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

This company had a furnace built in 1890 for the production of pig iron. It replaced the defunct and mis-managed Georgia-Alabama Investment and Develo

Number 1779 for 100 shares to S Wesselius. Signed by secretary William Mitchell and president W. Wiley. Although mainly regarded as a copper mine, gol

Number 465 for 50 shares to Joseph K. Wing. Very nice condition. Ink is fading a little. Left hand corners are dogeared. Smallest rip at top of left f

It is rare to find an early mining bond. Bond from Idaho Territory. $100 Mortgage Bond #106, issued at New York in 1867. Signed by James Hobart and Ja

Probably located in Boise Basin, ID, we could not locate any info on this mine in our library. #120 i/u to John ?lon 1866, 1000 shares, signed by pres

# 428 for 500 shares to Thomas Hardy. Signed by ZD Lansing and president James Felden(?). Dateline New York 1894. Not cancelled. Valley hydraulic mini

1)Idaho Consolidated Mining #450 i/u to WJ Rockwood 2500 shares, signed by president Rodgers, incorporated in NY 2)Thunder Mountain Syndicate #225 i/u

Very early # 10 for 25 to Robert M Shearer. Signed by Robert M Shearer and president Joseph Gerhart(?). Dateline Lemont, Ill 1892. Incorporated in 189

# 47 for 8 shares to E Zabriskie. Signed by Watson B Smith and J Naile(?) as president. Dateline Omaha Neb. 1872. Incorporated in Nebraska in 1871. 25

#164 for 80 shares to Dexter Belknap. Signed by James Caldwell and president George Danforth. Dateline Lexington 1892. Strong silver seal. Not cancell

# 141 for 20 shares (8041 to 8060) to George R Todd. Signed by WH Wallingford and president Robert Waring. Dateline Newport Ky. 1882. Incorporated in

1) Victor Mining and Milling Company. Louisville, Kentucky. # 61 for 500 shares. Signed by Charles Goldwin and president Charles Herindny(?). Small go

# 665 for 100 shares. Signed by Guillotte and president Louis Richards. Blue on white. Dateline 1902. Printed on what seems to be thick newsprint. Edg

# 149 for 20 shares to AC Hamlin Trustee. Signed by Hamlin and president JS Banks. Dateline 1880. incorporated 1880. Not cancelled. seal vignette. Cor

1) Swan's Island Mining Company. # 184 for 50 shares to NB Boardman. Signed by HS King and president HP Johnson. Dateline Portland Me., 1881. Ho...

Early # 10 for 4590 shares to B Bean. Signed by B Bean as secretary and president Daniel Sickels. Outdoor mining vignette. Curlies, Macy & Co. p...

Incorporated State of Maine, mine located in Mora County, New Mexico just North of Las Vegas, New Mexico. This 10 page report is report is dated Feb

1) Lubec Silver Mining Co. of Maine. Small size bond: 13 x 9". Pink Seal. Issued 1878. Incorporated 1879. Discoloration on right. 2) Lebanon Ac...

1) Stover Hill of Blue Hill, Maine. # 330 for 37 1/2 shares. Green on white. 2) Sullivan. # 1552 for 100 shares. Stamps for six assessment shares on f

Rare Maryland Silver MIning Certificate. # 7494 for 1 share to Henry M Broadwater. Signed by RR Matheny and auto signed by president RM Boyd. Dateline

Rare mineral-related stock certificate. Inc. in 1905 in Arizona. No. 157, issued for 7,500 shares to Ellen B. Cameron on May 1st, 1906. Signed by Andr

Rare. Issued to John Kennedy 1853. #557 200 shares. Incorporated in New York. Onion skin paper. Vignette of a woman, bald eagle, trains and ships. Sig

# 659 for 140 shares to WS Schouse. Signed by Charles M Morris and WS Stewart. Dateline Philadelphia May 9, 1864. Not cancelled. Four vignettes: minin

# 4891 for share number 4891. Signed by secretary (?) and president FE Phelps. Dateline Windsor 1850. Incorporated 1849. One of the early groups of mi

