"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

General Hooker Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. "Esmeralda District, Aurora, Mono Co., Cal." printed under tit...

Grass Valley mining stock certificates (3) and a county settler recruitment booklet. Included is Magenta Consolidated Gold Mining Company #37 issued t

Grass Valley stock certificates (5). Included is Brunswick Gold Mining Company#4231 for 100 shares at $5 per issued to H.K. Lee and signed by Secre

Grass Valley Mining stock certs (4) from the 1870s. included is Centennial Gold Mining Company #160 for 50 shares at $50 per and issued to John Tho

Grass Valley, California North Star Gold Mining Company stock certificate #23 issued to D.S. Garwood Trustee and signed by the president and secretary

Grass Valley Mining stock certificates (5) including Scadden Flat #212, dated 1879 for 50 shares at $10 per. Next, Osborn Hill Gold Mining & Mi...

An early mining stock from the early days of the Inyo mining regions. Number 52 for 100 shares to NA Chandler, signed by French as Secretary and Lewis

The Monte Cristo Mining Company stock certificate, No. 34, for 100 shares issued to John W. Johnson at $10 per share on July 1, 1875. The mine operat

York Mining Company stock certificate No. 132(?), incorporated April 27 1852, issued to Pleasant Routon(?) for 1 share ($200 per share) on May 18, 185

This is a collection of stock certificates from John C. Fremont's efforts overseas, mainly in France, to fund California Gold Rush mining ventur...

Philadelphia and California Mining Company of Mariposa County. # 1775 for 50 shares to Theodore Walter. Signed by secretary l Alter and president Pear

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 95. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 99. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No

Incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Issued to Charles H. King on Feb. 17th, 1880. Signed by Masby ? Bruanagian ? as Vice President

Incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Issued to Hewitt Ryerson on October 16, 1879. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as Vice President and R

Vast collection of Mariposa Companies Mining Stocks including some very rare pieces! Mariposa Company, Inc. New York in 1863 Certificate no. 4732 is

Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Company stock certificate No. 173, incorporated July 13, 1866 in California. Meadow Lake District. Issued to J. Batt

Issued Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining stock. 1866, issued to Charles W Young. Fantastic layered depth vignette of underground miners. "There...

Lot of 2 different. Rare. Henry Hartley settled in Meadow Lake about 1861. There he lived trapping and traveling to Cisco for occasional company. In 1

Incorporated in the State of California. Certificate No. 1205 issued for one share to J.C. Ham. No date listed, however most likely between 1852 and

American River Water & Mining Company stock certificate, No. 4, for Mormon Island, Sacramento County, issued to Mepis Barrett(?) for 1 share ($2...

Stock Certificate of the Enterprise Quartz Company, issued in Nevada City, California on November 21, 1851. Printed by the Nevada Journal Print Co. En

The letter talks about the mine first worked in 1851. Seems to be an effort to revitalize the mine in 1874 or later. 10 legal sized pages that (withou

Early California Gold Rush stock certificate # 25 to Evert & Curtiss for 100 shares in 1853. Signed by LP Anderson president pro tem and RB Holt...

4 Nevada County hydraulic mining stocks, 4 are issued. Some nice vignettes here. 1882 Eureka Cons. Gravel(Sierra County). Nevada County-1876 Cold Spri

6 Nevada County mining stocks. Unissued Nevada and Mountain Lakes Ice. Issued-1879 Excelsior Water & Mining, 1892 Orient Gold Placer, 1877 Deadw...

4x Stock Certificates of various Mining Companies (Motherlode Gold Mines) , all uncancelled: 1) Tuolumne County Water Company, #3975 issued to A.M. M

3x mining stock from companies that operated in Nevada and Sierra Counties, California. 1. Star Quartz Mining Company stock certificate No. 253, inc

Lot of 11. North San Juan dates back to the California Gold Rush. It prospered during the era of hydraulic mining at nearby Malakoff Diggins from 1850

Stock certificate issued by the Last Chance Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company to E.B. Benshaw for 25 shares at $25 per. It is signed by Samuel Ba

Stock certificate for The Pittsburg Coal Mining Company #71 issued to Helena M. Kent for eighteen (1*0 shares at $100 per share. This company out of C

Placer County, California (printed to the left of vignette). Inc. in New York. No. 48, issued for 50 shares to R.C. Jackson on April 21st, 1880. Signe

Beautifully engraved partially-issued certificate. No. 321. Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal. Dec. 9th, 1852. This item has been hand signed by the

Williams & Kellinger Mining Company, incorporated , April 28, 1863 in Pitsburg Disrict, Shasta Mountain, printed by H. S. Crocker & Co. in S...

Lot of 3 certificates relating to Reese River district, datelined San Francisco. Includes: 1) Pensylvania, 1864. The best part of this certificate is

Lot of 2. 1) Very rare stock! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Gold Rush era. Certificate No. 686, issued for one shares to (blank) on December 1st, 18

An important collection of stock certificates printed by Grafton Taylor Brown in San Francisco, the first African-American printer and artist to depic

# 129 for 10 shares to Patrick Welsh. Signed by M. L. Power (Virginia City miner in 1863) and president J. A. McDonald. McDonald & Company made ...

2 Sierra City mining stocks, both issued. 1890 Lone Star Gold, 1889 Excelsior Drift Gold. Sierra City California

"Silver Mountain District, Amador County, Cal." printed at bottom center. Inc. Sept. 1863. No. 101, issued for 5 shares to Jas. M. Connell...

4x Certificates of stock from various Mining Companies in the Alpine & Amador County, Silver Mountain District, California. When Silver Mounta...

2x uncancelled stock certificates from the Silver Mountain District, Amador County. 1. Crinoline Gold and Silver Mining Company, incorporated on Sep

1) "The Pearl" Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock; Mine in Silver Mountain, later renamed Oro Grande in Mojave Desert. #110 i/u Mary F O...

Stock certificate #81 issued to Thomas A. Brown by The Hastings Copper Mining Company for eighty (80) shares at $100 per. Dated June 9, 1863, it is si

Bullion Gold & Silver Mining Company, Van Horn District, Mono County, California. Certificate #69 for 2 shares at $100 each, issued to E. Arnold...

First, we have a Proof certificate from the Iowa Tunnel Mining & Milling Company, printed on thick paper by Western Bank Note & Engr. and Eb...

Rare issued 1881 Lafayette Hill and Stamford Mining stock. Issued to Frank Armstrong for 25 shares, signed by Clement Gould as secretary and F. Armstr

This lot contains four stocks issued for separate gold mines in Mariposa County with international investors. Quartz Rock Mariposa Gold Mining Company

Certificate No. 1278 for 2 shares made out to Thomas Houston dated Nov. 21, 1854. The mine is located on the middle fork of the American River, about

2 issued California mining stocks. 1876 Mariposa Land & Mining. The Mariposa Land & Mining Co was organized in 1871 and incorporated in the ...