Great American Treasure Hunt

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Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction

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Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
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Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days

Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday

LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment

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Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Company Stock Certificate850 - Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Company Stock Certificate
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1897. Great Bodie stock. Incorporated August 6, 1892. Datelined Sept. 27th, 1897 in Bodie, California. Certificate #102. Issued for 125 shares to The
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (475.00 + 92.63BP) = 567.63
 
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Handly Mining Co. Bodie Stock Certificate 1878851 - Handly Mining Co. Bodie Stock Certificate 1878
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This is the first certificate from this company that we have ever seen! Bright, crisp certificate. Handly Mining Company. Incorporated August 26th, 18
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to T*********t for (1,500.00 + 292.50BP) = 1,792.50
 
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North Standard Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate852 - North Standard Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1882. Incorporated April 16th, 1879. Location: Bodie Mining District. Certificate #2873. Issued for one hundred shares to H. B. Parsons on August 28th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Sonora Cons. Mining Company Stock Certificate 1879853 - Sonora Cons. Mining Company Stock Certificate 1879
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Very rare. Incorporated under the laws of the state of New York in Sept. 1879. #100. Cancelled. Datelined New York, Dec. 7, 1879. Issued for 100 share
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8******1 for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Tioga Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Bodie, 1882.854 - Tioga Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Bodie, 1882.
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Cert. #6537, issued at San Francisco to E.R. Grant, trustee and signed by A.J. Ralston as president and Ed. W. Sessions as secretary. Bodie Mining Dis
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*****l for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
 
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Tioga Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate855 - Tioga Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1882. Incorporated March 14th, 1878. Bodie Mining District, California. Certificate #6534. Issued for 100 shares on Sept. 6, 1882 to E.R. Grant. Signe
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********e for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
 
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Consolidated Pacific Mining Co. Stock Certificate856 - Consolidated Pacific Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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Bodie, CA. Stock no. 4578 issued to F.E. Luty Trustee for 50 shares on November 27, 1885. It has some wear including creases and marks. Location: Bodi
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (170.00 + 33.15BP) = 203.15
 
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Tioga Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate857 - Tioga Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate
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Bodie, CA. Number 2279 for 30 shares issued to Willing Company, trustees. Signed by secretary William H. Lent (of Lent Shaft fame in Bodie) and presid
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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El Picacho Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate858 - El Picacho Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1863. Certificate # 8. No incorporation date or printer listed. Issued for one share to H.B. Hosmer. Datelined Nevada City, April 20th, 1863. Signed b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Four stock certificates: Orient Gold, Deadwood, and North Banner859 - Four stock certificates: Orient Gold, Deadwood, and North Banner
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1) Orient Gold Placer Mining Company of North San Juan, Unissued. 2-3) Two 1877 Deadwood Gold Mining Company #178 & #220. Signed by RB Symington...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
 
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Nevada County Mining and Business Directory, 1895860 - Nevada County Mining and Business Directory, 1895
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Quebedeaux 39: "first separate county directory since 1871; an important work on mining and business activity in Nevada County in the mid-1890s...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Northern Cross Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1893861 - Northern Cross Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1893
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Cert. #116, issued to Osgood Eaton for 1000 shares. Signed by A.C. Taylor as president and D. Wheelan as secretary. Silver Mountain Mining District, S
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to T*********t for (600.00 + 117.00BP) = 717.00
 
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Tecopah Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate862 - Tecopah Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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Stock no. 15 issued to William Mills Trustee on May 11, 1876 for 100 shares. It was incorporated on February 12, 1875 and located in the Clark Mining
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*****l for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
 
