"Autumn Gold" 2024 November Auction

Undated map on vellum that shows claims patented by the California MC, Con. Virginia, Ophir, JB Overton, Union Consolidated, Mexican, and Central Silv

Abstract, title, claim and Conveyances for the Imperial Silver Mining Co. White Pine Mining District, Lander County, Nevada. 8 pages. Starting Novemb

June 1874 White Pine County abstract statement. Include Chihuahua Mine producing $15,800 and strangely they are not listed anywhere! [ White Pine Coun

A mining claim for two mines from the early White Pine District, Nevada, discovery period, c1868-69. The hand-penned documents are for Niantic Ledge a

8 pieces of Nevada ephemera. Gold Creek Placer's 1938 4 panel prospectus with dredge and other photos. Pioche Mines Co. 1928 report and nice 4 p...

A collection of 16 includes 13 warrants and 3 mining papers from Northern Nevada, c1883-1910. The State Controllers Warrants, circa 1883-4, have vign

A collection of approximately 60 Nevada mining company stock certificates, some with notable autographs. Lot includes three Montgomery Shoshone Conso

Real Photos (23) - B & W (9) - No Duplicates - 1906-1939 [ Lead South Dakota 1906-1939

Two reports. 1) 1917. 23 pages. Includes 6 page colored fold out map showing geology, principal workings, ore body and surface improvements. 2 page co

3.75x6" c. 1900 photo of miners and a horse beside 2 mine train tracks, used for transporting ore in the pictured ore car. Likely in Utah or ma...

A booklet, "Utah - A Peep into a Mountain Walled Treasury of the Gods," Copyright by S.K. Hooper, General Passenger Agent, 1903. "Pub...

Original photo of a minor wearing a cloth minors hat with a very rare arrow brass manufacturing company lamp on top. Excellent focus and contrast. Thi

A library of 5 standard texts on assaying: 1) A Manual of Practical Assaying, H. Van F. Furman, E.M., Fourth Edition, 1896. 437 pp. 6" x 9"...

Collection of Assay Offices in Western States (6): 1) The Cripple Creek Sampling & Ore Co., Colorado for Mary McKinney Mine, July 12, 1898; 2) T...

Assay books include Sulphurets What They Are copyright 1867, 120 pages, Hints of Amalgamation 111 pages, copyright 1899, Western Mill& Smelter M...

Oscar Lieber's first work on a gold and silver. This is a practical directions to assayers, miners and smelters. for tests and assays by heat a...

1877 Western Union Telegraph, bottom portion missing. 1868 from Charles Bonner supt. of Savage Mine. 1864 California State Telegraph referencing McLan

Early mining-related billheads (7): Oversized (8 1/2 x 14) - CA (4) - NV (3) - 1867-1893. [ 1867-1893

Miscellaneous Gold Mining Prospectuses (4): "Goldfield Deep Mines Co. of Nevada," circa 1910 - two fold 25" x 14" proposal inclu...

A set of 15 books published by the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America. The incomplete set includes M.M.S.A. Bulletins for the years 1932-59 a

Both photos are matted, but of a different origin. The first one has an image size of 4.75 x 3.75" and is an exceptional photograph of two mino...

Western states mining company letterheads (26): NV (7) - AR (6) - CA (3) - CO (3) - OR (2) - MT (2) - ID (1) - WA (1), no duplicates, 1896-1918.

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Comstock checks, prominent signatures (4): 1) Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co., Agency of the Bank of California, No. 927, July 8, 1878, ...

Comstock checks with prominent signatures (4): Best & Belcher Mining Co., Agency of the Nevada Bank of S.F., No. 651, June 5, 1879, pay to Gould...

Extremely rare. Baird p. 24, N7. Baird calls this ad advertising piece, which FH does not agree with. Blue paper, black print. Banking House of Page,

Lot of 4 different. 1) Memorandum of Gold Bullion, E. Lewin & Co.'s Assay Office, Shasta, 1863. Deposit of 16 ounces by CC Bush. Gold finene...