I/U #3765 Paine Webber 1912. Vivid purple with nice underground miner and oil wick lamp vignette. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: 191

I/U #6874 Louis Kraemer 1930. $16.50/ share variety. R5 page 39 in de Good. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: 1930 HWAC# 82571

I/U #1881 Darius Goff 100 shares 1908 signed by President Weston. R6, heavy crease and staple. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: 1908

I/U #3292 Joseph Comfrey 1891, signed by President Watson. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: 1891 HWAC# 82570

I/U #1719 IC Evans 1886 signed by President Watson 1886. Page 173 in de Good-mine was a failure. Chips at creases. Ink stain. Prag Collection. State:

Green I/U #3548 Estabrook & Co. 100 shares 1925 signed by President illeg. Mauve #2322 Clement Parker & Co 10 shares 1915 signed by Presiden...

2 different, green and mauve. I/C #2640 Hornblower & Weeks 100 shares 1922 signed by President Dow. I/C #9323 Homer Goodwin 25 shares 1912 sign...

# 380 for 120 shares to Caroline Merriam. Signed by CH Heussey president and J Brown. Blue paper with blue imprinted stamp. Dateline Pittsburgh 1881.

3 rare stocks. I/U Bay City Mining #5 Clarence McDermott 1000 shares 1866, a coal mine most likely. Wood cut miners and cart vignette. I/U Marquette

I/C Mohawk Mining #6849 1919 with Native American Vignette-dog ears. I/C Ahmeek Mining 1917 with porcupine vignette-small lower border stain, pin hole

I/U Phoenix Copper #257 Louis Case 100 shares 1899, not listed in de Good, pin hole and creases. I/U Winona Copper #15406 Walford Von Zellen 16 share

I/U #2869 Edith Cunningham 7 shares 1917. Miners with drill vignette. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: 1917 HWAC# 82567

UI c. 1890's. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: HWAC# 82566

I/U # 1628 Tucker, Hayes & Bartholomew 100 shares 1919 signed by President Grochau. Inc in MI. Creases and pin holes. Prag Collection. State: M...

I/U #1929 MW Lee 100 shares 1910 signed by President Towle. Inc in MI. R6. creases, pin holes, top chip. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Da

I/U #11 Wm Fruce? 25 shares 1867. 25c revenue stamp. Signed by President Loring. R5, multiple folds, .5" tear. Prag Collection. State: Michiga...

I/U #25 John Rae 1889 500 shares signed by President FF ?. Not listed in de Good. Nice big miner vignette. Gold seal. Inc in MI. Creases and small lef

I/C #4921 Mason Smith 20 shares 1871 signed by President Mason. Inc in MI 1848. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: 1871 HWAC# 82563

Orange unlisted variety. Hole and dog ear. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: 1920 HWAC# 82572

I/U #684 Anna Kehl 50 shares 1927 signed by President Fay. Inc in MI. Very rare. Prag Collection. State: Michigan City: Date: 1927 HWAC# 82559

Early Minnesota mining stock. #98 i/u to WL Jackson , incorporated 1883 but no certificate issue date, 100 shares, signed by president Pearson State:

# 822 for 14 shares to Clara Mellon. Signed by OL Garrison and presdient EA Whitecock. Dateline St. Louis 1887. Incorporated in Missouri in 1882. Almo

Prospectus dated 1899, 28 pages , has several maps and section throughout the pamphlet. In good condition and is very small measuring 6 1/2 "...

Early Lead / Zinc Mine in Missouri. # 6 for 250 shares to Union Bank of Maryland. Signed by FH Davidge and president Edward Hinkley. Dateline Baltimor

1) Eagle Mountain # 80 for 465 shares. Green on white. Signed by secretary George Baker. Very nice condition. 2) Pennsylvania, Iowa and Missouri Coal

1) Phoenix Mining Company NUMBER 2! For ten shares to James A Jackson. Signed by Alex Davis and president Paris S Pfonts(?). Dateline 1875. Undergroun

1) Two different Moulton Mining Company stock certificates, issued in 1881 and 1882, both signed by "Copper King" William A. Clark. One of...

