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

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

Rare mercury stock. I/U #95 N. Steiner 500 shares 1874. Signed by President Kramer. Inc 1874. Mine located in Lake Co., CA. Bottom stains. State:

A very nice eclectic group of rare items. Cabinet card of a gold laden pan, Libby Placer Mining Co in Jackson Amador County, CA. 7" X 5" B...