3 blue Weaverville Gold Rush era checks. 1854 Rhodes, 1853 signed by F W Blake who made silver ingots in Silver City, ID. 1853 Rhodes & Lusk'...

Two exchange notes from Drexel, Sather & Church, Bankers and Dealers in Bullion and Bills of Exchange. The partners in this bank covered the cou...

2 c. 1880-81 F Berton & Co. checks. They were the successor to Hentsch & Berton of SS Central America gold ingot fame. Both have rare RN G i...

Three checks dating from 1854-1855, issued by banks associated with the California Gold Rush. Two of the checks -- one filled out, one blank -- are is

Two Wells Fargo docs from the Comstock, each one important. Gold Hill Certificate of Deposit for $350 dated May 1863. This certificate was issued in t

24 c. 1865-1941 mostly older Virginia City checks. Bank of California, VC Bank, Dayton Mines etc. [ Virginia City Nevada

Lot of famous Nevada Mining checks, lot of (9). Checks from the who's who of the Comstock, including the Savage Mining Company, Bank of Californ...

9 c. 1859-1906 mostly older checks payable in coin, silver, gold, silver trade dollars and Mexican silver.Carson, Bisbee, Sacramento, San Francisco, H

Drexel, Sather & Church Bank Exchange Note, # 25761 issued to D. A Cox for $150 on Jun 29, 1855 in San Francisco. To J.W. Clark & Co. Banker...

1927 Financing an Empire, Banking in California by Cross. This is a rare and important history of California banks. Volume 1 has a torn but attached s

1869 First National Bank of Helena check. This is the famous check with 3 pokes of gold and ingots in the bank teller desk vignette. Imprinted RN B st

Very rare 1868 First National Bank of Helena check. Green vignette has piles of gold dust pokes, ingots at tellers cage. Center triangular tear with v

13 c. 1864-76 checks from Banking House of L H Hershfield, some imprinted RN's and miner vignettes. RN B, RN D, RN G etc. [ Helena Montana

Letterpress book containing outgoing correspondence dated 1880-85, from the financial records of Henry Elling, a banker in Virginia City, Montana, wit

Lot of 58 checks from a variety of banks, companies, and government organizations throughout the eastern United States, dating from 1809 at the earlie

A collection of thirteen checks from a variety of Philadelphia banks dating from 1849 to 1876. Two of the checks are signed by Cadwalader Biddle, a me

Book of 100 stock certificates from Peoples Investment Company, Nevada City, Calif., c1917. Nos. 1-100. First 8 are issued and signed by the company p

The Bank of the United States stock certificate signed by Bank President Nicholas Biddle. This was just one of a few banks that Biddle lead, including

4 Bank of Charleston, SC stocks. 1841, 1844, 1847, 1851. Some have toning, please inspect. [ Charleston South Carolina Ken Prag Collection

Issued October 24, 1918; $100 Fourth Liberty Loan 4 1/4% Gold Bond of 1933-1938, with nine dividend coupons for 1935-1938 still attached. Vignette of

19 issued insurance stocks. 1868 Fidelity, 1856 Phoenix, 1835? Insurance Company of Columbia, 1879 Connecticut Fire, 10x 1869-76 Union Mutual, 4x 1865

10 issued Phoenix Insurance stocks, c. 1949-53. [ Ken Prag Collection

Lot of 3. 1. I/U, 1887, #D167, 42 Shares @ £ 1 ea. The Australasian Electric Light, Power and Storage Co., Limited. Blue border and printing...

