August 2018 Auction

Auction Details

Day 1 Friday (Lots 1000-1740)
Gaming (1000-1014)
Saloon (1015-1028)
Bottles (1029-1150)
Numismatics (1151-1538)
Bank Bags (1151-1162)
Books (1163-1169)
Checks (1171-1202)
Coins (1203-1386)
Commemorative (1387-1422)
Ephemera (1423-1442)
Ingot (1443-1456)
Medals (1457-1482)
Mint/Proof Sets (1483-1492)
So-Called Dollars (1493-1494)
Scales (1495-1497)
Currency (1498-1532)
Scrip (1533-1538)
Tokens (1539-1740)

Day 2 Saturday (Lots 2000-2714)
Cowboy (2000-2112)
Firearms & Weaponry (2113-2177)
Military (2178-2241)
General Americana (2242-2694)
Advertising (2242-2254)
Bonds (2255-2261)
Books (2262-2300)
Entertainment Industry (2301-2318)
Glassware/Flatware Etc. (2319-2332)
Gold Rush (2333-2343)
Jewelry & Watches (2344-2347)
Lamp (2348-2352)
Sheet Music (2354-2356)
Tools (2357-2360)
Vintage Apparel (2361-2368)
Geographic Sorted (2369-2694)
General Foreign (2695-2714)


Day 3 Sunday (Lots 3000-3667)
Mining (3000-3260)
Minerals (3261-3280)
Railroadiana (3281-3327)
Wells Fargo & Express (3328-3343)
Postal History (3344-3355)
Political (3356-3371)
World’s Fair /Expositions (3372-3382)
Art (3383-3471)
Native Americana (3472-3539)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (3540-3667)
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Walker Lake Copper Mining & Smelting Co. Prospectus3198Walker Lake Copper Mining & Smelting Co. Prospectus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Walker Lake Copper Mining & Smelting Co. / The Thorne Copper Mining & Reduction Co. Promoted by the Patrick Investment Company (who prom...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Five Different Wonder District Mining Stock Certificates3199Five Different Wonder District Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 incl. Monnette autograph. 1) Monnette Wonder Mining Company. Mines in the Wonder Mining District, Churchill County. No. 134, issued for 1,000
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to p******1 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Five Different Wonder District Mining Stock Certificates3200Five Different Wonder District Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Nevada Wonder Mining Company. No. 2527, issued in 1912 for 5 shares. Not cancelled. Brown border, ornate logo. Folds. 2) Wonder Extension Mining Co
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to p******1 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Four Different Wonder District Mining Stock Certificates incl. Jack Davis3201Four Different Wonder District Mining Stock Certificates incl. Jack Davis
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Lot of 4 different including a Jack Davis signed piece. 1) Daisy Wonder Mining Company. No. 1426, issued for 500 shares in 1911. Signed by Jack Davis
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to p******1 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Wonder Mining District Stock Certificates & Ephemera3202Wonder Mining District Stock Certificates & Ephemera
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Lot of 6. 1) Four different mining stock certificates: North Star Mining Company of Wonder (issued 1906, not cancelled, multiple mining vignettes, pin
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to p******1 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
3 Large Framed Kennecott Copper Photos32033 Large Framed Kennecott Copper Photos
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1) Chino Mines smelter interior 32" x 25". 2) Mega dump truck in pit 29" x 24". 3) Bird's eye of Liberty Pit & New Ruth,...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Buckeye Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.3204Buckeye Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.
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Beautiful Stock Cert. with vignette of eagle, & shield, No. 87 for 200 shares. This is not listed in Mines Handbook. Date: 1921 City: Stat...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Eight Nevada Mining Stock Certificates3205Eight Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of 8 different. Included: Ajax-Nevada Gold Mining Co. (1912, not cxl, mining vignette, Delaware Mining District); Western Empire Gold Mines Inc. (
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Nevada Exploration, Prospecting, & Core Drilling Stock Certificates3206Nevada Exploration, Prospecting, & Core Drilling Stock Certificates
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Lot of 8 different. 1) The Aurora Bullfrog Mining and Exploration Company. No. 418, issued for 1,000 shares in 1909. Not cancelled. Multiple mining vi
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****8 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
North  Eastern Gold & Silver Mining Co.(2 Stock Certs)3207North Eastern Gold & Silver Mining Co.(2 Stock Certs)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Stock Certs. 1) No. 88 for 50 shares, beautiful vignette of woman holding shield & grape leaves. Orange border, 8.5" x 11". Date: ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Stock Cert. Christmas Wonder Mining Co.3208Stock Cert. Christmas Wonder Mining Co.
