Desert Riches: Mining, Gold, Numismatics, Americana, 2025 January Auction

Possibly from Alaska's first gold rush. Issued 1883 Alaska Mining Company stock. Underground mining vignette with small hole. Small holes on cen...

Stock Number 1635 for 5000 shares to J.H. Jennine. Vignette of a large gold nugget, the mine works, and a gold dredge, 1906. Great example of vignette

Champion Silver Mining Company stock certificate, Globe District, Arizona, c1877. Issued to Colin Campbell, No. 105, 30 shares, on Nov. 9, 1877. Signe

#315 for 300 shares issued to Thomas A. Scott in 1864. Incorporated in NY. Signed by J Randall as secretary and N.M Hartley? as president. Great piece

A stock certificate from the Cerro-Colorado Mill and Mining Co., Cerro-Colorado Mining District, Arizona Territory, c1876. No. 65, 250 shares, issued

Issued February 15th, 1883 to S. A. Hendrickson for 500 shares. The Gunsight Mining Company located in the Meyer Mining District of Pima County, Arizo

Issued 1869 stock and 1866 $100 bond with 2 coupons. 2 different vignettes. "Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines in Arizona." Very attractive e...

1866 Specie Basis bond. "Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines in Arizona." Very attractive early certificate with mine vignette and smaller US c...

Number 35 for 5 shares to N D Sinclair in 1869. Early date! Signed by RA Sinclair as president. Large 25c revenue stamp. Embossed corporate seal with

# 28 for 50 shares to Enoch Freeland trustee. Signed by secretary Freeland and president Robert M Fryer. Dateline San Francisco 1877. Incorporated in

Issued-1907 Cons. Flagstaff, 1916 Oatman North Star, 1926 Katherine Gold of Delaware, 1916 Lazy By Gold, 1878 Bertha & Edith Gold, 1926 Dripping...

1)Issued-1883 Burro Burro Mining. Organized in 1881 as The Silver King Gold & Silver Mining Company. The name was changed in 1882 to The Burro B...

1)Unissued Salero Mining and Manufacturing with engraved Henry Wells vignette on left and nice stagecoach vignette. 2) Issued- 1883 Copper Emperor MC.

A pair of stock certificates from two Arizona mining companies: the Orion Silver Mining Company (cert. dated 1879, located in Pima County) and the Was

1-2)Two 1881 stock certificates from Arizona mining companies, the Orion Silver Mining Company (500 shares) and the Southern Arizona Mining & Mi...

Three different mine stock certificates from Amador County, California. Mine stock certs include 1) Bunker Hill Consolidated Mining Company (1899). 2)

Amador County, California (printed at left). Inc. Dec. 7th, 1863. No. 174, issued for 50 shares to D. Van Vleck (an artist and lithographer) on Feb. 1

Issued 1879 Tiger Gold and Silver Mining stock. The main office of the Tiger Gold and Silver Mining Company, secretary Ellis Edwards, is listed in the

Rare California Gold Rush certificate. No. 13, issued for one share to company secretary Daniel Barney. Also signed by president JR Watson. Not cancel

2 different 1882 and unissued Calaveras Water and Mining, 1926 Tungsten Production, 1913 Standard Amalgamated Exploration bond and 1914 stock with wri

Issued 1921 Darwin Silver stock. Located in Inyo county. Owned the Lucky Jim Mine, situated in the Darwin district, two miles north of Darwin, and twe

Issued-1915 Keane Wonder Mining.Very rare. Major and important Death Valley mine. Inc. in Arizona.Territory. Signed by vice president WH Wells and the

2 stock certificates from the Furnace Creek Copper Company/Furnace Creek Extension Copper Company, dated 1906 and 1908. 1906 certificate is signed by

Issued-1931 Reorganized Silver King Divide, Slate Ridge, Inyo county-small hole and upper right crease issue, 1919 Gold Point Cons. Mines-3x .5"...

A stock certificate for 100 shares in the Saline Valley Salt Company, made out to John Hartman in 1904. No. 1566 issued. The Saline Valley Salt Compan

Death Valley, California stock certificates include The Wild Rose Mining Company, Greenwater Copper Mines and Smelter Company and Lookout Gold Mines,

Rare. Inc. July 9, 1863. Dateline Crescent City, Cal., August 26, 1863. No. 38. Issued for 50 shares to M.W. Smith. Signed by John Johnson as secretar

Eureka Quartz Mining Company stock certificate, No. 97, for 5 shares of capital stock. Issued to William Jenkins, dated 24 January 1853. Signed by E.H

Issued 1887 The True Cons. Mining and Milling stock. Cert. #1 for 30,000 shares to a key investor. The work done by the True Consolidated in the 188...

