"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

York Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock - Virginia City, Storey County NT Cert. #53, issued to A.C. Chapman for 20 shares on March 8, 1864. Sign...

2x Comstock, territorial Mining Stocks both datelined Virginia City: 1) Granada Gold & Silver MC Stock, Pres. Winton Arrived in NV 1860; # 254 f...

Lot (x2) Virginia City Territorial stocks, datelined and financed out of San Francisco. 1) Bed Rock Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock, Number 2...

Virginia Mining District, Storey Co., N.T. (printed under title). # 289 for five shares issued to J. R. Gwin on January 20, 1864 in San Francisco. Sig

Incorporated in 1860 for mining, building mills and creating Washoe City when this area was still within the Utah Territory. . #32 for 20 shares. In t

Mt. Davidson Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. – Washoe Mining District, NV – Cert. #354 issued to George B. Hill on March 2, 18

Washoe Mining and Manufacturing Company - Washoe Mining District, Carson County, Nevada Territory Stock Certificate No. 30 for 40 shares made out to C

Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock – Washoe, County, N.T. Incorporated in Nevada and England in 1862 and capita...

Very old stock certificate issued by Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company, Limited. 8 shares, 5 pounds each, dated March 186...

2 issued White Pine mining stocks. 1871 Star of Nevada Silver Mining, they had miniscule receipts. 1860 Nevada Freehold Properties Trust, issued in Lo

Lot includes Oriental Gold Mining Company, 1881, Gold Mountain District, Hayseed Mining Company, 1907, issued at Rhyolite. Mines at Lee, Echo mining d

Lot of 3 different. Rare trio. 1-2) The New Monte Cristo Mining Company. Stock and bond. Principal place of business was 146 North Center Street, Reno

Choice stock certificates from three difference Aurora mining companies from very early on. Includes: 1) Governor Quartz Lode Stock, Territorial Gover

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

23 Nevada mining stocks, c. 1905-30, issued and unissued. Atlanta Mines, Black Mammoth Cons., Boston and Ely Cons., Double O, Eureka, Lahontan, Manhat

Starting at $650 these are a real bargain. They are all Central Nevada stocks; most with background notes! PHOTO 1 includes 4 stocks with ledges: 1) T

Very rare 1866 issued New England & Nevada Silver Mining stock. New England financed mine "prospecting" in Nevada. Brown revenue stamp...

Rare issued 1866 New York Mill and Mining Co. stock. We have never seen this one before. Signed by D W Fenton as president. Brown revenue stamp and s

Two White Pine County, Nevada mining stock certificates: 1) Issued by Star of Nevada Silver Mining Company Limited, five (5) shares at two British pou

The Montezuma Silver Mining Company; incorporated in Silver City, New Mexico; Cert. no. 147 for 50 shares at $25 each issued to Joshua E. Gibbs on Apr

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

The Burgess Copper Company stock certificate #59 issued to J.L. Hathaway for 2000 shares at $5 per. It is signed by Joseph Manning, secretary and Wil

This "stock" certificate was used by salesmen as an example of the capabilities of the the lithographer, in this case Corlies, Macy & ...

2 different stocks. Issued 1839 with horse and cow vignettes, and issued plain white 1843, Tioga Coal, Iron Mining and Manufacturing. "Coal was...

Lot includes 4x gold bonds from Cuba, fully funded from New York. Includes: 2x Republica De Cuba $500 gold bonds, No.s 6579 and 6594, red on white, vi

About 25 Oregon mining stocks, only 5 unissued. No Baker City or Sumpter. Red Boy Extension Gold, Oregon Company, Flagstaff Gold, Robert E Gold, Silve

No 31 for 600 shares to J. F. Ryan signed by Geo W Grove as treasurer, and Adams as president. Dated Oct 18, 1866. Amber, a gem stone, is the Polish...

3 different issued Pennsylvania coal mining stocks. 1857 National Anthracite Coal with steam train etc. vignette. 1836 Lykens Valley coal with anvil a

Lot of 14 issued stocks, 1878-1898. Multiple pieces signed by either JB Haggin (x6) or Lloyd Tevis (x4) as president. Remaining stocks signed by Louis

Union Mining Cons. Mining Company of Tennessee stock. Issued 1866, #1402 50 shares. 25c brown Internal Revenue stamp. "Julius Eckhardt Raht was...

No. 62 for 200 shares to O. S. Griffith. Signed by W.A. Madison as secretary and S Ostrom as president. Dated Nov 12, 1890. A showy example of a large

Wood River, Alturas County, Idaho. No 32 for 5000 shares to Chas Sycamore. dated March 1882. Incorporated in Utah. Great name, and an obvious take-of

Issued 1857 New England Mining and Quarrying stock. #512, 325 shares. This region was known for limestone and granite mining. Interesting firemen vign

Rare $500 bond 6%, 1860, 15 coupons. Coal train vignette. Signed by president J George Bolen and B M Weymouth as secretary. The lands of this company

Incorporated in 1836, Fredericks Mining Company stock with 2 allegorical male vignettes. Gold extraction in Virginia was hard work, however it proved

36 Spokane mining stocks, a usual issuing venue for Coeur d'Alene mines. Big Dick Mines, United Gold, IXL Gold, Marsh, New Victor Empire, Silver...

