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

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