A group of three stock certificates from mining companies based in El Dorado County, California, dating from 1864 to 1881. El Dorado County is perhaps

Wade Mining stock certificates (2), both issued to W.H. Allen on April 8, 1880. One is for twenty thousand shares, the other for one thousand shares a

A group of 11 stock certificates from various mining companies operating in Grass Valley, California, dating from 1880 to 1915. These companies are So

Issued 1854 Herbertville Quartz Mining stock. Mine in Amador county. The city of Herbertville began in 1851 and was named after reverend Lemuel Herber

Issued-1907 Wild Rose Mining. The company operated at Skidoo and Wild Rose in the Panamint Mountains, west of Death Valley. Incorporated in South Dako

2 attached pairs of Union Cons. Mining stocks, Cerro Gordo. Crisp exceptional condition. there is a Union ore bag in this sale Date: Country (

This is a fantastic piece. Not seen before by us. It tells an exceptionally rare and important story about the beginning of mining in Inyo County, Cal

Stock certificates from The Bullion Mountains Copper Company, Greenwater Copper Mines and Smelter Company, Mojave Tungsten Company, Merton Mining and

This one is very rare, it is the first one we have seen! Issued 1871 Joe Walker Mining stock. The mine was located in the northeast part of the Little

A stock certificate for 40 shares in the Blue Light Mining Company, made out to Thomas Y. Flanagan in 1879. No. 328 issued. Signed by the secretary an

1851 Gold Rush Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine stock. The Ave Maria's place is verified by a letter written from John Duncan to John Fremont on Decem...

Rare issued 1869 Mariposa Company stock. Large 11 X 9 æ with a vignette of miners feeding ore to a stamp mill. Fremont spent six years after C...

Rare. "Brown's Valley District, Yuba County, Cal." (printed under title). "San Francisco Ledge" (printed along top). Inc. No...

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

Issued 1864 green Center Copper Mining Co. stock. Located in Empire District, Nevada county. We could not find any detailed info on this mine near Emp

A collection of 12 stock certificates, dating from 1880 to 1914, from various mining companies that operated in Nevada County, California. Stocks in t

A group of 11 stock certificates from various Nevada County companies, dating from 1880 to 1925. Ten of the stocks are from mining companies, while on

A group of five stock certificates for shares in mining companies operating in Nevada County, California, ranging in date from the 1870s to the 1900s.

Very early California Gold Rush certificate. Inc. April, 1852. No. 155, issued for one share to Pleasant Routon on May 15th, 1852. Signed by Richard S

1)Issued 1857 American River Water & Mining-staple holes and water stain.The company was working "Doten's Bar" and Mormon Island o...

Redstone Quartz Mining Company, Lost Camp District, Placer county, Dutch Flat, Cal., stock certificate, c1867. Revenue Stamp, canceled, eagle vignette

Maxwell Hydraulic Mining Company stock certificate from Plumas County, Calif., c1878. Mill vignette. No. 30, 200 shares, signed by president and secre

A group of 15 stock certificates, dating from 1928 to 1929, from two Sierra County mining companies: Sierra Consolidated Mining Company (13) and Monte

A pair of stock certificates for mining companies in Silver Mountain, California, both dating from the 1860s. Silver Mountain, originally known as Kon

Mine in Silver Mountain later renamed Oro Grande in Mojave Desert. #115 I/u Mary F Owens 1863 5 shares. The dateline is San Francisco. Signed by Presi

A stock certificate for 5 shares in Silver Mountain Mining Company, dated 1887. No. 4961 issued. The company was likely based in Silver Mountain, CA,

Issued 1864 Jamestown Copper Mining stock. # 61 for 275 shares to PB Smith. Signed by president and secretary(?). Dateline Jamestown 1864. Incorporate

Stock certificates from a utility and several mines in Tuolumne County, California. Included is Tuolumne County Water Company, Norwegian Consolidated

Stock certificates issued by Tuolumne County Water Company during the Gold Rush era out of the town of Columbia. Most are dated in the 1850s and all a

A pair of utility stock certificates (# signed by Bank of California founder, D.O. Mills (1825-1910). These stocks were issued by the Tuolumne County

Rare 1862 Tuolumne County Water stock issued to John Barry. Our research shows he was a regular miner who invested here. Large quantities of water

Issued to H B Hawkins, Tuolumne Water Company stock. Namesake of Hawkins Bar, on of the largest bars on Tuolumne River. 1860 shows him working in the

A stock certificate for one share in the Tuolumne County Water Company, made out to Ambrose Hooker in 1860. No. 3759 issued. Cancelled. Excellent vign

Issued 1879 Trinity Hydraulic Gold Mining stock. Located in Weaverville, Trinity county. Left edge trimmed tight.According to Mining & Scientifi...

A collection of 11 stock certificates from various mining companies operating in Yuba County, California, dating from 1889 to 1959. 5 are unissued, th

Two Issued-1851 Ave Maria Gold Quartz mining.The Ave Maria's place is verified by a letter written from John Duncan to John Fremont on December ...

