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

Carson City Mint Melter and Refiner Appointment Documents, 1871 Fred N. Holabird, copyright 2024 Introduction A pair of documents appointing th

A collection of 5 canvas money bags from the "U.S. Mint, Carson City, Nevada," c1960s. Each bag approximately 5.5" x 11", and pr...

This 10.04 ounce, .999 silver ingot is hallmarked on the side with 'SMM' within a circle, which is the trademark for the State of Maine Mine...

Macaulay Foundry cast iron ingot, c1996. Disc shaped ingot commemorates the Berkeley, Calif., company's centennial, 1896-1996. Approximate 3&quo...

This lot includes a "Selby Smelting Work" babbit ingot, and also a partial ingot, c1850s-1905. Total of about 4.8 pounds. The full ingot ...

S. F. Molitor Tin Ingot, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, c1884 F. Holabird Stephen F. Molitor was the son of famous Gold Rush assayer and coiner A.P.

Bunker Hill Smelter lead ingot and original box. It measures 2-7/8" x 1/2" x 1/2", and weighs approximately 125 grams. The slightly l...

A lead ingot from the Doe Run Company in Doe Run, Missouri. Measures approximately 2.75" x .5" x .5", and weighs 112.6 grams. Doe Run...

RARE Zinc ingot encased in clear plastic. Acronym "EMC" cast on top. Hikoshima Smelter, Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. engraved on ...

Counterfeit Silver Ingot, stamped Wells Fargo Express & Co.(abbreviated on reverse). According to legend, there were several of these produced. ...

About 29 FAKE silver ingots as amassed by FH over the years. Marked Wells Fargo, by assayer, US etc. Sold as collectibles only, they are not silver! G

Two 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch ingots. One half inch thick. Stamped "M / M / Carlos / 1787 ". 343 grams. Similar ingots have been sold in Holab...

No date, mirror like fields, light scratches. Rarity 2. 10 mm, 0.3 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Frontier, Deviercy & Co., Low rarity 7. Two were recovered from the wreck of the S.S. Winfield Scott. Ten small stars, reversed "4" in...

Interesting pair of 1853 holed fractional gold pieces linked with a gold loop: BG-409; half dollar, D. N. (Deriberpie & Nouizillet), R 3. BG-530...

M. Deriberpie marked his pieces: California Gold / 1 / Dollar / 1853 / DERI. Octagonal, 12 mm; 1.2 grams. F-EF, rim ding reverse. Rarity 5. Date:

Antoine Louis Nouizillet made this Cal fractional gold piece: 1854 eleven stars and date; 1/4 Dol., three pairs of berries on each side. 0.3 grams; 10

Beaded circle type. Octagonal California Gold / 1 dollar / 1854 / F D (Frontier, Deviercy & Co.). 12 mm; 1.0 gram; EF-AU, holed and plugged. ...

Another Period Three Cal Fractional: BG-1304; circa 1906-08; 11 mm; 0.5 grams. Rarity 4. BU condition. (Mike Locke comments this is a BG-1304-A a &q...

1855 Large head, stars close to bun and lowest curl. Rarity 5. 10 mm; 0.5 grams; center hole, overall EF-AU. Date: Country (if not USA): State

1/4 Dol. 1856. 10 mm; 0.3 grams. EF-AU condition, scratches. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

A restrike of BG-1301. Period Three fractional gold pieces made by Herman Kroll are technically restrikes, having been made late in the 19th century a

BU condition; BG-1301 octagonal, 25c, 9 mm, 0.3 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

BU example of this Period Three Cal Fractional dollar. Rarity 4. Octagonal, 11 mm, 0.8 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prov

Made by Robert B. Gray & Co. Liberty head with 13 "crude six-pointed stars"; 1/4 / dollar / 1870. Octagonal, 10 mm, 0.3 grams. F-EF, ...

Robert B. Gray & Co. "incomplete G" variety. Rarity 4. 9.6 mm; 0.2 grams. F-EF condition, minor damage. Date: Country (if not ...

Robert B. Gray & Co. issue: 11 mm; 0.4 grams. Rarity 4. F-EF condition, marks on Liberty's face. Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...

Robert B. Gray & Co. issue: BG-922; date slants down to right. R 3. 11 mm; 0.4 grams. EF-AU condition, scratches. Date: Country (if not ...

Robert B. Gray & Co. issue BG-838: repunched "G"; 1871 crowded between stars; 10 mm; 0.2 grams; overall F-EF, plugged hole at 8 o'...

Frontier & Co. issue: 11 mm; 0.3 grams. BU condition but a crease running across the reverse, bent? Date: Country (if not USA): State:...

Frontier & Bellemere 1873 1/4 dollar. 10 mm; 0.2 grams. F-EF, solder spot center of reverse. Rarity 4. Date: Country (if not USA): State...

Frontier & Bellemere issue: five-pointed stars; low rarity 4. Octagonal; 10 mm; 0.3 grams. AU condition, edge cut. Date: Country (if not...

