"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Elaborately engraved silver medal: Obv.: To The Girls We Left Behind Us around a bottle and two glasses, a wolfhound and harp at bottom, fancy scrolli

Franklin Mint's History of the United States in 210 Franklin Bronze Medals. 45mm.Proof. Medals issued, 1966-1977 Provides comprehensive history ...

The Franklin Mint's Issue of the "History of the U.S.", 100 ingots in Antique Pewter, 2.1" x 1.4". This Collection is an off...

91 medals in this lot. In order to stimulate support for the preservation of the great historic sites where America took form, the National Trust for

One of Franklin Mint's premier set, rarely seen. Brown leather album (11 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 4 inches): The Franklin Mint Medallic History of Mankind...

First edition proof set struck by the Franklin Mint, celebrating the treasures of the Louvre. Thirty four medals are included; sixteen holes are empt

Three choice GAR badges with presidential medallions, 1909, 1910, 1920, all with yellow ribbon backing, all with red, white, blue enamel filling GAR .

Dealer lot of 15 albums of medals. 1) Capitals of the European Union; complete set of 27 colorized coins issued by American Mint. 2) Bill of Rights: t

Two rare early church medals: 1) Catholic/Protestant dispute: joined busts "O Why So Fickle"; reverse: Birds of a feather flock together. ...

Created by Longines Symphonette, sixteen different high relief .925 silver medals celebrating animals. Each medal is 34.2 grams and 40 mm. Coyote; Har

Silver medal from France: Ville De Rouen / offert / Par la societe / des / Regates Rouennaises / Salvetage & Ambulance / de la / Jeanne d Arc / ...

Issued by the American Express Company, produced at the Royal Mint of England, 39 sterling silver Freedom Medals symbolizing the words that inspired t

Julian IP 42; designed by Anthony Pacquet. Obv: Draped bust of the President facing right above an Indian peace pipe and olive branch; around, UNITED

Lot of eight silver medals: 38 mm, .925 silver, 24.7 gr. (.7250 oz. asw): 1973 Hope for Peace; 1974 Peace; 1973 Namibie (2); 1970 25th anniversary; 1

A commemorative silver coin from 1863, paying homage to the Arizona Territory. The coin is blank on the reverse and weighs 19.6 grams. Please see phot

This small collection of three pieces containing assay of groups of bullion bars, deposited by the Dalls Mill in Virginia City and the Franklin Mill i

Collection of 7 gold bullion deposits at S. Molitor's San Francisco office at 418 Montgomery St. Each of these bullion deposit forms is for the ...

1859 gold bullion assay receipt from Kellogg & Humbert's, gold value $2295.66, .888 fine. San Francisco California

This very fine collection contains seven gold bullion receipts, one assay certificate and a business card, c1879-1900. The lone assay receipt, which

Four gold bullion receipts from this important competitor of the major assay houses who was located literally just down the street from the Kellogg ...

US Branch Mint, San Francisco Gold Bullion Deposit Collection. 15 Different gold bullion deposit receipts 1867-1937. This important collections shows

This is a very rare gold bullion deposit receipt when Molitor ran the new US Assay Office at Helena. Dated January 1869, the receipt was for an 87 ou

US Assay Office at Helena, Montana document collection, probably the best ever assembled outside National Archives. Includes 4 different gold bullion

US Branch Mint, Carson City, NV Silver Bullion Deposit Archive. This is a magnificent collection of ten different silver bullion deposits at the famou

Prepared by San Francisco assayer Thomas Price, this is a 60 page softcover edition of The Tables of the Value and Silver. Book measures 7"x 1...

Lot of eight Confederate Bond coupons: 1863 CSA cotton coupon $1000 bond, also $4 1866, $4 1867, $20 1869, $15 1889, $30 1866, 1871, 1880.

RARE fifty cent piece dated 1871 that has been turned into a "Police" pinback. It measures about 1.25" and is in very nice condition....

Well worn pocket piece. New Orleans Mint Walking Liberty half dollar reverse: obverse has been engraved "Occidental / Hotel". There was a...

Unique! Seated Liberty half dollar reverse; obverse is engraved May 12 / 1903 in the center, with a brass horseshoe around the perimeter "Uniq...

1) Annual Report of the Director of the Mint 1872. 2)Transaction of Business of the Mint and Assay Offices,1874. 3) Report of the Commission of Charge

SSCA 1875 Wells Fargo & Co. receipt from Virginia City, MT for a nugget pin valued at $15 going to Kansas. Montana

Issued 1906 Jumbo Mining check with light green elephant vignette. Mine in the heart of Goldfield district. R7 rarity, probably less than 7 known. Ver

Miners Bank of Savings of Alta-California:25 cent scrip payable in Gold Dust. Early 1850s. Printed by Gavit & Co. Albany. Steamship between two...

