"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Smithsonite ore samples from Cerro Gordo, Inyo County, California. Found by a professional collector, these samples measure 4"x 2.5"x 2.5&...

Four gold and copper ore samples (An unusual combination) and a small vile of gold dust from the Abbe Mine, located in the Alabama Hills in Inyo Count

3 small cut slab specimens of DeLamar high grade from Silver city. Each of these shows important mineralogical features in the ore deposit. a.) 1 x 1.

Native silver and argentite in dendritic form in veined quartz. 4" x 2" x 1" A spectacular hand specimen cut on 3 sides clearly show...

Ivanhoe district, Elko County. 5 x 3 x 2.5" Quartz and calcite with ruby silver minerals in a banded breccia with quartz pseudomorph of calcit...

3.5" x 2" x 1/2" 90 grams. From the sleeper main vein elevation 4000 feet. Numerous layers of colloform/mammilary silica and native ...

A cut slab, polished on one side. 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 3/8" thick. Gold rich bands containing electrum dendrites embedded in opal quartz...

High grade Comstock silver with visible gold cut into shape of Nevada. Very rare, must have been cut from a c. 1860 specimen. About .75"x 1 1/8...

lot of nine specimens. Comes in a nice wooden box. 1) Silver & Gold ore Justice Mine 2.) Silver Ore Savage Mine 3.) Silver Ore Virginia Mine ...

More than 50 specimens in an original 12 x 17" felt lined wood box kept by jewelry RH Herz of Reno c1870s-1900. this is a wide variety of ore s...

Three chunks, one large and two small, of a gold/silver ore from an unknown locality. Silver is in the dark grey minerals (possibly argentite or acant

Round container of 21.2 grams of gold and silver amalgam.

A sterling silver butter knife with Whitehorse inscribed on the blade. There is also a 1/8" gold nugget in the handle. The knife is 6" in ...

Ornate small leather money vest intended to hold gold coin and be worn under clothing. 2 identical side by side panels 15.5" x 8.5" attach...

Pick, shovel and pan on a short chain, with a California grizzly bear on the shovel's face. 2 1/2 inches wide and two inches long. The top chain...

No makers name German gold pocket scale in wood case. Old and well used, likely from California Gold Rush era. Nested weights-.5-10 DWTS and more up t

A pocket scale in a wood box measuring 3"x 6", approved by the city of New York. The set appears intact, with maybe one weight missing. Pl...

Weight set for larger balance up to 20 Troy ounce. The set seems to be complete and is in a nice wood box. It measures 3.5"x 4"x 8"....

Brown wood cased No. 5a assay scale by H Kohlsbusch, New-York. Weights from 1-5 plus small strips. Case 1.25x6x2.75', inscribed N C Morris'...

3 balances-1 in black oval case 2x4.5". 1 uncased, 1 in wood case 4x9.5". 2 extra weight sets in wood and some single weights. See photo. ...