About 36 non Spokane, Washington mining stocks. Mammoth Channel, Goldsmith Dredging, Aurelia Crown, Gold Cord, Kimberly Gold, Mountain View, Pacific C

Stock assortment from mining companies in Washington State (17), including Boundary Red Mountain Mining Company, Centennial Mines, Clipper Mining Comp

The Metropolitan Mining and Manufacturing Company of the District of Columbia, as reorganized A.D. 1882, stock certificate No. 305, "incorporat...

The Echo Copper Mining and Milling Company, incorporated in Wyoming. Certificate no.371, issued to John J. Anderson for 100 shares. Signed by secreta

Antelope Silver Mining Company, incorporated in California around 1861, located in Esmeralda Mining District. Certificate no. 346 issued to Geo H. Par

1) Consolidated Boise River Gold & Silver Mining Company stock certificate No. 930, issued for 30 shares to Michael Herr on July 16, 1864 in Sa...

Cert No. 35 for 100 shares made out to James Laidley. Signed by John I Cohen register, and James N Reading as president. Dated May 257, 1847. A very e

2 issued aluminum stocks. 1891 American Aluminum, red ink and stain on lower right. 1898 Standard Aluminum Reduction with red documentary stamp and go

No 68 for 100 shares. Another choice eastern financed venture into the wilds of Nevada and its vast dester region at a time when little was known. Geo

Extremely rare White Pine District stock certificate. No. 118, Bromide Flat Mining company issued to A. W. Hill for fifty shares of stock, dated April

Lot of eight stock certificates from early California & Nevada mining ventures: 1) Eureka Quartz Mining Company, 1853, El Dorado County. Certifi...

No. 149 for 50 shares to John G. Kite, agh. Dated November 2, 1875. A fun name with an unknown history to this point. Will the mystery of thgis name b

Rare Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Co. Cert. #102. Issued at San Francisco, Cal. in 1876. Issued to T.M. McEntee, Trustee in 1876 for 10 shares. ...

4 coal proof stocks-Montauk Gas Coal, NY. Montauk is the Eastern top of Long Island, miner vignette, c. 1879. Dover Coal Mining, Virginia, edge issues

Lot of five stock certificates from later Comstock ventures: 1) 1898 Consolidated Imperial Mining Company, signed by James Newlands, president, for 5

No. 262 for 1000 shares to John A Spargo signed by Seth Bullock as president. Dated December 8, 1886. Issued/uncancelled. While there are many autogra

No. 13 for 1 share to D.D. Hook. Dated March 25, 1865. "Canada East" A great gold certificate for early eastern Canadian gold. Choice vig...

Famous mostly NY and Pennsylvania mines. NY-issued 1865 Foster Iron Ore Mining with brown revenue stamp and foundry vignette. Issued 1877 Crown Point

Copper mining stock around America thru history. Issued 1865 Maryland Copper of Carroll & Baltimore Counties with brown revenue stamp and hammer...

Humboldt Electric Power & Mining Company Ltd. Stock Certificate #179 issued to William Potts for 100 shares at 1 pound each on Mar 25, 1889. Sha...

No. 69 500 shares dated 1902 with placer/hydraulic mining vignette. Six percent $500 gold bearer bond, signed by William D. Held of new York as presid

No 590 for 27, 043 shares to Andrew Whitlie & George Sutherland Coutts. Dated Jan. 19, 1903. Rare example of a stock issued for a mining conces...

Mariposa Land & Mining Company, $1000 Bond - Yielding 7% per Annum; signed by Solomon Heydenfeldt as president and Leonard Leavitt as secretary....

4 East coast coal mining stocks. 1866 issued National Coal Mining, Virginia, with brown revenue stamps and underground vignette, light brown toning. 1

5 mining stocks with fun names. Unissued-Chance Silver Mining. Issued-1909 First Jump Mining. 1896 Jimmies Luck Gold Mining. 1907 Honest Endeavor Mini

Mountaineer Mines Consolidated stock certs. All are preferred and unused. They have an eagle and globe vignette. Also, there is a San Mauricio Mining

Lot of twenty First Mortgage Six Per Cent Gold Bonds issued by the Nacimiento Copper Company. Bernalillo County New Mexico. Bonds are 14 x 17 inches

Lot of 20 First Mortgage Six Per Cent Gold Bonds issued by the Nacimiento Copper Company. Mining vignette. A major copper mine in the 1880s in Bernali

This unissued stock certificate is by the Philadelphia and California Mining Company of Mariposa County. Black border on white paper 7 in. X 10 in. Th

Stock Number 1635 for 5000 shares to J.H. Jennine. Vignette of a large gold nugget, the mine works, and a gold dredge, 1906. Great example of vignette

The Georgia Gold Rush began about 1828 and continued until about 1835, and on and off since that time. It did show the country that gold could be foun

Union Gold Mining Company Certificate for five shares, dated Nov 29th, 1834. Share No. 1286 to 1290. Signed by Sam Moore(?) as President and P. A. Rea

3 different issued Upper Mississippi Valley coal mining stocks. 1881 Carbondale Coal and Coke with train and mine vignette, and 1881 with smokestacks

Lot of seven. Niagara Mining and Smelting, #877 issued in 1890. Has an actual silver dollar seal in silver. 2) Moultan Mining Company with financier W

1) Philadelphia Mining & Smelting Company, 1882, Location, Alturas County, Idaho; 2) The Consolidated Alaskan Company, 1906; 3) Bear Creek Place...