Great pairing. 1) Choice unissued Jay Gould Mining Company, Helena, M.T., stock certificate. Nice underground mining vignette. 18--. 2) Rare real phot

Approx 35 1894 bill heads related to Anaconda, approx 20 8x10" b/w photos of a dinner with men in suits probably an Anaconda dinner. Anaconda t...

Gold color 19mm pin with pick and shovel. Made by St. Louis Button Co. State: Montana City: Date: HWAC# 86405

1) Cumberland Mining & Smelting Company. Castle, Montana. Issued in 1891, not cancelled. Mine vignette. Folds, very fine. 2) Illinois Gold Minin...

Lander County, Nevada Territory (printed below title). Incorporated Sept. 21, 1863. Dateline San Francisco, Dec. 24, 1863. No. 44, issued for 100 shar

#63 for 10 shares to AL Shaw. Signed by NA Watson as president and secretary (?). Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated Feb. 10, 1864. Not cancell

Cut cancelled president's name. 25c Blue Revenue Stamp. Very early # 20 issued to AM Wilder for 6,638 shares. (Wilder would be president of this...

This is a mine named for a mining district with a great vignette and list fo ten lodes to match the vignette. # 54 for 100 shares to RH Scott. Signed

The most intriguing thing about this certificate is the dateline: Nevada. We believe it is an unusual Nevada City dateline for an early Nevada stock!

The most intriguing thing about this certificate is the dateline: Nevada. We believe it is an unusual Nevada City dateline for an early Nevada stock!

This is a WOW cert with both the good and the bad. The good is the vignette. It is entitled, "Discovery Tunnel of the Phila. Sil. Min. Co. of N...

#37 for 10 shares to C Haas. Numbers 779 to 788 (very European). Signed by president and secretary. Dateline Aurora 1863. Incorporated April 4, 1863.

# 39 for 10 shares to C Hackle(?). Signed by JH Livermore (?) and Samuel Young(?) Dateline Aurora 1863. Incorporated April 6, 1863. Located in the Esm

One of the earliest of all Aurora stocks, issued july 15, 1861 to Issac Kirkpatrick for 5 shares on cert 88 signed by Alex Gamble as president. i/uc.

Early number 14 for 50 shares to JG Knapp. Signed by AG French and president John H Hill. Endorsed on back. Dateline 1863 San Francisco. Incorporated

Location: Last Chance Hill, Aurora, Mono County. Early certificate No. 21 for 6 shares, issued to R. G. Surdam on April 23, 1863. Signed by Secretary

# 58 for 10 shares to William Morton. Signed by Thomas Letson(?) and president Zenas Wheeler. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated May 14, 1863.

VERY EARLY # 6 for 5 shares to A Steiner. Signed by MM Gaige and president N Steiner. Dateline Aurora, Esmeralda 1863. Incorporated February 28, 1863.

# 132 for 50 shares to William Feast.Signed by William Tyler and D Statz. Dateline 1864 Aurora. Incorporated December 22, 1862. Location Esmeralda Dis

Lot of 4. Included: 1) Hider Nevada Copper Company (Lander County). No. 61, issued for 3,000 shares in 1907. Punch cancelled. Three mining vignettes.

On the next page is an early 1867 assay receipt from the assay office of D. Lundbom dated July 22, 1867. This is the assay receipt from a submitted pu

This document illustrates how intertwined all of the various businesses of the period were with mining. Fairchild, the publisher of this assay receipt

This is stock CERTIFICATE #1. Very, Very rare cert. Number 1 makes it unique! For 1,770 shares to OP James. Signed by George Lear and OP James as pres

# 56 for 350 shares to OP James. Signed by George Lear and OP James as president. Dateline Doylestown, Bucks Co. August 10, 1867. Vignette of undergro

# 111 for 66 shares to Charles Watkins. SIgned by SC Galla--- and president William H Strong. Dateline San Francisco Oct. 15, 1863. Incorporated May 8

