December 2018 Auction- A Sale to "Die" for.

# 717 for 50 shares to PG Merritt. Signed by George Jones and president William HH Taylor. Dateline Cincinnati 1853. Incorporated in 1853. Six vignett

We could not find much info on this mine. I/U #24 John L?? 20 shares 1875. Inc. 1875. Signed by President Hyerfelt? Crease and corner chip. State: C

Two thousand shares of capital stock for South Eureka Mining Company, number 635, dated June 16, 1898 issued to E. C. Hutchinson, signed by Daniel E.

Very rare red printed, issued 1863 to Willer? #247 5 shares. State: California City: Baja Date: HWAC# 56155

Unissued. Incorporated October of 1878. Britton & Rey printers. Dateline San Francisco. Location: Bodie District, Mono County, Cal. Pristine. Pr...

I/U Maybelle Con. Mining Co #346 W Caudill? 5 shares 1878. Inc 1878. Signed by VP Wm H?. Rare, we could not find info on this mine in our database. Do

Lot of 5. 1) Best is an 1880 handwritten promissory note for the Mono County Bank for $500 in gold coin. Signed by TC Sharp and WP Holmes. Dateline B

#1025 for 100 shares to ER Grant trustee. Signed by FE Luty and vice president W Atkinson. Dateline San Francisco October 24, 1879. Inc. in Californi

# 5151 for 20 shares to George Grant Trustee. Signed by John Willis and president John F Boyd. Dateline San Francisco 1886. Incorporated April 12, 18

Very early & rare Bodie piece! Not cancelled. Incorporated in New York. No. 363, issued in 1864. Signed by Alonozo Child (president) and Henry K...

We know of only one other! #135 for 50 shares to John Gilson. Signed by TA Read and president TM Luther.Dateline Bodie, Cal., October 30, 1882. Incorp

# 436 for 2 shares to James Wharton trustee. Signed by William F Herrin vice president and secretary (?). Dateline San Francisco December 4, 1878. Inc

A stock we have never seen before. I/C #242 JM Buffington 8897.5 shares 1879 signed by President Dolman. Bodie mining district, Mono and Cross Lodes a

# 1462 for 20 shares to AW Blow & Company. Signed by William Lent and president AW (?). William Lent was one of the most important financiers fo...

1880 stock certificate #2270 issued to William Stuart, Trustee for 80 shares. '80' has been painted in orange and purple on two different lo...

# 957 for 100 shares to EE Dewey trustee. Signed by Thomas A White and president FK Bechtel. Bechtel was a judge and was the secretary of the Bodie BL

Rare. VERY EARLY NUMBER 10. It is hard to find low numbered Bodie stocks. For 1000 shares to HK Adams. Signed by HK Adams as secretary and OS Dawson(?

# 2168 for 20 shares to RB de Coursy trustee. Signed by JN Pewe and presdient AP Redding. Vignette of miner pushing ore cart to dump over the edge of

One of the all-time great vignettes. A steam train heading into a tunnel under the mountain. # 2562 for 100 shares to E Grant trustee. SIgned by Willi

Lot of 2. Both are rare, but have condition issues. 1) Extremely rare pictorial billhead for the Bodie Brewery operated by Nicholas Carion, Manufactur

This mine has ties to sooo many famous people. # 54 for 500 shares to HH Hochister(?). Signed by John Graham and president (?). Dateline 1879. Incorpo

Issued and cancelled stock for the Porter Gold and Silver Mining Co, Butte Co., Cal. Incorporated 1863 in San Francisco, issued to S.L. Johnson for 25

Porter G&S MC, incorportaed 1863, issued Dec 9, 1863 to J.G. Porter, signed by Victor B. Masson as president, cancelled with red ink at left. T...

