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

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This is a fantastic assay piece with great Comstock historical content!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...

This is a choice collection of 35 postcards with 27 RPPC and 8 early printed cards. Views of mines, mills, groups of miners, birds-eyes and more. Some

Lot of 21. Nineteen are RPPCs; two are early printed cards. One is Gold Hill; rest are VC. Many 19th-century views (published in the 1930s). Includes:

Lot of 19 RPPC. No dupes. Views of famous structures on the Comstock, including: Fourth Ward Schoolhouse, International Hotel (standing and ruins), St

Lot of 16. No duplicates. These are mostly 19th-century views, published in the 1930s. Views include: horse team hauling supplies, 1887; pioneer stage

This is a lot of 19 real photo postcards. These postcards feature trains, buildings, and people located in multiple cities throughout Nevada, such as

Lot of 5 different. Includes: A Peep at Washoe, Washoe Revisited, J. Ross Browne, 1959 hardcover; The Saga of the Comstock Lode, George D. Lyman, 1934

Lot of 9. 1) Comstock Tunnel Company stock issued in 1889, signed by Theodore Sutro, brother to Adolph. 2) Washoe Wood & Fluming Company stock, ...

Lot of 18. Mostly all Comstock documents used by mining companies in their daily operations. includes checks, billheads, assay, and reports. Includes:

Lot of 22. Mostly Comstock, with 6 pieces of other Western ephemera included. Includes: Hale & Norcross Mining reports; Pacific Mill & Minin...

Lot of 4. 1) Articles of Incorporation for the Crown Point Gold & Silver Mining Company. 1879 copy of the 1861 document. Signed by president Wel...

Lot of 11 different. Key mines included: Mexican, Overman, Silver Hill, Con. Imperial, Chollar, Yellow Jacket, New York, Champion, Belcher, Union Cons

Lot of 26. Most of these are assessments or stock sale receipts for Comstock mines. Includes: Best & Belcher (1885, 1886); Caledonia (1902); Oph...

Lot of 4. All items related to lumber being milled mostly in the Tahoe region and then shipped to the Comstock mines. 1-2) Sierra Nevada Wood &...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company check. 1870. Issued to DA Bender for $50. Signed by DL Bliss, Tahoe lumber ma...

Lot of 6 different checks from the Comstock, 1860s and 70s, including autograph pieces. Includes: Woodworth Mill signed by James G. Fair; HM Yerington

Lot of 27 RN checks. 1) Seven signed HM Yerington with RN-D in buff. Yerington was supt. of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. 2) Nine Woodworth M...

Lot of 3 different. Key figures in the history of the Comstock. 1) 1870 Trench Mill Virginia City check signed by "Bonanza King" mining mi...

Great group of 5 different checks with 5 different Comstock autographs. 1) 1876 Virginia & Truckee Railroad check to Huntington, Hopkins & C...

Lot of 3 different. 1)Unusual 1862 handwritten draft, payable at the Wells Fargo Bank in Carson City, signed by Governor James W. Nye. Information on

Lot of 3 different signed by James G. Fair. Fair was one the four "Bonanza Kings", mining millionaires on the Comstock. He also served as ...

Lot of 3 different. James G. Fair and John Mackay were two of the most important mining figures on the Comstock, part of the "Bonanza Firm"...

The most sought-after Comstock autograph! No. 7702, issued on May 3, 1870 to Walter Noy for $110. Signed by Phillip Deidesheimer as superintendent. RN

Lot of 2. Very rare imprinted revenue! 1) Check issued in 1870 to E. Dickman & Co. Signed by "Bonanza King" mining millionaire/US sena...

Lot of 16 different. Includes: very early 1861 Wells Fargo Gould & Curry signed by Charles Strong; 1862 Stateler & Arrington G&C signed ...

Lot of 44. Nearly all are for the Gould & Curry Mine. This group spans 1863-1884. Includes: 30 territorial Stateler & Arrington checks, 1863...

Lot of 6 different. 1) Sierra Nevada Mexican and Union Shaft Company. 1880 check to Virginia Telephone Exchange. Signed by supt. Rooney. RN-G. Rare! 2

Group of 4 different RNs on Comstock companies. Includes: Woodworth Mill signed by James G. Fair, HM Yerington signed by Yerington, Gould & Curr...

Lot of 2 checks totaling $100 to Frank Soule and his brother 1864. Soule was the author of Annals of SF published in 1855. These checks will make a fu

Lot of 15 different. Wow! Territorial, imprinted revenue, adhesive stamps. Includes: 1861 Wells Fargo signed by Charles Strong for the Gould & C...