Lot of 4 different. 1) Four Aces Mining Company. Mines located at Bullfrog Mining District, Nevada. Issued in 1906 for 1,00 shares. Great vignette of

Cert. #3115 issued for 100 shares to Harry Cram in 1906. Signed by E. Mead and D. Perry. Mines located at Bullfrog, Nevada printed at the top. Incorpo

Number 419 for 1000 shares to Peter Neeson in 1906. Signed by JT Holmshaw and Nescool(?). Two heavy folds and slight bend on bottom right corner. Pri

1) Montgomery Shoshone Consolidated. Number 946 for 200 shares to George A Black in 1906. Signed by secretary (?) and 2nd vice president McDonald. Cou

Rare Candelaria key mine in Esmeralda County, NV. I/U #984 S Cook 50 shares 1880. Signed by President Allen? State: Nevada City: Candelaria Date: 1

Lot of 9, most different. Includes: 1884 Wells Fargo, RN-G (rare); 1877 Carson City Savings Bank, RN-F; pictorial 1877 Carson City Savings Bank, RN-F;

Probably the rarest Carson City check. Books at $300 in Castenholz. Wells, Fargo & Co. with RN-C22 revenue imprint. Unused (as is standard). Pri...

In 1865 William Garrard was appointed superintendent of the Mint in Carson City. Two days later President Cleveland lock the Mint doors. Garrard and o

Executed on the first day of Nevada Statehood, November 1, 1864.. Stephen Haydon of Carson City was selling Charles Laird of Sonoma right-of-way (or a

# 75 for 10 shares to George S Haskell. Signed by D Van Vleck and John Boden as president. Dateline San Francisco August 5, 1863 and incorporated July

VERY EARLY NUMBER 7 for 5 shares to T Forcade. Signed by L Vidal and president L Rowand. Dateline February 9, 1863. Incorporated January 19, 1863. Loc

We can't decide what is more interesting about this certificate: the name, the incredibly early date or the person who bought this certificate! ...

This cert contains five 5c green Nevada revenue stamps. Also three 5c and 1 10c US revenue stamps. # 215 for 20 shares to James Fraser. Signed by Samu

Although listed on the stock as in the Arizona Territory (which it was at the time) this southern tip of Nevada (which includes Las Vegas) would be mo

incorporated 1880 in Portland, Maine with the main office located in Boston, Mass. Certificate #37 for 150 shares of common stock @ $1 ea. issued Ma

Incorporated 1n 1881 State of Maine. Cert. # 214 for 100 shares of common stock issued May 27, 1881 to Geo. E. Ltantial signed by Dan D, Wiley presi

Incorporated July 6, 1870. Cert # 31135 for 20 shares of common stock @ $100 per share issued Sept. 23, 1887 to Wm Fries Jr. signed Wm Fries preside

Incorporated Jan 10, 1878 State of Nevada. Cert #189 for 100 shares @ $100 per share of common stock issued to Jos. Lewis Eckert July 15,1879 signed

IncorporatedMarch 10, 1879 . Cert #3 for 50 shares @ $100 per share of common stock issued in San Francisco to Thos. Findlay, March15,1879 signed by

1) Ruby Hill Tunnel & Mining Company. Eureka, Nevada. Issued May 21st, 1889 for 10,350 shares.Pen cancelled. Location: Prospect Mountain. Pinhol...

Incorporated Dec 29, 1879 in the District of Eureka, Nev. Certificate #14028 issued in 1882 to F.M. Lewis, Trustee for 150 shares. Signed by D.B. C

Incorporated Feb 1873. Cert #12 for ONE shares @ $100 per share of common stock issued in J.H. Keogh, Dec 13, 1906 signed by president H.C McTeriny

1. Eureka-Croesus Mining Co, Incorporated State of Delaware 1917. Cert # 73140 for 100 shares(100 stamped in purple top) @$1 per share of common stock

Incorporated Oct 30, 1878 State of Calif. Cert #1532 for 100 shares @ $100 per share of common stock issued to E.R. Grant Trustee, March 21, 1883 si