14 uncommon Ontario cobalt mining stocks, c. 1906-31. Green-Meehan Cons., Bailey Cobalt-Mines, Cobalt Central Mines, Argentum Mines, Cobalt-North Onta

11 Ontario mining stocks, c. 1906-85, many older. King Edward Silver, Gillies Silver, Frontier Cons., Cobalt Smelting and Mining, Cobalt Badger Silver

1920 Keely Silver Mines option cert., 1913 Casey Cobalt stock. Bonds-Cobalt Star Mining 1910, Erie Cobalt Silver Mining 1908.

American Mining Company stock certificate, incorporated in Vermont, issued for 10 shares, Certificates #10181-10190. Datelined Windsor, Vermont, May 1

Nice group of vignettes. 2x 1937 Cusi Mexicana Mining, 1911 Rio Plata. Bond-1910 $200 Ignacio Rodriguez Ramos. [ Chihuaua Mexico

2 bonds with choice mining vignettes. 1919 Santiago Apostol S A Minera with all coupons, unlisted in 1920 Mines Handbook. 1935 La Victoria y Anexas en

Issued 1902 Zacatecas Mining & Metallurgical and 1896 Anglo Mexican Gold Mining. Both have underground miner vignettes. By 1803, Mexico’s ...

Spectacular, I/U #166 to Nathaniel Page 104 shares, 1864. Unique and interesting vignettes. Lower left chip. According to Daily Alta California, Vol

Issued 1934 stock, 1904 bond, 16pp prospectus, 2x 1933 assay receipts, undated letterhead.

Lot of 11. Various mining stocks, all have coupons, some have revenue stamps imprinted & affixed. Printers include : American BNC, A. Gast &a...

Colorful and issued 1902 Caldera Gold and 1891 El Potrero Gold & Silver of Mexico-left toning. Mining vignettes.

10. c. 1946-62 South Africa mining stocks. New Machavie Gold, Free State Geguld, East Geguld, Vogelstruisfontein, Rietfontein Cons., Cons. Portland Ce

Includes 4 pieces. Original proof with drawings. A great example of a proof from one of the bank note company archives, complete with the original art

No. 1195 for 100 shares to F. Avery dated June 22, 1866. issued to F. Avery for 100 shares and signed by Fred Schuchards as president and Francis Aver

Rare issued 1855 Alabama Copper Mining stock, bearer certificate. Great underground mining vignette. Fine condition, no creased. [ Talladega Alabama

Two stock certificates for shares in the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields, dated 1922 and 1923. The certificates are each signed by the president and t

A collection of bond coupons for shares in three Alaskan gold mining companies: Alaska Treadwell, Alaska United, and Alaska Mexican, c. 1880s-early 19

A collection of about 300 sheets of bond coupons for shares in the Alaska Mexican Mining Company, c. 1880-1920. The Alaska Mexican gold mine was part

A collection of bond coupons for shares in three Alaskan gold mining companies: Alaska Treadwell, Alaska United, and Alaska Mexican, c. 1880s-early 19

Two stock certificates, dating from 1903 and 1904, for Alaskan mining companies. One certificate is for shares in the Consolidated Alaskan Company, an

Eight certificates for shares in the Nome and Sinook Company, an Alaskan mining company, dating from 1903 to 1908. Each certificate bears the official

A collection of about 280 sheets of bond coupons for shares in the Alaska Treadwell Mining Company, c. 1880-1920. The Treadwell gold mine began produc

All issued, Aqua Fria district in Yavapai county. 1910 Baumann Mines-corner wrinkles, 1917 Cons. Arizona Smelting, located in Humboldt-wrinkles and st

Issued 1883 Cababi Cons. Mining stock. Located near the Mexican border and worked by Mexicans. See Burchard 1883, page 82. Nice smelter vignette, fine

All issued, located in Clifton, Greenlee county. 1900 Morenci Copper-upper issues, 1904 New England and Clifton Copper of Arizona bond, 1903 and 2x 19

All issued. 1922 Arizona United Mining-located in Johnson. 1902 Copper Glance Mining. 1911, 1921 and 1922 Calumet and Arizona Mining, 1917 and 1918 Bi