Lot of twenty Bank of California checks issued 1865-66 for the Gould & Curry Mining Company. Signed by either Charles Bonner or Louis Janin as ...

Lot of 8 checks with bold cancels on the revenue stamps. These cancels were done when the stamps were on sheets and are not tied to the document. All

Lot of 3 different types, with 3 different superintendents. 1) Early 1864 Bank of California check, Dec. 1864 (two months after that branch was founde

Lot of 5. These checks popped out to us because of the large amounts (vs. the miner paychecks). The mill for the G&C had started operation in 18...

Lot of 6 Stateler & Arrington checks issued by the Gould & Curry to non-miners at the company, including: RA Young (alderman, weigher & ...

Rare RN check on Woodworth Mill to the Birdsall Mill. 1872. RN-E. Signed by "Bonanza King"/US Senator James G. Fair. F. Birdsall created t...

Lot of 3 crisp Woodworth Mill, Virginia City, Nevada checks signed by Bonanza King mining millionaire/ US Senator James G. Fair. RN-B. The Woodworth M

Lot of 9. Three each of three types. 1) Three Woodworth Mill checks signed by James G. Fair, RN-E. 2) Three Isaac Requa signed Gould & Curry Min...

Lot of 16 different, a great representation of the different check types present in this massive check archive we have been selling. Three mining comp

Lot of 5. The red NV imprint is the scarcest revenue variety. These five checks are Bank of California Gould & Curry checks issued in 1870 with ...

1871 Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. check issued to TD Parkinson for $100. Signed by CC Batterman as supt. Signed on the back by Parkinson. RN-...

Lot of 4 Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company revenue checks. Fun group issued to people with famous names related to this mining district (but w...

Lot of 27. Includes territorial varieties, as well as scarce imprinted revenues. Most are Gould & Curry related. TERRITORIAL: five 1864 Wells Fa...

Lot of 54. Includes: 20 Stateler & Arrington checks, 1863-64, signed by either Charles Strong or Charles Bonner for the Gould & Curry; two W...

Lot of 28 1) Nevada: 21 pieces. Best is Ophir Mine paycheck issued when Fair was supt., 1878. Numerous other Comstock checks (mostly Savage Mine). Als

Lot of 2. One Book U.S. Geological Survey 1969 on The Water Supply For The Comstock, 55 pgs.. photos and maps.55 pgs., maps and tables. 2. Ultra rare

Two operational corporate seals and one brass seal single. 1.) Seal is from Kawich consol mining co 1906. Kawich was a gold camp. Half of the district

Lot of 10. Includes: Goldfield Mascot MC prospectus, 1906; Goldfield Deep Mines Co. of Nevada prospectus, 1920; January 1st, 1907 edition of Goldfield

Ephemera from Eureka and Virginia City. From these two famous mining camps that includes original knights templar card from Nevada governor Rynhold Sa

Lot of 20. 1) Five issued Bodie stocks, 1879, for the Tiger Gold & Silver Mining Company. 2) Five Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. checks wit...

Rare; we've only sold a couple of these before. Danger Unsafe Mine Stay Out Stay Alive. Commission on Mineral Resources, Division of Minerals, C...

New Mexico Copper Mining book, with (3) separate topics within. "Some Plain Facts About Mining," the cover story reads from page 1 to 55. ...

"The Mines of New Mexico", issued by New Mexico Bureau of Immigration in 1896 advertising the "inexhaustible deposits" of gold &...

Medal reads "North American Mining Company / (large building) / Shaft House // North American Mining Co. / D. W. C. Nelson / Manager / Baker Ci...

Rare. Promotional booklet describing mines in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia. Issued by the Passenger Department of the Oregon Railwa

4 USGS folios. 1) Riddle Oregon folio 218, 1924. excellent cond. 2.) Roseburg Oregon folio 49 replacement cover 3.) Roseburg folio 49 1898 chip and di

Separate publication by the USGS 1915 township 6 south to township 6 north, range 1 east to range 9 east. scale 1-125000 1921 edition. 36" x 45...

No duplicates, all in color, group of 32. 1907-1911. Good condition, see photo. Measure 3.5x5.5". ^ Date: 1907-1911 Country (if not USA): St...

