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

Rare. "Gold Hill Mining District, Storey County, Nevada" printed at top center. Inc. January 1872. No. 411, issued for 25 shares to Webste...

Very rare; we have only sold one of these over the last dozen years. Very productive Gold Hill mine; one the biggest producers on the Comstock. Staked

Phenomenal. Mackay's signature on a stock certificate is a great Comstock rarity. This stock was issued in a pivotal time for Mackay, after he h...

Phenomenal. Mackay's signature on a stock certificate is a great Comstock rarity. This stock was issued in a pivotal time for Mackay, after he h...

A nice, fairly clean example! No. 1616, issued to A. Hirschman in Virginia City, Nevada in 1868. Signed by president Williams and secretary GW Hopkins

Inc. 1871. No. 17986, issued for 10 shares in 1879. Signed by the president and secretary. Not cancelled. Many folds and creases, pinholes. The Caledo

Rare; we've never offered this before. "Gold Hill District" printed under title. Inc. June 1863. No. 88, issued to James Moore for 10 ...

Very rare! "Gold Hill, Nevada" printed at top center. Inc. 1873. No. 3261, issued for 20 shares to Richardson, Hill & Co. in 1879 in S...

Rare. This is stock number 1, issued to the company itself for all the shares of the company (120,000) in 1878. Some sort of stock manipulation? Were

Rare territorial we have not sold before! "Location, Gold Hill District, N.T." printed at top center. Located June 16th, 1860. Inc. June 1...

Very rare. "Location. Storey County Nev." printed at top center. Inc. February 1874. No. 1445, issued for 5 shares to company secretary Jo...

Rare; we haven't sold this piece before. "Location, Gold Hill Mining District." (printed to the left of vignette). Inc. April 1863. St...

Lot of 2 different. Very rare! Reaches from Bullion Ravine to Crown Point Ravine, and lies west of all mines between the Bullion and Crown Point. In 1

Very rare. "Gold Hill, Storey Co. Nev." printed under title. Inc. April 1872. No. 2801, issued for 100 shares to E. Cahill & Co. in SF...

"Located on Comstock Ledge, Gold Hill Mining District, Nevada." printed at top center. No. 174, issued for 100 shares to Geo. Watson in SF...

Choice. Stock certificate No. 74 issued to Wilson Dunlap for 5 shares in 1868. Signed by the president and secretary. Not cancelled. The company was i

Very rare. "Location Gold Hill Dis't Storey Co. Nevada" (printed at bottom center). Inc. 1887. No. 93, issued for 50 shares to Frankli...

Very rare earlier certificate without the signatures cancelled. No. 6552, issued for 50 shares in Gold Hill in 1878 to Schmiedell Hochstadter & ...

Lot of 6 different. Five are Gold Hill, one Virginia City. Five are 1870s-80s, one is post-1900. These were some of the most important mines in Gold H

Lot of 2. 1) Brilliant Mining Company. Gold Hill Mining District, Storey County, Nev. (printed at bottom center).Inc. March 22, 1875. No. 571, issued

This mine was located very early on June 12, 1861. Incorporated March 11, 1863 and datelined Virginia, N. T. 1864. No. 944 for 5 shares to Samuel Purd

Rare. Location: Mount Rose Mining District, Nevada (printed at upper right). Low number 5, issued for 200 shares to president Middleton in 1879. Incre

Very rare; we have no records of selling this in the last 11 years. "Location: Humboldt County, Nevada" printed under title. Inc. Oct. 187...

An issued and unissued example! Hardin District, Humboldt County, Nevada (printed at upper left). Vignette of building, ore being dumped at left from

"Location, Sierra District, Humboldt County, N.T." printed to the left of mining vignette by Loomis. Ledges listed on the side: Thomas Jef...

I/U. Hurricane Mining Co. Stock, issued 1876, vignette of water driven mill, excellent cond. Location: Trinity (Arabia), Humboldt Co., Nevada.. Fran

Very rare; we haven't offered this piece before. "Location: Humboldt County Nevada" printed in upper right corner. Inc. Nov. 1875. Sto...

Fabulous and rare. We only sold one of these in the Prag Collection. "Location Humboldt Co. Nevada Territory" (printed under title). Inc. ...

Very rare. "Hot Spring Mining District" and "Humboldt County, Nevada" printed on certificate. Inc. March 1872. No. 33, issued fo...

1869 stock on territorial printed design. "Echo Mining District, Humboldt County, N.T" printed under title. "Alta Ledge" printed...

Lot of 3 different. All self-identified as Humboldt County, NV. 1) Olompali Silver Mining Company. Extremely rare. No. 121, issued for 50 shares to E.

Rare. Situated in Sierra Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada (printed under vignette). Inc. in New York. Inc. in New York. No. 445, issued for 25

This lot is a unique pairing of two mining artifacts from one of the most obscure mining districts in Nevada, and at the time was one of the remotest

Very rare. "Pah Ranagat District, State of Nevada" printed at bottom. No. 607, issued for 600 shares in 1870. Signed by President, H. S. T...

Lot of 2 different. Both self-identified as Johnnie, Nevada located in Nye County. 1) Johnnie Mining & Milling Company. No. 245, issued for 1200...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Warren Silver Mining Company. Issued 1865, not cancelled. Mining and allegorical vignettes. Clean. This company operated at La

Rare pair. 1) Stock no. 12, issued for 20 shares to Edward Lyman in 1865. Signed by president Geo. Stein and secretary Blair. "La Plata City, C...

Located in the Summit District near Kingston, Lander County. No. 73, issued for 175 shares to MJ Goodfellow in SF in 1863. Signed by president WH Ladd

"Arrington Ledge, Lander County, N.T." printed on certificate. Inc. in August 1863. No. 35, issued for 10 shares to Monroe in SF in 1863. ...

Amador District, Lander County. Ledges: Coral 1,000 feet, Aspinwall 2,600 feet, Reese River, Nevada (printed in left border). Company was assuredly a

Burgess Ledge, Lander County, N.T. (printed under logo at left). Inc. Aug. 12, 1863. Dateline San Francisco, Oct. 22nd, 1863. No. 37, issued for 10 sh

Carter Ledge, Reese River District (printed at left). No. 18, issued for 20 shares to Silas Fuller in 1864 in San Francisco. Signed by president Myles

Rare. Marie Muller Ledge, Lander County, N.T. (printed under logo). Inc. in Aug. 1863. Dateline San Francisco, Oct. 23rd, 1863. No. 38, issued for 10

Rare; we've not offered this before! "Lady Kennedy Ledge, Reese River, N.T." printed to the left of a striking Lady Liberty vignette. ...

Reese River Mining District, Lander Co., N.T. (printed at top center). Occidental Ledge (printed under title). Incorporated in Nevada Territory, April

I/U. Incorp 1863 Olympic Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock, issued 1863, two revenue stamps left side, 20c and 5c. Towne & Bacon printer. Loca...

Incorporated November, 1863. Datelined Virginia, N.T. Location: Summit Mining District, Lander County, N.T. Certificate #16. I/U, ten shares to James

Inc. in New York. No. 327, issued for 300 shares to J. Kennedy Smyth on August 30th, 1866. Signed by president Ogden and the treasurer (illegible). No

Very rare; we have no records of selling this in the last 11 years. "Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada" printed above title. I...

"For Gold & Silver Mining in the State of Nevada" (printed on certificate). No. 183, issued for 10 shares to John Can Leer Jr. in Phil...