No. 19609 Memorandum of Gold deposited by Bankers Cadwallader Co. at the Pioneer Assay Office of H. Harris & Co. Late Harris & Marchand. Da...

Dec. 21, 1854 memo from the Office of Adams & Co. list of charges of gold dust made to the Stockton Office from these mining towns, Jamestown,...

Dated: Rattlesnake, Jan. 12, 1856. Peter E. Mead deposited $400 in coin to be returned to him on his order on presentation of this receipt, signed Bal

Exceptional! No. 9853: From the Assay Office of Blake & Co. (G. Blake, W.R. Waters) of 5252 J Street: Certificate of Gold deposited by D. O. Mil...

Business card sized (3 1/2 x 2 inches) assay receipt from Waters & Co. Assay Office of 54 J Street, Sacramento (Successor to Blake & Co.) D...

A report back to A. A. Van Guilder in Coloma, from L. Robie from Adams & Co. on three assays of gold recovered from amalgam. The assays varied b...

This rare bullion receipt is from the outstanding collection of John J. Ford. To our knowledge, there are only three such examples extant. They are ex

No. 6713 Memorandum of gold Bullion deposited by Wells Fargo & Co. - Hardy & Kennedy (Forest Hill, Cal., near Auburn), July 30, 1858. Measur...

Assay receipts from Kellogg & Richter are among the most desirable and rarest of all gold rush bullion receipts. The partnership only lasted fiv...

No. 157 Assay results printed in black ink on thin light blue paper measuring 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. The names of Adams & Co. and those of Curtis...

Unique! Only known portrait of assayer E. Justh, posing in business attire. Signed on reverse. Card is 2 1/2 x 4 inches. Emanuel Justh was a lithogr

Exceptional! This unique and historically significant Kellogg & Humbert Assay Office broadside personifies the theme "The Rush For Gold.&qu...

Extremely rare pre-SSCA assay receipt: No. 3140 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by J. M. Libby, December 17, 1856. Receipt measures 10 1/2 x 5 in

Exceptional rarity! No. 176 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Teschemacher & Co, March 21st, 1851. H. F. Teschemacher is listed in Campel...

Extremely rare, four copies known, Baird 34. This is one of the rare California illustrated letter sheets published during the Gold Rush era. It con

Artistic rendition of the U. S. Branch Mint at San Francisco, "The Old Granite Lady", in the horse and buggy days. 9 x 5 1/2 inch mat, the...

No. 1809 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the branch mint of the United States at San Francisco the 19th day of April, 1864 by CTH Palmer for W

Memorandum of Gold Bullion (No. 1920 ) deposited at the Branch Mint of the United States at San Francisco the 4th day of May 1860 by Wells Fargo &am...

Exceptional! No. 3853 "Mint Receipt Received from Adams & Co. a Deposit of Gold Bullion for Coinage." dated San Francisco, Oct. 5th, 1...

Memorandum of Gold Dust deposited by Mr. A. M. Rosborough, dated Decr.(?) 8, 1852. Not numbered. Measures 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches, printed in black ink

No. 8909. Receipt for gold bullion deposited by James Wilson, 1 Oct. 1855. (we do not know if this is the same James Wilson who became famous for the

No. 879 Memoranda of Gold Bullion deposited with Kellogg & Richter by Almy & Anthony, 16th March, 1854. Printed on thin light blue paper wi...

Rare stereo view card produced by American Scenery showing The Old Granite Lady The United States Branch Mint in San Francisco. In 1867, Mint official

No. 104 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Branch Mint of the United States, New Orleans, the 1st day of July, 1857 by H. Prince. "Cal...

No. 5534 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, the 16th day of Aug. 1852 by James M. Richardson. 67.2

No. 4697 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, the 30th day of June 1852 by L.L. Berry: grains of Cal

Gold dust! No. 1647 Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited with assay results. San Francisco, CA August 17, 1852. This piece is an R8 with just 2 to 3

Unique! The only known letterhead from the assay office of Justh & Hunter located at 188 Montgomery St in San Francisco. Emanuel Justh was a f...

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Pass for 1891 issued to WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamboat Company. Signed by E. Morgan, secretary. Two punch holes, paper residue ...

Low pass no. 6, issued for 1887 to FH Odiorne, director of the company. Preprinted signature of the general manager. Black and red print with steamshi

Pass no. 56, issued for 1892 to Pearson, president of Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Preprinted signature of agent ES Merchant. Logo inc...

1) Boston and Gloucester Steamboat. 1891. Two holes; 2) Boston & Provincetown S. S. Co. 1892. # 14; 3) River Packet Co. of Bisbee and Warrior. H...