6 issued Western mining stocks. 1883 Holyoko Mining, Cassia, ID. 1905 Atlanta Mines, Atlanta, NV. 1914 Hubbard Elliot Copper, Washington. 1970 Ida Ore

1.) "Three Pine Timber Co.", Medford, Oregon, Certificate No. 2 for 150,000 shares, issued to G. E. Howland on January 4th, 1904 Signed by...

3 Montana bonds. 2x County of Madison, 1870 with partial coupons. Colorful, 1 has 2.5" tear, other has right stain. Madison County funding bond...

Montana non mining stocks and bonds. Stocks-Bitter Root Lumber, A L Powell Power, Montana Phonograph, Gallatin Valley Electric. Bonds-Amador Railway x

Two bonds from Madison County Montana: 1) Unissued, cancelled $1000 funding bond of the County of Madison. 40 coupons still attached. Elk vignette. 17

3 unusual attached stock tickets for 1 share each of Clark Webster & Co, New York, undated. 8x5.25", horizontal creases. New York

Mostly stocks and a few bonds from Oregon, all non mining, mostly issued. c. 1893-1929. Excelsior Packing, Eastern Oregon Banking, Seeck Differential,

Lot of 10. Blue First Mortgage Six Percent Sinking Fund Bond. Signe by Harry Eby. Not cancelled. 1926. The Eby Shoe Company is located at 136 N. State

Lot of five. Each has coupons 17-20 attached. First Mortgage and Collateral Trust. Consecutively numbered from 257 to 261. Excellent condition! Galet

Wow! Very early wine stock certificate! No. 363, issued for one share to Joseph Warner on May 23rd, 1811, in Philadelphia for "promoting the Cu...

Amity Canal, Reservoir and Improvement Company $500 First Mortgage Six Per Cent Bond No. 117. Signed on the back by Charles H. Dow who was a trustee o

Incredible warranty certificate from the cabinet organ maker granting the purchaser a five-year warranty on purchase. The certificate shows ten medals

About 50 assorted US stocks. American Water Motor, Hercules Electric, National Tool, Westgate Metal, Washita Lumber, Otero Gas, Barge Vincennes etc. I

Inc. in New York. Properties in San Luis Obispo County, California. 75,000 acres including the Manuela Ranch, Arroyo Grande Ranch, Balsas Chemical Ran

Cert. #45, issued for 20 shares at Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1867. Issued to S.A. Mattison and signed by E.O. Haven as president and J.H. Burleson as se

Issued 1865 Ocean Petroleum stock, oil derrick and blacksmith vignettes. Imprinted revenue stamp. 2 taped vertical tears, rough edges, please inspect.

Lot of 3 stocks issued in 1890, all punch cancelled. Identical design: black border and print, vignette of gas facility? Printed by WJ Morgan & ...

About 60 oil stocks. American Refining, Black Magic Oil, Butte Oil, Button Butte Oil, Capitol Dome Oil, Clark Fork oil etc. Stuart Mackenzie Mont

A large assortment of oil stocks from all over the country. Included are certificates issued by Gaines Oil Lease Syndicate, Hiawatha Oil Company Inc,

2 different Marysville Electric Railway bonds. 1911 w/o coupons. 1911 Marysville and Colusa Branch with most coupons. Marysville California

2 different Northern Electric Railway bonds. 1911 w/o coupons. 1911 Marysville and Colusa with most coupons. Marysville California

Very rare. $1,000 bond. No. 61. Oct. 1st, 1859. The company owes the money to A. Boody of New York and James Lawrence English of Sacramento. "B...

$1,000 bond to be paid in gold coin in 1886. Dateline Marysville, July 11th, 1866. Signed by Chairman Board of Supervisors Wm. Carpenter, County Audit

Issued 1849 Georgia Rail Road & Banking Stock. Issued 1849, No. 1711. Signed by J W Wilde and Jonathan P King. Tiny vignette of early locomotive...

Lot of 8. 1) Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company. $5,000 bond issued in 1880, punch cancelled. Brown border, black print and train/s...

Lot of four. 1) Peoria & Bureau Valley. The railroad of the Peoria and Bureau Valley is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located ...

$1,000 bond no. 2064, issued in 1871 to John Edgar Thompson of Philadelphia. Signed by president James Crew and secretary John Cushman. Punch cancelle

Signed by presidential candidate Samuel Tilden (S. J. Tilden). Samuel Jones Tilden was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for

$1,000 bond issued in 1872. Signed by the president and treasurer. Not cancelled. RN-U4 imprinted revenue stamp. Two vignettes: bald eagle on shield (