"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

Geology of the Aspen dist. of Colorado by Spur. excellent condition 30 sheets. rarely found in this condition. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State

Geology of the Aspen dist. of Colorado by Spur. excellent condition 30 sheets. rarely found in this condition. Aspen was an important mining district

Ichabod Rowe and Norris West have located 1400 feet on the Tecumseh Lode situated in the Lower Union Mining District, about 400 feet north of the disc

A booklet listing the bylaws of the Federal Union Gold Mining Company of Clear Creek County, Colorado, dated 1866. 11 pages, printed by the Franklin J

Catalogue No. 3 for this Denver based company. 1906. 48pp. with some illustrations, description of what sets their product apart (with their Hug bucke

Pair of Mining reference books, both aligned to minerals and mining west of the Rockies. Book one is titled "Mineral Resources West of the Rock...

Hardcover Book, complete with maps, tables, illustrations, fold-out vellum maps, and a multi-pronged approach to the State of Colorado. There is a tri

A nearly pristine copy! Colorado Directory of Mines. Thomas Corbett. 440pp. Rare directory of mines in Colorado containing a description of the mines

Gold rush pioneer's guidebooks for traveling, including a packing list, terrain descriptions, game of the area, distances from camp to camp, ge...

Colorado Mining Town Books by R. L. Brown (5) #1. 1) "Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies". Published by Caxton Printers, 1973. Illus....

More Colorado Mining Books (3) #3. 1) "Rocky Mountain Boom Town", a History of Durango, by Duane A. Smith, published by University of ...

Lot of 32. All but 1 are real photo. Includes photos of mines, mills, and buildings/landmarks in Colorado mining towns: Aspen, Central City, Cripple C

Lot of 28. No duplicates. Mine, mill, and town views. Includes 4 real photo postcards, rest are early sepia or B&W cards. A choice collection! I...

Promotional deck of playing cards with a miner vignette on one side and scenes of well-known Colorado places on the money side. There are a few UT mix

Lot of 2 choice views. 1) View of the Independence and Portland Mines in Cripple Creek. Photo by Mazterz Photo, CC. Mount is 7 x 10" Stratton&#...

Gold Deposits of Georgia, Bulletin No. 4-A, by Geological Survey of Georgia, 1896, 542 pages. Hardcover. Must have reference key for Georgia gold. Di

Idaho's Coeur d'Alene mining district postcards, group of 36. All are real photos. Good condition. Includes Burke (6), Kellogg (10), Mullan ...

RARE: "Sectional and Geological Map of Iowa", by N. H. Parker, with colored fold-out map, approximately 18 folds, measures about 46x16&quo...

Double-sided sheet with record of wages for mines, all dated March 15, 1856. Five entries each side. Blue paper, black print. 13 x 7.75" Listed...

Lot of 45 early printed color postcards; no RPPC. Includes 10 different underground views: setting charges, miners with ore cars at 1400, 200, and 300

One Montanan said this was Cable, Montana, but the consignor was unsure. This is still an unusual view of the back of mills, with several women posed

Seven different mounted photos, identified, showing the mine, workers, and auxiliary buildings for the Beatrice Mine. The Beatrice Mine was located 13

Original Josephine Copper Mining and Smelting Co. corporate seal, incorporated in Arizona in 1904. We've had stocks for this company over the ye...

Lot of 4. 1) EE Burlingame Assay Office receipt, Denver, Colorado, 1879. Unknown mine location. 2) East Helena Works, United Smelting & Refining...

Lot of 10. E.I. du Pont, De Nemours Powder Company of Helena, Montana and Denver, Colorado, including letterheads, covers, a brochure for Red Cross Lo

This is a lot of 4 mining booklets from Butte and Virginia City, Montana. These booklets contain insight into the Butte- Virginia Gold Mining Company

December 28th, 1861 deed between Wm. B. Forster of Marysville and James W. Nye of Carson City (governor) for 25 feet in the first Extension North on t

Various letters between Austin and San Francisco, hand-written and most dated. Mining interests in Nevada being courted by San Francisco merchants, ve

Rare Nevada mining location. Sept. 1861 deed between WB King and James Thompson of Carson County, NT for feet in the Rally Company, Rally Ledge, Perki

Lot of 2 different. 1) Official printed letterhead for deposit by the Savage Mine. Cashier Elrod is sending $10,000 by Wells Fargo stage to the Nevada

Original publication from Nevada State Mineralogist, dated 1866. The "Annual Report of the State Mineralogist of the State of Nevada for 1866&q...

Atlas to accompany the monograph on the geology of eureka NV by Hague 1883. 13 sheets edge chips. loose marbled cover. The Eureka District was one of

14.5 x 23" Surveyed July 1864 by N. Wescoatt, C.E. made to accompany Report of Dr. J.A. Neatch. By Oakley and Thomson Boston. Map all the minin...

Lot of 3. 1-2) Two rare checks for the Goldfield Mohawk Mining Company issued in 1907. One is signed by George Nixon. The other by George Wingfield. G

Lot of two Humboldt County, Nevada Territory, Mining Deeds, 1862-1864. 1) 1864 deed transfers three feet in the Sophia Butler Ledge of the Mary Ann Mi

Original desktop sealer for the Victorine at Kingston Nevada, in the Smoky Valley. This may be the single only district recorder seal for any Nevada m

Comstock Claim Map with Panorama 1876 framed overall 41" x 29" Paper mounted on cloth framed on back Herman Davis in pencil, he was a majo...

Group of 21 folded plates including maps, cross-sections, and detailed geological illustrations that comprised the Atlas to Accompany the Geology of t

Lot of 2. 1) Promotional material for Becker's Geology of the Comstock Lode & the Washoe District. From the USGS 1881 Annual Report. 37pp. s...

1.) Clarence king, 40th parallel mining industry atlas. (goes with his vol 3 mining industry report). 1870. Contains surface geology and 12 plates of

Lot of 3. Key references. Average condition/ well used. 1) Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe District, Becker, 1882, Monograph of the USGS V

These are working maps by a geologist sectioned on canvas, notated for formations. Nine maps in all: Roberts Mtn., Tonopah District, Sonoma Range, Com

Storey County Labor Union Seal and Member's Badge with Ribbon. c1901. Name tag is missing from badge. Tag on reverse from Whitehead & Hoag C...

Extremely rare and early! Dated April 16th, 1860 when Nevada was still part of Utah Territory. Agreement between John J. Collins of Nevada County, Cal

Lot of 4 different. Includes: 1891 authenticated copy of Certificate of Incorporation, signed by president HB Havens; 1881 authenticated copy of Certi

Lot of 8. Authenticated copies of Articles of Incorporation for: Ophir Silver MC (1881 and 1894); Hale & Norcross (1896 and 1897); Best & B...

Rare. Shows assay for bullion deposited from three different mills: Santiago, Manhattan, and Temelec Mill. Signed by assayer Gideon Moore. 10 x 17&q...

This small 7.80 ounce deposit likely represents them cleaning out the pan at the mill. The reason we believe this is that the assay is very "hi...

This is a fantastic assay piece with great Comstock historical content! Deposit receipt for one package from the Merrimac Mill, 88 pounds. Bars to be

Very rare. 1878 Best & Belcher issued to C. Wiegand & Co. for $5. Signed by supt. FF Osbiston. RN-G imprinted revenue. Not signed by Wiegand...