August 2018 Auction

Two Gold Rush era issued stocks: 1854 to John Stewart and 1856 to John Gallagher. Different corporate signatures on each! Cut cancelled. All-time gre

No. 4304, issued to John Wallace on Sept. 26, 1862. Dateline Columbia. Signed by president Gibbs and secretary Pownall. Cut cancelled. Wonderful minin

Located near Georgetown in El Dorado County, very active in the first part of the 1880's, according to Burchard. Issued to John Sproston for 100...

1) Moore photograph of the Idaho-Maryland Mine. Inside the hoist house. 8 x 10". 2) Underground pumping station of the Allison Ranch Mine. Unid...

Mine in Eldorado County. Mine ran for for several decades before closing around 1882. Since gold can be fond in quartz veins this was a good operatio

Partially issued with the shareholder's name and cancelled. A beautiful vignette of a cable car carrying ore down from a mountain & 2 vignet...

I/U #2051 Proctor Cook 1000 shares 1913. Signed by President Hensey. .5" seam tear. Date: 1913 City: Inyo State: California HWAC# 76501

I/U #278 GH Rabberold 100 shares 1902. Vignette of miner pushing an ore cart. Date: 1902 City: Iowa Hill State: California HWAC# 72039

Located in the Silverado District of Los Angeles County. Claims included the Thistlewaite and Harvey, Dunlap Blue Light, and Flanagan Blue Light. Burc

1) Certificate number 1254 for 100 shares in 1852 to Bettle Paul. Signed by president Parson Servill and secretary L. Alter. Written on left is &quo...

Incorporated in France by Acts dated 1850 and 1851. 1) EARLY # 21666 a' 21670 for 5 shares, to "Bearer." 2) # 175361 a' 175365 for...

Four legal sized documents showing shipments, ores on hand, value of equipment, assay results from January 1, 1883 to January of 1884. Melrose good re

Low No. 3! Inc. November 1864. Issued for one share January 23rd, 1865 to NM Barnett. Signed the president and secretary Otherman. Not cancelled. Nati

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Stock Cert. principal place of business Nevada City, CA. Handsigned by the founder, Fred Zeitler, as president. Ore materials were native gold and aur

Not cancelled. #1277 George Proudfost. Vignette of miners working with headlamp and vignette of California seal. Printed by Grogan & Martha, NY....

Lot of 8. Includes pieces from Yellow Aster and other mining operations: two debit receipts from employees of the Yellow Aster to the Rand Mercantile

4 assay reports, 1918 has a torn left side. Date: 1902-1918 City: Randsburg State: California HWAC# 571538

Lot of 8. 1) Four Bullion Assay memorandums, 1902. Bars were all over 400 ounces but only .79 fineness in gold. All signed by WH McCombs as assayer. 4

Checkbook has stubs and a few issued checks signed by Gillespy & Childs, and many unused Bank of California (San Francisco) checks. According to...

Hentsch & Berton were the successors in 1863 to Henry Hentsch's banking and assay business in San Francisco. Hentsch was born in Geneva in a...

Different check for this San Francisco bank and assay firm with ties to the SS Central America. Also 1869, though this is a San Francisco dateline. RN

Selby Smelting & Lead Co. office in San Francisco taking in gold bullion deposited by A. Mierson of Placerville, Feb. 9, 1899. Marked "amal...

Looking at letter three, we see that English financiers are ready and willing to invest with the Bank of California and William Ralston. In the May 18

First of three historically significant letters written to Ralston, as President of the Bank of California, is dated September 13, 1872 and is from Ro

Solano County. Inc. Feb. 1st, 1889. No. 269, issued for 100 shares to Henry Carpenter on April 7th, 1889 in Suisun City. Signed by president RD Robbin

Located in the Cove District, Kern River, Tulare County, California (according to stocks we've seen from the company). This is an assessment dat...

Very rare blueprint map of the Mining Lands of Trinity County was compiled by H. L. Lowden, U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor, Weaverville, Trinity County

Incorporated in France by Acts dated 1850 and 1851. 1) Numbers 136241 to 136245 for 5 shares, to "Bearer." Signed by the appropriate Frenc...

I/U to J. Henriques 1870 #775 10 share. Signed by president Harrison? Center toning. Date: 1870 City: State: California HWAC# 72033

Lot of several different ephemera pieces includes: Newspaper article "Leslie's Weekly" The Story of a Mining-camp,dated January 8, 190...

6 pieces in this lot of 1 hardback "Geologic Guidebook Along HWY 490-Sierran Gold Best" Bulletin 141 with black & white photos of Gras...

1) Hudson Gold Mining Co., No. 227, for 500 shares, 3 vignettes of miners working; 2) Patroon Gold Mining Company, No. 220 for 1000 shares I/U; 3)Unit

This is a list of what you will find inside this ledger! Companies are in the Western United States with a strong California Connection! A. San Franci

I/U #68 William Williams 125 shares 1867. Signed by President Tucker. Stamp was repaired, see rear photo. Date: 1867 City: Black Hawk, Gilpin County

2 stock certs. with beautiful border, signed by president No. 373 & No.374, for 100 shares each. Vignettes of snow covered mountain with train r...

Red Spruce Gold Mining Stock cert. No. 673 for 100 shares,Cripple Creek Mining District. Beautiful vignette of miners working underground, impressive

I/U #55 MS Buckley 1000 shares 1881. Above and underground mine vignettes. Signed by President. Pink background. Date: 1881 City: Del Norte State:

Beautiful brass plaque reads "The Mine & Smelter Supply Co./Denver Colo" this is real. This if from the Anaconda Co., after the dissol...

Distributors of Electrical Supplies and Equipment. Blue cover. The Electrical Jobbers Catalog Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Publishers. 560 pages.

Paper covered report (9 x 6") of the Examination of the Mines of the McKinley Mining and Smelting Company by James Angus Snedaker. The report ...

I/U #1656 SC Shaeffer 100 shares 1880. Signed by President Bain??? very important mine in Italian Mountian in Dorchester. Date: 1880 City: Dorschest

Nye Gold Mining Company of the City of New York, Mines in Gilpin County, Colorado. No. 369, issued for 500 shares to Chas. P. Knevals on Nov. 16, 1866

I/U #398 Charles Darbi 100 shares 1891. Signed by President Dyes. Nice vignette of horses and above ground mine scene. Multiple creases. Date: 1891

I/U #87 F Pitcher 1000 shares 1888. Signed by President Pitcher. Arch vignette. Date: 1888 City: Miguel County State: Colorado HWAC# 72070

I/U #880 Allen McGraw 100 shares 1808. Signed by President Godet. Date: 1908 City: Rico State: Colorado HWAC# 72072

I/U #3747 Lucie Heath 500 shares 1899, signed by President Allen. Nice millsite vignette in the mountains with some of the mineshafts identified by n

Pack mule sack to carry high grade ore from mine to mill. Date: City: Twin Lakes State: Colorado HWAC# 76075

Summit Mining district. #1218 i/u Ab. Firsk 1883. Lavender vignette with miners and ore carts. Signed by President Gibson. A beauty! Date: 1883 City

Lot of 3. 1) The Gold Rock Mining & Milling Company. Stock certificate Bo. 4270, issued for 500 shares in 1891. Not cancelled. Mines in Gilpin C...