Choice issued and uncancelled stock for the Porter Gold and Silver Mining Co, Butte Co., Cal. Incorporated 1863 in San Francisco, issued to J. Chappie

Mine and mill at Forbestown, Butte County, California. Inc. in Colorado. No. 337, issued for 1,000 shares to D.B. Cherry on May 13th, 1890 in Denver.

# 14 (early) for 10 shares to George M Folsom (namesake of mine?). Officer names are difficult to read. Dateline Campo Seco 1863. Incorporated Novembe

# 42 for 150 shares to A. Dubois. Signed by Seward(?) and president William Goldsmith. Dateline 1863. Incorporated October 1, 1863. Location Murphy&...

# 118 for 1 share to Durbin Van Vleck. (Van Vleck was a San Francisco wood engraver and printed a few stocks on his own. Signed by M Gage Elmore and p

1) Cataract & Wide West Gravel Mining Company. Located in the Eho District, Calaveras Co. (printed at bottom). No. 865, issued for 1,500 shares ...

Another rare Calaveras County stock certificate. Number 23 for 35 shares to A Dubois. Signed by Dreschfeld and president Alfred Borel(?). Dateline San

Both of these companies operated in the Cerro Gordo district near Keeler. The Inyo Cerro Gordo Mining & Power Company took over the properties o...

Original Wells Fargo Express Waybill book kept by the agent, William Daegener, who was the agent and gold buyer at Columbia, unarguably one of the mos

Very rare certificate issued in 1910. Cerro Gordo District. Incorporated in Arizona in 1906. Cert. #324, issued for 3285 shares to Mrs. Lizzie H. Glid

Inc. in Arizona. Issued for 3260 shares in 1905. Issued to Lizzie H. Glide, signed by President Frank Everett and secretary S.A. Everett. The company

This stock certificate is considered the important for the Coso Mining District. Number 344 for 100 shares to Brooks & Lee trustees. 1876. SIgne...

Another nice Coso Mining District Stock Certificate. Number 37 (early) for 100 shares to NG Hughes trustee. Signed by NG Hughes secretary and GH Willa

Office at S. B. Pelton's House in White Oak Township. Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining Districts. Incorporated June 20, 1863 and...

Number 1 for 10 shares to John A Gwin. Signed by Silas B Smith and William Henson. Daterline 1863 Placerville. Incorporated October 15, 1863. A notice

Ultra rare. Location printed on the bottom of the stock as El Dorado County, California. Inc. in New York. No. 181, issued for 3,000 shares to company

Beautiful & rare Georgetown with California Revenue Stamp. July 28, 1866, $400. No." 202 of 3", signed by John S. Spear, Agt. "Pa...

Extra Rare Belcher Silver Mining Company, Gold Hill Nevada, April 12, 1882, No. 45 from the Bank of California payable to Sunday Gills(?) signed by Su

I/C #11 AB Brady 1878 100 shares signed by President Scadden. Allegorical vignette. Inc 1878. Henry Scadden discovered gold here in 1860. Upper left d

Two F. Berton & Co. (one has Alfred Borel & Co. stamped above), RN-G, New York Hill Gold Mining Co. checks. Both issued in San Francisco, 18...

Two certificates - one issued and one unissued - for the Yosemite Quartz Mining Company. Dateline Grass Valley, 1883. # 5. Signed by H Uphoff as presi

Cert. #186, issued for 500 shares in 1907 to J. Obendorfer. Signed by the acting president (ill). Inc. in A.T. Location of Mines: Greenwater, Inyo Co

Cert. #166, issued to H.C. and V.B. Winslow for 49 shares in 1934 and signed by Winslow as president. This mining company operated near the west shore

Cert. #446, issued to William Israel for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by H.T. Bragdon, Vice-President, and L.E. Goodberlet as asst. secretary. Vignette

Cert. #20, issued to John S. Hills for 15,000 shares in 1906. Signed by John Hills as president and R.C. Moore as secretary. Tasker Oddie was a direct