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Partially issued & voided (hand signed by the officers & owner's name filled in) with a beautiful vignette of Santa Clause holding a gol...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Stock Certificates for Nevada Mining Companies Inc. in Maine3209Stock Certificates for Nevada Mining Companies Inc. in Maine
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Lot of 4 different. All inc. in Maine but mining works in Nevada. 1) Goldfield & Eastern Mines Co. Issued for 40 shares in 1906. Not cancelled. ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to l********a for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Stocks for Mining Companies with Western Namesakes3210Stocks for Mining Companies with Western Namesakes
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Lot of 7 different. Included: California Diamond Oil Company (1906, not cxl, derrick vignette); Goldfield Berkeley Mining Company (1906, not cxl); Gol
Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
Sold to D*****8 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Morris Canal & Banking Company Stock Certificate3211Morris Canal & Banking Company Stock Certificate
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Preferred Stock under Act of February 9th, 1849. No.3953, issued for 10 shares to Chandler Darlington on November 8th, 1867. Signed by president W.H.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Large K and E Level3212Large K and E Level
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In Wigton-Abbott, NJ wood box. Interior label for Charles Prandoni, repair service of surveying instruments, Hoboken, New Jersey, circa 1930. Approxim
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Massachusetts and New Mexico Mining Stock3213Massachusetts and New Mexico Mining Stock
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I/C #3 Wm. Newcomb 16600 shares 1879 with glued note on rear assigning to Annie Newcomb. Date: 1879 City: State: New Mexico HWAC# 72042
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Monitor Silver, Lead & Zinc Mining & Milling Co. Sock Cert.3214Monitor Silver, Lead & Zinc Mining & Milling Co. Sock Cert.
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Rare Stock Cert, Monitor Silver,Lead & Zinc Mining & Milling Co., New Mexico, No. 293, for 100 shares. Brown filigree border. Slight tearing...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Hermann Mining Company of New York Stock3215Hermann Mining Company of New York Stock
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I/U #89 Ferd. Stitzer 2 shares 1877, signed by VP Morris. Date: gen City: State: New York HWAC# 72053
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to O**********r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
New York & Montgomery Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 18523216New York & Montgomery Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1852
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Incorporated in 1838 (with charter amended 1851 and 1853). No. 1626, issued for 25 shares to C.B. Churchill on October 26th, 1852. Signed by Henry Sta
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Rossiter Raymond Autograph3217Rossiter Raymond Autograph
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Wells Fargo & Co. Bank (Manhattan) check, datelined El Oro, Mexico, signed by mining magnate Rossiter Raymond March 11, 1918. Raymond (1840-1918...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Davidson Copper Mining Stock3218Davidson Copper Mining Stock
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I/U #796 George Gooteers 100 shares 1867. Smelter vignette. Lower left corner clipped. Date: 1867 City: State: North Carolina HWAC# 72055
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b******a for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Black Eagle Mine Real Photo Postcard3219Black Eagle Mine Real Photo Postcard
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Real photo card, c1910 of the Black Eagle Mine. Unused. Uneven contrast, otherwise fine. Two miners in front of mine entrance, mine identified in the
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Oregon Development Co. Stock3220Oregon Development Co. Stock
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I/U #687 John Rose 200 shares . Nice 4 miners vignette. 1903. Date: 1903 City: State: Oregon HWAC# 72049
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Oregon Monarch Gold Mining Stock3221Oregon Monarch Gold Mining Stock
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I/U #1147 Geo Tolley 1902 2000 shares. Nice lion head vignette. Date: 1902 City: State: Oregon HWAC# 72059
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Two Oregon Stock Certificates: Highland & White Horse3222Two Oregon Stock Certificates: Highland & White Horse
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1) White Horse Mining Company. Number 64 for 10 shares to Frank Dayton in 1912. Signed by secretary JF Booth and president Davidson. Three mining vign
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to M*****l for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Very Early Tennessee Mining Stock Certificate3223Very Early Tennessee Mining Stock Certificate
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Number 245 of 1,400 shares. Signed by Hurley. One share in all the Mineral Property of W. R. Hurley & Co. Also the bearer is to pay $100 to the ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Coppers from Its Ores3224Coppers from Its Ores
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"A New Process for the Extraction of Copper from Its Ores" by Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S.; and James Douglas, Jr. Esq. 13 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*****s for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Piute County, Utah Mining Stock Certificates & Ephemera3225Piute County, Utah Mining Stock Certificates & Ephemera
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Lot of 5 from either the Gold Mountain Mining District or the Ohio Mining District, both in Piute County. 1) Prospectus for The Gold Mountain Consolid
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Bertha & Edith Gold Mining Stock3226Bertha & Edith Gold Mining Stock
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Mine was located on the east side of the Big Bird Creek in Goochland County, Virginia. i/u to Smith #3171 100 shares 1878. Signed by President Jno E N
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k********w.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Blue Ridge Copper Mining Stock3227Blue Ridge Copper Mining Stock
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#191 i/u HC Denning? 1885 4000 shares. Signed by president Wills. 3 nice vignettes of miners. Nice condition. Date: 1885 City: State: Virginia
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k********w.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Rappahannock Gold Mining Com. STock Cert.3228Rappahannock Gold Mining Com. STock Cert.
