December Dreams Premier Auction: Western Americana, Mining, & Numismatics (December 2021)

Not only is this extremely rare with rare Nevada colorful vignette, it has an important signature! Number 1310 for 100 shares to unlisted. Signed by W

1) Goldfield Simmerone with Malcom McDonald. McDonald is credited with bringing the Telephone and Telegraph to southern Nevada. 2) Goldfield May Queen

Another Elmira stock certificate was offered for sale by Holabird Auctions a five years before this was purchased. Fred Holabird projected that this m

Mountain Wells Mining District. Uncancelled, no.110, issued to Francis W. Gove, 20 shares, signed by Samuel w. Pingree, President and Emmet Blair, Sec

Fresh off his Julian Petroleum fiasco (a huge money raiser but little oil), C.C. Julian proclaimed his Western Lead as his new baby. "A HUNDRED...

Every miner needed luck and in Manhattan that luck came in a Stray Dog named Bob! (See full story below.) This mining company was named for Bob. Stray

This is the most popular Bullfrog stock certificate by far with its ornate green border with large green bullfrog under printed at center. Green in ho

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The Liberty Silver Mine was the major producer in the San Antonio District in Nye County. [Reese River Reveille, J Ross Browne "Mineral Resourc...

Ultra rare territorial Nevada stock. Location printed at the top of the certificate: Minnesota Ledge, Blue Sulphur Spring District. Lyon County. Inc.

Blue Sulpher Springs MD. Incorporated March 24th, 1863. Dateline Virginia, N.T., July 6th, 1863. No. 198, issued for 10 shares to secretary M. Thomson

Ultra rare location. Smoky Valley Ledge, Smoky Valley Mining District, Lander County, N.T. (printed on certificate). Incorporated June 30th, 1863. Dat

Extra rare location; extremely rare format, extremely rare engraver! Location printed on certificate: Spring Valley, Devil's Gate District, Lyon...

Location: Star District, Humboldt County, Nevada Territory. This territorial stock certificate has a lot going for it. First, it was issued on Feb. 23

Byron is one of the three mining companies to have ledges in the Brown & Murphy District as reported by Mark Twain in a letter dated February 3,...

Green variety. Inc. in CA. No.C44773, issued for 100 shares to WA Tomplins on February 6,1888 in San Francisco. Signed by president Moritz Meyers and

Cert. #A131, issued for 100 shares. Stamped 1891 by the transfer agent, but date not filled in. Location: Tuscarora District, Elko County, Nev. printe

Location: Star District, Storey County (Lyon crossed out), N.T. (printed below logo). Incorporated April 3rd, 1863. No. 54, issued for 15 shares to E.

A very rare mining stock with wonderful ties to territorial Nevada history! Silver Star District (printed upper left), Storey County, N.T. (printed lo

This certificate represents a difficult period just after the discovery of the Comstock, when two highly skilled and educated men conned the father of

Ultra rare. Location: Virginia Mining District (printed at top). The stock actually says "On Mt. Davidson" which we haven't seen befor...

Virginia MD. Early Nevada territorial stock certificate. Not even Mary B. Ansari in her work on "Mines and Mills of the Comstock Region" l...

Surely UNIQUE! Smaller mining company during the heyday of Ward! This is stock number 1!!! It is written for the entire 100,000 shares at $100 each. N

# 2033 for 70 shares to James Coffin trustee. Signed by JJ Scorite(?) and president (?). Both names have been cancelled with a star punch. Underground

Desert District, N.T. (printed upper right). Dateline Virginia, N.T., January 15th, 1864. No. 22, issued for 25 shares to James Say. Signed by John Al

Location: Desert Mining District, Churchill County, N.T. (printed below logo). Incorporated December 29, 1863. Place of Business: Virginia. Dateline V

Cert. #16, issued for 8000 shares at Nashua, N.H. to Frances E. Downer and signed by Chester Downer as president. The co. was incorporated in New Hamp

Cert. #457, issued for 3 shares to Ellen P. Chase in 1884. Inc. in Connecticut. Signed by William R. Dunham as president and Geo W. Russell as treasur

Nice N.Y. gold mining company stock. The Bleecker Gold Mining Company, Amsterdam, New York was incorporated in New York in 1883. Location of works: F

Very early iron ore stock certificate. # 100 for 45 shares issued on September 1, 1868. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Vignette of a hilly, barren cou

Cert. #152, issued for 100 shares in 1863. Industrial scene with train at top center and miners down the shaft at left. Black on creme. Ellenville, Ul

#9831 for 100 shares to John W Wilson. Signed by secretary and president Vignette of miners working in the mountains. Also two allegorical figures on

Inc. in New York and issued at New York City. Bucks County is located in Pennsylvania. Shares were issued for Purchase of Mining Property. Cert. #974,

Cert. #260, issued for 200 shares. Inc. in New Jersey and issued at Camden, N.J. Large industrial scene vignette. Incorporated in 1884. Issued to Jame

#685. Large mill with coal train vignette. Coupons 3-40 attached. Folds, very light discoloration, Very nice! Rare! Date: 1889 Country (if not USA):

1. Gate Vein Coal Company. Inc. in 1875. Issued at Pottsville, PA. in 1875. Cert. #11, issued for 18 shares. Ornate vignettes. Small capitalization an

The company operated in So. Carolina in the Appalachian Gold Belt. Cert. #25, issued for 250 shares in 1867 at New York. Three great vignettes and a r

1. Wando Mining & Manufacturing Company of South Carolina. #211, issued for 75 shares in 1874 at Charleston, S.C. Signed by Geo. E. Gibbon as pr...

# 1622 for 10,000 shares to R. Peterson. Two 50c and one 5C documentary stamps. Black and green on white with fancy brown facsimile RN underprint. Not

Whitewood Mining District. Incorporated in Dakota Territory in 1877. Cert #7971, issued to CC Merriman in 1897 for 100 shares. Signed by Lloyd Tevis,

Cert. #156, issued for 2500 shares in 1900 at Chicago, Illinois. Industrial and mining vignettes. Raised seal. Western Bank Note Co. Chicago. This is

# 753 for 1000 shares to FN Foote. Signed by president Totten and secretary McNaught. Vignette of small mine with a winch system for working a shaft.

Lot includes: Cheyenne Cons. Mining Company, 1881. Issued at New York. Location of Mines: Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Also, Great Eastern Gold Mini

This certificate is in Extremely Nice condition. #157 for 500 shares to Elijah Sells. Signed by Sells as president and Paddock as secretary. Small ore

Cert. #342, issued for 100 shares in 1881 at New York. Mines at Frisco, Utah printed on the header. Nice vignette of miners working underground at bot

Cert. #8, issued to Chas S. Hinchman (?) Esq., the company president for 10 shares and signed by him. Mines at Harrisburg District, Washington County,

Cert. #129, issued for 800 shares in 1871 at New York. Farm scene with smokestack and horses. Revenue stamps at left. The co. was incorporated in New

Number 14! $500. Two allegorical vignettes. Goldish under print $500. Signed by president Jonathon Bourne and secretary Herbert E Thompson. Brown, gre

Very attractive Wyoming Territory stock issued in 1884 at New York. Train, mining and oil vignettes. Rare. Not sure we have ever seen this one. Printe

Includes Wyoming Coal & Iron Company. Cert. #99 for 5 shares in 1856. Coal train vignette with Geo. Washington in the right corner. Inc. in Penn...