# 43 for 2 shares to WS Smith. Signed by AD Hendricks and president JH Neff. Dateline Iowa Hill, Placer Co. 1865. Incorporated December 16, 1863. Loca

Newspaper dated Saturday Jan 12, 1907 Kennet, Shasta County, Calif. various articles regarding the mining camp area. In overall poor condition, in pr

Number 184 for 2,882 shares to Henry Howell. signed by William Kemp president. Issued 1883. Incorporated 1880. Not cancelled. Brown paper. William F M

Here is where it all started! Early Southern California Stock Certificate. # 17 for 25 shares to John Whitney. Signed by George Riggs and Thomas Cliff

Orange version! Certificate for the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Association. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of ...

Blue version! Certificate for the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Association. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of ea...

# 63176 - 63180 (five shares) in 1850 to (?). Signed by (?). Mining and the God Neptune vignette. Printer Appert fils et Vasnasseur. For the explorati

# 112 for 30 shares to Alexander Dubois. (Dubois has purchased a lot of different certs, but almost always listed as A. Dubois.) Signed by John W Goul

"Mariposa is where explorers John C. Fremont and Kit Carson found the rich Mariposa Vein and opened the first mill to crush ore and extract gol...

No. 2237, issued for 300 shares to T.W. Neill on Dec. 9th, 1859 in Philadelphia. Not cancelled. Signed by president Pearson Servill and secretary Paul

Very Early Gold Rush. Measures 7 7/8 x 4 1/4". Entire stock certificate is writing in French. Vignette of Neptune pouring water into a river wi...

This is a fully handwritten, three page Mineral Affidavit, signed by L.B. Ayer, Registrar. Document is in very good condition, with fold marks. There

Alfred Dixon had a general merchandise store. You could by hardware, corkery, dry goods, tinware, tobacco, hats, etc. But most importantly if you were

# 35 for 8 shares to DC Staples. Signed by A (?) and president V Martin. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Incorporated July 29, 1863. Location Mokelumne

Original three page hand written letter to Abagail Dunning in Harpswell, Maine from her son Benjamin P. Dunning, datelined Mokulumne River, Dec 21st,

Early number 375 for 250 shares to FE Luty trustee. Signed by FE Luty and president J McClinton. Datelined San Francisco 1879. Incorporated October 20

lot contains miscellaneous maps and booklets: Map of the Furnace Creek Quadrangle in excellent condition (1930), map of Mono County dated Jan 1909 in

Rare. # 216 for 50 shares to WH Penfield. Signed by AL (?) and president Sinclair. Dateline San Francisco 1886. Incorporated February 18, 1884. Not ca

# 42 for 100 shares to Butler Burris trustee. Signed by Butler Burris and president John Landers. Dateline San Francisco 1879. Incorporated May 28th 1

Rare and early. Dateline Nevada City, April 20th, 1863. Low No. 8, issued for one share to H.B. Hosmer. Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president and secret

Early New City stock, #5 C Hosmer 1 share 1863. Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president and secretary E.H. Gaylord. Unusual design with the same allegoric

Lot of 4. c.1880s. Two unissued proof certificates for the New York & Boston Gold Mining Company. Printed by American Bank Note Co. Nice undergr...

Inc. in California, Nov. 1875. No. 268, issued for 1,000 shares to H. Aug. Whiting, company secretary, on Oct. 20th, 1877 in San Francisco. Signed by

No. 135 for 1 shares made out to Plesant Routon dated May 15th, 1852. Little York was located two miles Southwest of Dutch Flat and about 9 miles Sout

# 120 for 1 shares to JW Freeman. SIgned by GTH McFadden and president D Hawkes. Dateline Timbuctoo, Yuba Co., Cal. 1863. Incorporated July 1863. Not

# 33 VERY EARLY. For20 shares to HN Phillips. Signed by M Hatch and president C Leaman. One small 5c and two small 10 revenue stamps. Unusual combina

