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

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