Christopher Ferdinand Mohrig issue: 1874/3 date rests on border; 1/2 / dol / Cal ; octagonal; 11 mm; 0.2 grams. AU condition, scratches. R 6. Rare!

Mavericks Herman J. Brand issue: BG -776: Breen/Gillio say "1" obviously corrected from "7" might just be a sloppy die cut; five...

Rarity 4. 11 mm; 0.3 grams. EF-AU, holed. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

1884 Mohrig token. Period Three issue: Cal Gold / 1884 / Charm // Eureka / Minerva seated. 10 mm; 0.1 gram, AU-BU condition. Date: Country (i

Rarest size counters because of their smallness. Lot of six: two are dated 1890, and are 15 mm ($1 gold pieces are 13 mm); four are dateless but are 1

Lot of seven early brass counters. Four imitate half guinea coins circa 1768; two imitate twenty franc coins; one has a bull. Date: Country (if

Three fractional gold tokens: 1) 1900 Alaska Gold / 1/2 Pinch; octagonal, 10 mm; 0.6 grams; BU condition. 2) 1869 1/4 dollar, "G"; 9 mm; 0...

Hart's Coins of the West 1900 octagonal Indian head obverse; Alaska Gold / 1/2 Pinch. 10 mm; 0.7 grams. F-EF condition. Date: Country (i...

Two examples of the Saint Louis World's Fair of 1904 Louisiana Exposition gold. Obverse: Fleur de Lis; Lettering: 1904; Reverse: Louisiana / ...

When Portland staged the Centennial Celebration of the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905, Farran Zerbe marketed these gold coins "as novel com...

Three examples of the Alaska gold tokens sold at the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Two are 1/4 DWT (10 mm; 0.3 grams), one is 1/2

British Columbia Gold token; 10 mm; 0.3 grams. Obverse: Indian head / 1912; reverse: British Columbia Gold / shield. Struck by Jacoby Bros. Ltd. of Va

Indian Princess Head $1 U. S. gold piece, holed at 11 o'clock. VG-F condition; 1.5 grams; 15 mm. Mintage: 1, 361,355. Date: Country (if not ...

Liberty Head $5 gold piece dated 1882. BU condition. Mintage 2,514,520. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Liberty head $20 gold piece (F-EF condition) in bezel with 26 inch chain that does not test for gold content. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat

Brilliant uncirculated 2004 U. S. gold bullion 1/10 ounce .999 fine gold $5. Weight: 3.393 grams; composition .9167 gold, .03 silver, .0533 copper (n

PCGS certified MS 69 2007 American Buffalo $50 .9999 fine. Mintage: 136,503. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Four 1/10 ounce gold coins made by the Popjoy Mint for the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Dated 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. Obverse of Queen Eli

Handmade gold coin vest, sealed in two places with red sealing wax recovered from the Purser's safe found in the S.S. Central America shipwreck ...

Nice .9 gram gold nugget from the ill fated S S Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, that sunk in a hurricane in 1857 laden with gold from the

Nice lot of small denomination U. S. coinage: 1851 half cent (G); seven large cents: 1838, 1851, 1853 (2), 1855, two unreadable dates (AG-VG); two 190

Nine rolls of circulated wheat back Lincoln cents: one roll 1909-1919; one roll 1920-29; four rolls 1930s; one roll 1940s; two rolls 1950s. Also about

Interesting presentation: seven plastic tubes filled with circulated Lincoln cents dated from 1909-1929 with paper labels numbering the years (and min

Wheatback Lincoln cents were issued from 1909 until 1958. This lot is five rolls of circulated cents, a roll for each decade. 250 pennies. Fill those

Five rolls of circulated Lincoln cents: one from each decade 1909-1919 through 1950-1958. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: P

Due to a copper shortage during the World War Two year of 1943, the U. S. Mint used zinc-coated steel to make pennies. Here are almost 20 rolls of ci

Lot of 15 rolls of BU Lincoln cents dated 1960-D. If you want to take the time to go through to find some D over D, small date over large dates, there

Twenty rolls of BU Lincoln cents: 1959 (3); 1959-D (5); 1961; 1961-D (3); 1962 (2); 1963 (2); 1964-D (2); 1968-S (2). Date: Country (if not US

The infamous "racketeer nickel": 1883 Liberty nickel, gold plated to pass as a five dollar gold piece. Elegantly mounted in a red Capitol ...

Lot of 72 silver dimes, mostly Roosevelt, a couple of Mercury culls. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of 139 circulated United States dimes of 90% silver: three Barber; three Roosevelt; 133 Mercury. Many of the Mercurys are polished. Date: Co

1876 Carson City Seated Liberty quarter found while metal detecting near Old Spanish Mine in Pine Nut Range, NV. Fine condition. This site is the mini

Lot of 70 silver (90%) U. S. quarters: Barber (1912); Standing Liberty (5 dateless); Washington (64) AG-AU condition. Date: Country (if not USA)

Two rolls average circulated Walking Liberty half dollars dated 1941-1945. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Philadelphia mint during World War Two: two rolls (40 coins): eight each: 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945. Mostly G-VF condition. Date: Country (if

Two rolls (40 coins) of Walking Liberty half dollars from 1939-1946. Mostly G-VF condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Proven

Duplicate of Lot 3370

Two rolls (40 coins) of Walking Liberty half dollars dated 1939-1946. Mostly G-VF condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prove

The War years: two 20 coin rolls of Walking Liberty half dollars made during World War Two: 1941-1944. Many "D" and "S" mint mar...