Rare, Arizona mining stock issued in 1890. Very attractive. The company operated in the Globe mining district in Gila County, Arizona. Great vignettes

Issued 1881 Silver Nugget Mining stock. Located in Globe district. Staple holes. [ Globe Arizona

All issued. 1908 Old Dominion Mining. New Dominion Copper-2x 1929, 1923, 1926. [ Globe district Arizona

Issued 1881 Silver Nugget Mining stock with hammering miners vignette. [ Globe district Arizona

All issued from Globe and Miami. 1927 Arizona Commercial Mining-wrinkles, 1918 Miami Cons. Mines, 1909 Radium Mines, 1883 Copper Emperor, 1917 Globe D

All issued. Globe-1911 Five Points Copper, 1919 Arizona Commercial Mining-staple holes, 1918 Moline and Arizona Copper, 1911 German Copper, 1917 Globe

All issued. 1919 Shea Copper, 1919 Verde Combination Copper, 1919 Green Monster Mining-wrinkles and paper clip imprint, 1929 Jerome Grande Copper, 191

Unusual name for a mining company! Mine location printed on the certificate as Pima Co. Arizona. No. 487, issued to Virginia Harper for 5 shares on Fe

Very rare unissued, c. 1860's San Augustine Mining Co. stock. Signed by secretary James A Lucas and president Samuel G Jones. Some discoloration...

Issued 1879 Orion Silver Mining stock. Main office in Philadelphia. Mine is in the Santa Rita and Patagonia mountains of Pima County. The Orion start

All issued. 1920 Tucson-Arizona Copper-located near Tucson. 1907 Arizona Cons. Mining-located about 40-80 miles south of Tucson-staple holes. 1917 and

All issued. 1910 and 1927 Superior and Boston Copper. 1920 Silver King of Arizona, 2 different, located in Superior. 1917 Superstition Cons. Mining-lo

Issued 1887 Baboquivari stock with underground miner vignette. Located in Pioneer district. Noted for copper, silver, molybdenum, and gold. [ Pinal C

3 Issued Prescott. 1907 Mitchell Mining, 1903 Pan-American Mining, 2 different. See 1920 Mines Handbook. [ Prescott Arizona

All issued. 4 different 1917 Arizona Ray Copper, 1915 Ray Eastern Copper, 1883 Ray Copper-staple holes and small stains. [ Ray Arizona

Issued 1902 stock and bond, Tombstone Cons. Mine. Both signed by E. B. Gage, a major player in Tombstone mining, and he provided the second round of b

Allissued. 1904 Great Belcher of Arizona-located in Big Bug. 1917 Big Ledge Copper in Big Bug-staple holes. 1920 Big Bug Copper-ink stain. 1923 Bannie

Rare issued Aqua Fria Gold Mining stock. Undated but c. 1850-52. Printed on vellum. Docketed at top right for 8/12/52? This was a British financed or

5 obscure Arizona, all issued. 1897 Phoenix Gold, 1911 and 1916 Acker Mining, 1912 Triangle Mining, 1902 Thunder Mountain gold. All with mining vignet

8 issued Arizona mining stocks for mines we could not find info on. 1921 Cons. Southern Arizona Mining, 1912 Mutual Mining and Leasing, 1926 Tiger Min

Phoenix Mining Syndicate blank stock certificate #1693. It is offering stock in the company for $1 per share. Please see photos for more details. A

Issued 1883 Gunsight Mining stock. Located in Myers district, Pima county. Nice underground miner vignette. [ Pima County Arkansas

Rocky Bar Mining Co. Stock certificate, issued to William J Harris for 20 shares on March 3, 1854, signed by President C. Sutterthwaite and secretary

# 372 for 50 shares. Datelined Aurora, Mono County 1863. Signed by secretary FK Bechtel and Governor Leland Stanford. Incorporated January 26, 1863. U