A collection of 5 stocks from California mining companies, dating from 1851 to 1896. These companies are the Turner Gold Mining Co., Wade Mining Co.,

2 early Gold Rush stocks. Issued-1851 Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine in Mariposa, CA. 1852 Philadelphia and California Mining with nice miners vignette. J

6 French financed John Fremont properties Gold Rush stocks. Issued-1851 Ave Maria Gold Quartz, 1853 Anglo-Californian Gold, 1850 Compagnie Universelle

All issued. 1)1863 Lady Bell Copper Mining with nice vignette. Low Divide District, Del Norte County, Cal. (printed on the top and bottom left). I

Issued-1915 Quicksilver Investment-verso tape repair, 1928 and 1930 Acme Mines in Oathill, Calistoga-lower stain. 18?? Quicksilver MC in New Almaden.

A group of four stock certificates from California-based mining companies, dating from 1877 to 1914. The companies in question are the California Mill

Unissued-Eureka Mining-some staining, Marysville Tunnel and Quartz Mining, Peerless Gold Mining Dev., Esperance Gold, Silver and Copper Mining, Gavill

Stock certificates from various California interests, including Chino Odd Fellows Hall Association, Wade Mining Company, Wild Rose Mining Company (2),

1)Issued-1920 Mount Whipple Gold-4 small crease tears, corner chip. 2) 1880 Wade Mining, located in Fresno. 3)1907 Wild Rose MiningThe company operate

A collection of five stock certificates from mining companies in southern California, dating from 1880 to 1917. These companies are Wade Mining, Karma

Mount Alpine Gold Company of Colorado stock certificate. Issued to Stephen F. Nuckolls on Sept. 28, 1864, No. 445, 1,000 shares. Two 25-cent revenue s

Group of three stock certificates for the Findley Gold Mining Company, a company that operated in Colorado's historic Cripple Creek mining area....

A group of four stock certificates for shares in the Jennie Sample Consolidated Mining Company, a gold mining company that operated in Colorado'...

A stock certificate for one thousand shares in the Navajo Consolidated Mining Company, made out to William A. Otis & Co. in 1901. Navajo Consoli...

A mix of 15 mining stock certificates from Cripple Creek, Colorado, c1897-1912. Six different, including: The Jennie Sample consolidated Mining Compan

A collection of ten mining stocks from Colorado's famous Cripple Creek gold mining region, dating from 1899 to 1917. The group contains stocks f...

A collection of eight mining stocks from Colorado's famous Cripple Creek gold mining region, dating from 1896 to 1916. The group contains stocks...

The American Exploring Company of Philadelphia stock certificate, c1866. Buckskin Joe, Fremont County, Colorado. One revenue stamp, No. 95, 12 shares.

Organized under the general mining laws of the State of New York. No. 1340, issued for 250 shares. Datelined New York on January 16, 1865. Signed by R

Lucerne Mining Company, Gilpin County, Colo., stock certificate, c1879. No. 330, 100 shares, signed by president and secretary. The company owned 1000

Issued 1867 Reliance Gold and Silver Mining of Colorado stock. Not mentioned in Hollister or Corbett. According to an article in the Daily Central Cit

Issued purple print, 1867 Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Of Colorado stock. Another interesting western mining bond! Incorporated in 1864. Issued on May 7

Rare issued Little Prince Cons. Mining stock. Nice train and mill vignette. Ink flare and wrinkles from water contact. Not listed in Corregan & ...

Rare 1885 Saw-Tooth Milling & Mining stock. C&L list a Saw-Tooth mine on Iron Hill, California District, Lake County. Located Feb. 1882. Dev...

Collection of 7 stock certificates related to mining in Colorado, c189X-1915. Includes: The Yellow Boy Group Mining Co., Aspen, c189X, unissued; Mount

A collection of seventeen stock certificates from various Colorado-based mining companies, dating from 1899 to 1938. Three certificates are unissued.

# 8 issue for 2003 1/3 shares. Signed by William H Barnum as president and sec. Dateline 1865. Industrial vignette. Mining vignette on the left side.

Location: Placer District, Boise County, Idaho Territory (printed at upper left). I/U #39 Wm Abernathy 10 shares 1864. Signed by Secretary JA Davis an

Located in Placer District, Boise County, based on a different stock we have sold for this company that had the location printed on it. #118 issued t

Issued to C.S. Pell for 100 shares on Dec 29, 1864, signed by O.W. Woodford as president and EB Fellows as Secretary. Goddess of Gold vignette at left

Rare issued 1865 War Eagle Gold and Silver mining stock. Located in Owyhee county, the first mining district in Idaho. Native American with rifle vign

Issued-1884 Copper Belt, 1882 Girard Gold and Silver, 1880 Algonquin Co., 1890 Golden Leaf. Also, 1914 Pony legal affidavit. Date: 1880-1914 Count

A pair of stock certificates from two Montana-based mining companies; one from the Cumberland Mining and Smelting Company, dated 1891, and one from th

Unissued stock-Erie Gold and Silver Mining. Bond-1866 Roman Brothers Silver Mining with 10 coupons with some upper right degradation. Unusual transpar

Issued Plymouth Silver Mining, 1869. Browne (1868) notes that this company "owns the Kaleseed, Parent, Zimmerman, and Jacob Mines on Lander Hil...