2 complete seals cast iron. 1.) Mining company undated c1905-1915 b.) A. Moss registered land surveyor c1940. See photos. ^ Date: Country (if not US

Tintic special folio 65 USGS 1900. Complete, front cover chipped as usual this is one of the most important silver districts in UT ^ Date: Country (

Park City & Bingham Canyon, Utah, mining related postcard group of 25, no duplicates. Park City (11): real photos (1), B/W (6), color (4). Bingh...

Over 500 pages of business and corporate correspondence from the Germania Iron Mining Company in a hardbound volume, c. 1890. Some water staining, cur

1914 photo of Carney tipples coal mine Wyoming. In the background is the Model mine. Photo is sepia tone, and in excellent cond. 10x12". Prin...

Lot of 4. Matte frames.1. One photo looking from the mine to the Wind River.2. One photo of the earliest Hudson coal mines , The Indian mine. Writte

Lot of 2. 9x10" B/W photos of Monarch. One photo is the town ant the other shows miners with coal cars loaded going up to the tipple. Both a...

Lot of 5. Pre 1920 8 x 10" photos including the Acme coal mine and the Acme power plant. Four would be birds-eye view and one is of individua...

Lot of 3. B/W photos of the Dietz coal mines, #1 and #2. c1897-1900. Largest is 10x12 " paper frame. Third photo of four men, house in back...

Atlas on the geology of Yellowstone national park by Arnold Peg 1904. contains 27 sheets consisting of geology and topographic maps. covers in tact co

Wyoming oil exploration schematic/blueprint. Titled "Big Muddy Dome" of Natrona-Converse Counties, WY. Made of sturdy semi-gloss paper, wi...

Includes: 1879 bill of sale for one third interest in the mining lode know as the Clipper and the Little Emma in the Gold Hill Mining District, Wyomin

Broken Antimony Ingot, found in large crucible. 10 lbs. of Molybdenum found in the desert at unknown western mine site. ^ Date: unk. Country (if not

Lot of 2. Dixon graphite crucible 8x10" and a six ingot mold, 11x12" Good cond. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provena...

Internally embossed ingot mold for the webfoot m co. It is 33" x 6" x 3.5" deep. Held approx. 1000-1500oz silver bars. Bullion City/ ...

3 identical gold-silver cast iron ingot molds unmarked manufacturer, the same as #204302 but smaller. Outside dimensions 14 3/4" x 6.5 x 6"...

3 identical cast iron Silver-Gold ingot molds, unmarked, manufacturer. External size 17 x 7.5 x 6.5" the maximum ingot size would have been 10....

2 stacking silver-gold ingot molds, post 1900, 17" x 8 x 5" cast iron unmarked manufacturer. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: C...

Goes to a 12" graphite crucible. Overall length 49" Possible from Eureka consolidated or Richmond Eureka mines. ^ Date: Country (if not ...

52" x 6" cast iron, constructed of drilled steal and bottom half of a mercury flask. c1900-1920 ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...

Small Calkins Advanced Combination Mining & Melting assay furnace No. 3 by Mine & Smelter Supply Co., Denver, Salt Lake, El Paso. The top wa...

Lot of 9. 1. Three "The Tyler Standard Screen Scale". The W.S Tyler Co. Three mesh sizes : 60,100,200 mesh to the inch. Brass, in good ...

Never seen before! Mind blowing. 38.5" x 16" x 3" This wooden, steal enforced drill core box with lock (lock not original) marked &qu...

Solid iron mine drilling bit head. Teeth are worn out, but unmistakably a drilling tool for rock. Large and extremely heavy, measures nearly 14"...

Collection of large and small drill bits plus 2 small wood drill bit boxes. 3 brass sieves, no 18, 20, 100 plus the base. Homestake half drill core. I

Drywasher manufactured by CJ Pohl manufacturing co San Andreas, California. Original brass plaque from manufacturer. This has been outside for several

Denver Fireclay Weatherhead Crusher no. 1600 in the Mine Smelter catalog c1900-1910. this variety appears to have been first used about 1899 and went

Howe manufactured scale. In Wells Fargo Co property by Bartz listed as # 55 Howe. Marked on 2 sides Wells Fargo & Company Express. The post has ...

Beautiful and fancy micrometer scale patented 1898 and 1903 by the Dodge Scale Co., NY. Intricate and unusual screw-controlled micromeasuring long hor

Lot of 2 different. Nice pair of California mining scales. 1) Unmarked in wood case. Five weights. 2) Miners Improved Gold Scale "Manufactured ...

Hanging weight sets. Includes chrome Hanson hanging scale, chrome hanging weights on hook, black hanging weights in wooden base, & silver weight...