13x20". Tintic District Utah

Mining, Smelting and Railroading in Tooele County, Industrialization of Tooele by Claude F. Atkin, T Allan Comp, S. E. Craig, Larry Deppe, Frank C. Du

The company owned various mining properties in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Includes 1927 letterhead (shipping about 25 tons per day, etc.), Sal

Approx 15 booklets on UT mining, minerals and geology Utah Geff Pollock Collection

Canadian & American Mines Handbooks, 2005-06 and 2010-11. Extensive mine details.

A 1910-11 publication of mining and copper mining around the world published by Paine, Webber and compiled by Horace J. Stevens. Pages are in very ni

1-2) Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region. 16 pages. A general treatise. 1876. 3) Gold Mines East of the Rocky Mountains by

A trio of hardback books about mining, c1968-73. Includes: "Surface Mining," a volume in the Seeley W. Mudd Series, c1968, 1061 pp., dust ...

Mining Engineers & The American West by Spence, Uranium Prospectors Guide by Ballard, Handbook for Prospectors by von Bernewitz-both covers have...

2 rare mining checks with RNX's. American Smelting and Refining, 1900's, unissued. Cons. Kansas City Smelting and Refining 1899. Gary ...

Mining ephemera for the advanced collector. 1914 letter asking for smelter receipts for proof of production for the annual USGS report. 1923 United Co

Mining ephemera (17) features checks covers, photos, notebook, etc. Please see photos for more details.

Mining ephemera, including a notebook, warning signs receipts, letters etc. Please see photos for more details.

About 12 pieces of c. 1888-1940 mining ephemera. 4 issues of Mining Scientific Press, 1891-1902; 1891 has condition issues.1940 Butte Miners Union dan

4 prospecting and assay books. Prospector's Field Book and Guide by Osborn 1910, Prospecting for Gold and Silver in North America by Lakes 1896 ...

Lot of 10. Color mimeographed posters depicting/promoting safe mining practices. c. 1950s (one dated 1955). Drawn/signed by John Powers. Dimension

1937 Silver Stampede, The Career of Death Valley's Hell Camp, Old Panamint by Wilson, binding wear and ex libris label removal residue inside fr...

13 pieces of refining and smelting ephemera c. 1917-48. U S Smelting Refining and Mining employee time records-stains, Southern Pacific, J W Currie.

These US Mint Reports discusses world precious metal production in detail, statistical production of US Mint branches and assay offices with state by

(4) Collection of Books on Nevada 2. 1. "A Collector's Guide to Nevada Gaming Checks & Chips" by Howard W. Herz and Kregg L. Herz,...

About 20 volumes of gold related publications. Mix of collector catalogs and books. Free Gold by Hoffman, Gold in Them Hills by Glasscock, Round the W

Antique Italian Gold and Silver Hardcover Book. By Carducci. 1969 Loaded with b/w and color plates of antiquities. 86pp with index. Mackie Collection

(2) Books on U.S. Pattern Coins. 1. " U.S. Pattern, Experimental and Trial Pieces, First Edition", J. Hewitt Judd, M.D. Water Damaged. 2. ...

"Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels" by David W. Lange DLRC Press, 1992. Signed by the author.

"Early Half Dollar Die Varieties 1994-1836", by Al. C. Overton, 1970. Signed by the author.

Lot of four numismatic books: 1) The American Numismatic Association Centennial History Volume I" by Q. David Bowers, hardcover, 1991, 842 page...

2013 Stacks Bowers John J Ford Jr Collection, 2010 Stacks Eliasburg and Krause Collections.

Fourteen pieces of numismatic ephemera including: Fractional Currency by Len & Jean Glazer; 1963 Abe Kosoff auction catalog of the Jacques D. Sw...

In 1924, R. Max Mehl reproduced the 1883 work of Frank D. Andrews on The United States Copper Cents 1816-1857: An Arrangement of the Different Die Va

(2) Publications on U.S. small solid gold coins: "Small Change" by The Quarterly, Ventura County Historical Society. Volume 47, Number 4, ...

(3) Volumes of "Early California Counters" by L. B. Fauver. Part 1, 2, and 3. 1990. California

"Gold Coins of the Old West, The Carson City Mint 1870-1893" by Douglas Winter and Lawrence E. Cutler, M.D. Published by Bowers and Merena...

In original styrofoam and cardboard packaging: three coin Bicentennial silver proof set: Eisenhower dollar; Kennedy half dollar; Washington quarter.

Lot of nine canvas coin bags, 10 x 18 inches each. Some are marked Von / Schwerte.

A plethora of coins, casino chips, "Medal of Friendship" reproductions, Chinese coins and more. Please see photos for more details.

Wooden cigar box with 1926 revenue stamps of Van-Loo cigars, Habana cigars from Montana. Inside you'll find: three Lincoln cent error coins; a p...