Very early number 9 for 380 shares to Edward M Clyner. Signed by GM Birdsall and president R Lugar. Datelined New York 1866. Incorporated 1865. Mounta

This mine is often referred to as the Sierra Alaska Mining Company, Stock # 1486 for 5shares to PL Horn. Datelined San Francisco 1883. Signed by secre

I/U #17 L Marks 200 shares 1864 signed by President Gardner. 25c revenue stamp. Eureka vignette. Mines in Red, White and Blue District , Juniper Creek

# 142 for 1 share to John Evans. Signed by secretary G Chestor(?). No president's signature. Dateline Weber Creek 1864. Incorporated June 29, 18...

This is a rather interesting and mysterious stock certificate. Datelined Placerville, but we found no information on this company. Issued to J. Starke

22.5 x 30.5", "Miners W.F.M. 73 Quartz, Cal. Union". Gilt (gold) lettering on black background, dead mint and beautiful. Date and ag...

Employers First Report of Injury, State of California forms. Yellow Aster Mine, July 9, 1918, 2 reports of hand injuries. Sept 15, 1917 and Jan. 28,

Revenue stamped, D.O. Mills signed. Darius Ogden Mills (September 25, 1825 – January 3, 1910) was a prominent American banker and philanthropist. For

Extra rare. For gold bullion deposit by C.T.H. Palmer (of Folsom) at the Riehn, Hemmer & Co. Assay Office located at 434 Montgomery Street. A 21...

Dateline San Francisco, Jan. 19th, 1871. Four samples from "1st Class Live Yankee." Bottom of form has "Mineral Hill Mining Co."...

Lot of 4. 1) Pictorial lettersheet dated Oct. 6, 1903 to the State Bank & Trust Co. in Carson City, Nevada. Message is about a shipment of conce...

Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers, Successor to G.W. Bell. G.W. Bell had an assay office in the Wells Fargo office on California St. On April 16, 1866,

I/U #96 Josephine Farrow 1000 shares 1887 signed by President Busch. Nice "xray" underground mine vignette. Mine in Sierra Mining District...

# 23 for 100 shares to John W Johnson. Signed by TG Humphrey and president P Buck. Dateline Stockton 1875. Incorporated June 16th, 1875. Allegorical w

Alabama # 2 located on the Alabama Lode, Alpine District, Amador County. One foot to the share. # 68 for 20 shares to Joseph W Vernon. Signed by D Dav

Extremely rare Kongberg 1863 dateline. Incorporated in June of 1863. # 28 for 20 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by OS Brown and president Ole Christen

# 118 for 3 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by LA Britten and president Frank Cooper. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Incorporated July 1863. 25c Protest

Early number 9 for 20 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by J Warren Clark and RH Ford. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated July 1863. Location El D

Unissued. Location is Silver Mountain with what appears to be a location specific vignette. HS Crocker & Co. printer. No discoloration, edge, co...

Number 1 for 10 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by J Warren Clark and H J Hawkins as president. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated July 1863. Fl

Unissued. Dateline Silver Mountain 186-. Seal vignette. Mining & Scientific Press printer. Red Silver Mountain underprint. Cut roughly on left....

Stock Number 2264 dated March 20, 1894 with capital of two million francs in Placers Hydrauliques De Junction City. French mining stock from Trinity C

One hundred shares of Grant Gold Mine, number 480 issued to Albert Lavenson on May 11, 1897. Vignette of landing party. Mine was in Tuolumne County,

#85 DH Crocker 20 shares 1873 signed by President Armstrong. Miner vignette. Rear toning, front toning, center pinhole. Prag Collection. State: Calif

# 260 for 1 share to Miss Mary A Joy. Signed by William Mills (?) and president George Rowland. Dateline Sacramento 1869. Incorporated December 14, 18

1) Le Nouveau Monde-A French company that operated the Josephine, Pine Tree and Mount Ophir mines near Mariposa CA. Nos 35226-35230, 5 shares 25 Franc