Steamer "Watertown." Pass no. 122, issued for the 1892 season to WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Signed by ge...

Pass issued for 1893 season to WE Pearson & Family. Signed by someone for the company (illegible). Red and dark green print on cardstock. Toning...

No. 98, issued for 1893 to Capt. WE Pearson of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamboat Company. Signed by treasurer Willard M. Bacon. Reverse blank. P...

Pass no. 519, issued for 1891 to William E. Pearson, president of the Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Company. Preprinted signature of the general...

"Ward Line." Pass no. 258, issued for 1891 to HS McCullock, commercial agent for Mexican Railway. Preprinted signature of president Henry ...

This appears to be a ship's schedule for The Admiral Oriental Line for the year 1923. The line ran passenger and mail service between the Seattl...

Three sextants. A sextant is an instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, us

Hand written 1853 ferry license issued to operate on the American River with basic operational requirements. Sacramento California

1867 Sacramento Bridge and Ferry License for a toll bridge over the Consumes River at Heicksville?. Right corner chip. Sacramento California

12 x 10 inch matting of a 8 x 6 1/2 inch photograph entitled "Ferry Boat Mid-Stream - Kootenai River - June - 1897 - Near Troy, Montana. On the...

3 Solana Central Pacific Railroad Train Ferry stereoviews, 2 unmarked,1 by Watkins. Photos-4x6" by Continental, unmarked 5x7". Solana Cal...

Yellow placard with red and black printing, 14 x 11 inches. Printed by Tribune Publishing Co., of Dillon, Montana. Upper right corner missing, lower r

About 15 pieces of billheads from Marysville c. 1866-77 , doing business with Oregon Stage Co., some pictorial. Purchases of harnesses, collars and o

Old and very nice photograph. Literally a dozen people on the stagecoach with dozens more watching. Details are still bright. Only advertisement on a

Very early photograph of an early steam engine hauling three (3) Concord stages. The photo measures 5"x 7" and is a bit faded but still a ...

Antioch area railroad ephemera, including receipts for for equipment and track supplies sold to Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway, a damage rep...

Nevada City Narrow Gauge Railroad (1876-1942) photos, some measure 6"x 8" and some are 4"x 6" in black & white. Photos show ...

Nevada City, CA railroad maps. 4x Narrow Gauge about 20x36", 1 stained, 1 4" tear. Nevada Traction, 20x36", 6" tear. Narrow Gaug...

5 Nevada County Gauge Rail Road passes, c. 1882-1904. Also 1924 receipt postcard. Nevada County California

Nice assortment of Nevada County railroad ephemera. Train tickets. Narrow Gauge Special Rate Order book, mostly complete. 1962 and 63 The Western Rai

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen framed San Francisco charter, listing multiple members. 1924. Frame 25x21.5". San Francisco California

Railroad vignette on an 1883 check drawn on the auditors department of the Central Pacific Rail Road Company to the Cleveland & Pittsburg railro...

Lot of two items related to early Sacramento and San Francisco history. A) Framed bond certificate from the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroa

Vintage old style yellow "RR" sign. We believe this sign is from the Nevada City, CA narrow gauge railroad. 30". Back has orange spra...

5 nice Central Pacific Railroad stereoviews. Cape Horn by Watkins, Yosemite and Pacific Coast series. Narrow Gauge Coming into Colfax by JJ Reilly, Sa

Leland Stanford autograph on 1887 Central Pacific Railroad deed as President, for Stevenson land in Wyandotte, CA, a Gold Rush area. "Amasa Lel...

Lot includes: x7 Northern Electric Railway Company, 6%, three year secured gold note, $500. No.s D507, D508, D528, D529, D530, D531. Ornate green bord

Kinsley brass steam whistle. Measures 7" tall by 1.50" in diameter and has a nice patina. This smaller whistle, according to research, was...

14 large L & N Railroad poster calendars, each with a map of the routes, circa late 1940s-1960s. Overall size 22 x 28, each with crude plastic f...

Northern Pacific Railway Volume II entitled "Standard Plans." This 12"x 16" Nine (9) pound volume contains blueprints of track a...

Virginia & Truckee Railroad ephemera group of ten (10) documents including freight bill receipts, passenger way bills, a 1901 mileage report, a ...

Virginia & Truckee Railroad ephemera, including a stock certificate issued in 1874 and several "Receipts For Freight Delivered" bills....

Lot of 7. 1) Best piece is an 1870 agreement between the railroad and the Savage Mining Company for 3,000 cords of wood. $6,000 to be paid now and $4.

Modern high quality enlargement in a high quality frame with a photo of the V & T Railroad locomotive, tender and 3.5 cars on a multi level wood...