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Rappahannock Gold Mining Co. Stock Cert, I/U No. 3339, for 100 shares, signed by MacPherson(?). Gray border, vignettes of woman holding gold scales,...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k********w.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Rappahannock Gold Mining Stock3229Rappahannock Gold Mining Stock
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I/u #3331 George Phipps 100 shares 1888. Signed by President McPherson. Date: 1888 City: State: Virginia HWAC# 76500
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to k********w.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Franklin Gold Mining Co.3230Franklin Gold Mining Co.
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No. 103, for 1000 shares, signed by president, no condition issues noted. I/U. Date: 1898 City: State: Washington HWAC# 76251
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8***1 for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
Silver Mountain Mining Stock3231Silver Mountain Mining Stock
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Mine in Carbon County, WY. I/U #4408 to faded,Creases and foxing. 5 shares. Signed by President McCall Date: 1877 City: State: Wyoming HWAC# 720
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l******8 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Great Cariboo Gold Mining Co. Promotional Documents3232Great Cariboo Gold Mining Co. Promotional Documents
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Lot of 2. 1) "Letter and Report of Managing Agent to the Stockholders of the Great Cariboo Gold Co. From Camp Wingdam, Lightning Creek, BC.&qu...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
1851 Report of The Albert Coal Mining Co. (Pumpelly's Copy) w/ map32331851 Report of The Albert Coal Mining Co. (Pumpelly's Copy) w/ map
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48 pages w/ large map (25" x 19") of claims. Personal copy of famous geologist Raphael Pumpelly (based on handwriting comparison with othe...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 600.00
Reduction and Metallurgy of Copper (1864)3234Reduction and Metallurgy of Copper (1864)
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Early German work on the metallurgy of copper ores, published Hamburg, 1864. 5 1/2 x 9", 45 pages. Date: 1864 City: State: Germany HWAC#...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to m********y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Lampazos Silver Mines Company Stock Certificate3235Lampazos Silver Mines Company Stock Certificate
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Stock Cert, #C1155 for 100 shares, signed by President, vignette of miner working underground. 11.5" x 8.5" Date: 1918 City: State: Me...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Columbia Mining Co. Stock3236Columbia Mining Co. Stock
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I/U #436 WT Hotchkiss 500 shares 1892. Date: City: State: Venezuela HWAC# 72079
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Blasting Ephemera Postcard Hercules Powder Co.3237Blasting Ephemera Postcard Hercules Powder Co.
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Du Pont Tamping Bag & small writing tablet. Date: City: State: HWAC# 77909
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Bowers Hydraulic Dredging Stock3238Bowers Hydraulic Dredging Stock
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I/U #57 Colonial Commercial 50 shares 1908.Signed by president Don??? Date: 1908 City: State: HWAC# 76507
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Carthage Mining Company Stock Cert.3239Carthage Mining Company Stock Cert.
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I/U, No. 523 for 1000 shares, beautiful vignettes of mountain with train running through, & miners at work underground. Signed by W. C. Tower(?)...
Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******r for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Columbian Mining Stock3240Columbian Mining Stock
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I/U #35 Sue Frantz 100 shares 1893. Signed by President Davis. Date: City: State: HWAC# 72078
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Geyser Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.3241Geyser Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.
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Stock Cert. No. 2207, for 400 shares, I/U, slight staining in 2 folds. Date: 1909 City: State: HWAC# 76254
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b**********7 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Gold Placer Mining Company Stock Cert.3242Gold Placer Mining Company Stock Cert.
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No. 375, for 100 shares, nice vignette of hydraulic mining scene. I/U. Date: 1881 City: State: HWAC# 76249
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Gold Point Hydraulic Mining Stock3243Gold Point Hydraulic Mining Stock
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I/U #221 Clara Jansen 5 shares 1899. Nice hydraulic vignette. Date: 1899 City: State: HWAC# 72044
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 2*****s for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Gold Poke3244Gold Poke
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Possibly Klondike. Would have held 100-120 oz of placer gold. Date: c 1897-1910 City: State: HWAC# 76059
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c*********p for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Gold Poke Bag3245Gold Poke Bag
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Pre 1900. To hold about 20 oz of gold/ Date: City: State: HWAC# 76079
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Lafayette Mining Co. Stock Cert.3246Lafayette Mining Co. Stock Cert.
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Preferred stock, signed by Robert Barbour, President, No. 6, for 200 shares. I/U. Vignette of 1 mule & 4 miners working in wilderness. Date: 1...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Little Dora Mining Stock3247Little Dora Mining Stock
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I/U #260 to James West 500 shares 1891. Here is your Wild Wild West stock! Date: 1891 City: State: HWAC# 72048
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00