Two rolls (40 coins) of Walking Liberty half dollars, 1917-1947 with no duplicate dates. AG-F condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

Walking Liberty half dollars (50) from the 1940s. AG-EF condition. $25 face value. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Three 20 coin rolls in plastic tubes of Walking Liberty half dollars from the 1940s. Mostly G-EF condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

1901 $1 Lesher Dollar, Zerbe-6, HK-792, silver, J. M. Slusher No. 17. Approximately 260 pieces were stamped. Slusher was a grocer in Cripple Creek. We

Three nice Peace dollars: 1922 (2); 1922-S. AU-BU condition with some spots that need conservation. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

Seven very nice Peace dollars: ANACS MS 62 1922; the rest are uncertified, but all AU-BU condition. Two 1922-S, the others 1922 Philadelphia. One ligh

From 2007-2016 former U.S. Presidents were honored on a series of one dollar coins. In 2020, the series was expanded to include George H. W. Bush, who

Deluxe Dansco album number No. 8183 Sacagawea Dollars with 48 pieces including proofs. The series ran from 2000 through 2008; but then the obverse bec

Lot of eight partially filled coin albums: 1) Blue Whitman #9014 "Mercury" Head Dime with 20 coins; 2) Blue Whitman #9004 Lincoln Head Cen...

U.S. coin Proof Sets in original mint packaging: five sets each year: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989. Date: Country (if not USA)

Twelve U. S. government issued sets from the 1980s: 1980 six coin Proof set; 1981 Uncirculated coins, five sets of 13 coins each; 1986 Prestige Set, s

U.S. Proof Sets in original U. S. Treasury packaging. Five sets each year: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998. Date: Country (i

Four sets from the U. S. Mint: 1999 Susan B. Anthony uncirculated coin set (2 coins); 1999 Proof Set (10 coins: five state quarters and five coin proo

Lot of fifteen United States Mint proof sets: 2000 (3); 2001 (3); 2002 (3); 2003 (3); 2004 (3). Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: P

Collection of 34 United States Mint uncirculated coin sets, most in original mint packaging. Dates as follows: 1969 (4); 1970 (5); 1971 (5); 1973 (10)

Twenty one coins of Africa in 2 x 2 cardboard with Krause/Mishler catalog numbers, dates, and denomination: Ethiopia; Ghana; Algeria; Botswana (8); Mo

Non circulating commemorative coin of the Monarchs of Africa series. 1/10 ounce, Natura - Sable Bull, KM 258. Minted at the South African Mint. 16.5 m

Fifteen coins in 2 x 2 cardboard with KM (Krause/Mishler) number, date and denomination. Philippines (6); Korea (3); Japan (2); India; Fiji; Singapor

Eleven coins in 2 x 2 cardboard with catalog numbers, date and denomination. Dates from 1981-2005. One yuan coins. Date: Country (if not USA): C

Thirty four French coins in 2 x 2 cardboard with Krause/Mishler catalog numbers, dates, denomination. Dates range from 1922-2000. One franc or smaller

Writing: Latin (cursive): Inscription: 50& #8374;. // French Republic // Assignat of fifty pounds. // From the Creation of December 14, 1792. ...

Lot of eleven German one mark silver coins: Silver (.900); 5.556 grams; 24.0 mm. Dates: 1876 (4); 1881 (2); 1902; 1907 (4). Date: Countr

Fifteen silver one mark German coins dated: 1874, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1881, 1885, 1896, 1900, 1902, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1912, 1914, 1915. EF-AU condition.

Four silver German five mark coins: 1901 Wilhelm II (2); 1902 Friedrich Grosherzog Von Baden; 1906 Von Baden. Coins are silver (.900); 27.77 grams; 38

Lot of two German coins: 1) Obverse: The bust of Wilhelm II facing right / WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER K÷NIG V. PREUSSEN (Wilhelm II German Em...

Six AU-UNC silver (.625) coins: 1928 Franz Schubert two shillings from Austria; 1968 Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen five mark Germany (2); 1970 Ludwig V

Lot of four coins: 1875, 1876, 1895, 1899. Obverse: The bust of Wilhelm II facing right / WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER K÷NIG V. PREUSSEN (Wilh...

Lot of four German coins: 1 & 2) Obverse: The bust of Wilhelm II facing right / WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER K÷NIG V. PREUSSEN (Wilhelm II ...

Twenty four uncirculated coins in four different designs commemorating the 1972 Munich Olympic Games on ten Deutsch Mark coins. Coins are silver (.62