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G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Stock Certificate for the Bechtel Consolidated Mining Co., Bodie, CA863 - G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Stock Certificate for the Bechtel Consolidated Mining Co., Bodie, CA
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Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the American West during the mid to late 19th Century. He was one of the fi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8******1 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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G.W. Bell Assay Office Memorandums (Set of Four)864 - G.W. Bell Assay Office Memorandums (Set of Four)
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1864. Lot of 4 early assay memorandums for the Savage Mining Company (Virginia City, NV). 1) Three Assay Memorandums for Land Bros. Mill, which operat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d******0 for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Gold & Silver Tables for Assaying Book865 - Gold & Silver Tables for Assaying Book
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1872 assaying book from the Assay Office and Laboratory at #416 Montgomery Street. Directors include Alvinza Hayward and William C. Ralston. On the fr
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to p********n for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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Superior Mining Stock Certificate866 - Superior Mining Stock Certificate
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Superior Mining Company, incorporated under the laws of the State of California 14 November 1882. Certificate No. 22, issued on 24 February 1883 to Ge
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Certificate for Booker Consolidated Gold Mining Co., Bodie, CA867 - G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Certificate for Booker Consolidated Gold Mining Co., Bodie, CA
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Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the American West during the mid to late 19th Century. He was one of the fi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Stock Certificate for the Goodshaw Mining Co., Bodie, CA868 - G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Stock Certificate for the Goodshaw Mining Co., Bodie, CA
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Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the American West during the mid to late 19th Century. He was one of the fi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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EXTRA RARE Sierra Nevada Lake Water & Mining Company Stock Certificate869 - EXTRA RARE Sierra Nevada Lake Water & Mining Company Stock Certificate
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GOLD RUSH! #1414 for one share to James W. Denver. English style stock certificate. Signed by Joseph Bates and R. H. Walters. Denver was an American p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to m********e for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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Alaska Mining Company Stock Certificate870 - Alaska Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1881. Incorporated July 31, 1875. Certificate # 1078. Issued for ten shares to Philip L. Horn on Dec. 30th, 1881. Signed by S. Spiner as President. Un
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Large miner's scale, 1900-1920871 - Large miner's scale, 1900-1920
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Strong provenance for this large scale. Inside box it says used to weigh 450,000 grams by Martin Rohrig. Morning Glory Mine, Alleghany. This piece was
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 5*****r for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Sholder, Patent Miners Candlestick872 - Sholder, Patent Miners Candlestick
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Engraved Mt. Shasta. Possibly an '03' after the Mt. Shasta engraving City: Mt. Shasta County: Siskiyou State: C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to L*****1 for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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California Placer Mining Quartette873 - California Placer Mining Quartette
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1) Photograph entitled "Washing out a Cave". San Domingo Mine in Calaveras County, California. Photographer unknown. 2) Hydraulic Mining C...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Californian Mining Company Stock Certificates874 - Californian Mining Company Stock Certificates
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Lot of 3 stock certificates from counties across California: 1) Valparaiso Mining Company, incorporated 31 December 1872. Certificate No. 239, issued
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Collection of 21 California Stocks, Mostly Mining875 - Collection of 21 California Stocks, Mostly Mining
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A nice collection of California stocks, including 19 mining related. 1)Mayflower Gold Mine (WV), issued at Ironwood, PA. in 1893. Mines at Amador City
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Original Rocker Plate from California Gold Mining Region876 - Original Rocker Plate from California Gold Mining Region
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Rocker plate was dug and installed into a 20th Century rocker built to scale. City: County: State: CA
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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International Bronze Powders, Ltd. Specimen Stock Certificates877 - International Bronze Powders, Ltd. Specimen Stock Certificates
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A group of five different color and denomination SPECIMEN stock certificates from International Bronze Powders, Ltd., a Canadian company. The company
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (130.00 + 25.35BP) = 155.35
 
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Kingston and Pembroke Iron Mining Company Stock Certificate878 - Kingston and Pembroke Iron Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Cert. #1601, issued for 100 shares to R.P. Flower & Co. Signed by Henry Seibert as president and D.S. Gibbons as treasurer. The company operated...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Canadian Stock Certificate Group879 - Canadian Stock Certificate Group
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A nice group of Canadian mining shares. 1)Smith Creek Mining and Development Company (A.T.), issued at Pittsburgh, PA. for 16 shares in 1906. The comp
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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The Canadian Mining Manual and Companies Directory880 - The Canadian Mining Manual and Companies Directory
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Bell, B.T.A.; The Canadian Mining Manual and Companies Directory; 1892; Victoria Chambers, Ottawa. 266pp, 51pp advertisements; 6 x 9"; pink boa...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Geologic Atlas of the Aspen Mining District881 - Geologic Atlas of the Aspen Mining District
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Atlas to Accompany Monograph 31, Geology of the Aspen District, Colorado. J.E. Spurr. 1898. 18.5" x 21.5". Brown Government boards, a litt...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****s for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Boulder Cons. Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate882 - Boulder Cons. Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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Inc. in New York, July 29th, 1879. No. 2215. Uncancelled. Issued for 100 shares to W. T. Whiting on Oct. 14th, 1881. Signed by Edwin Lord (president)
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Zephyr Mining Company Stock Certificate883 - Zephyr Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Monarch District. Inc. in New York in 1881. No. 59. Punch cancelled through signatures. Issued for 500 shares to Phillip A. Phillipsen on June 4th, 18
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T******1 for (120.00 + 23.40BP) = 143.40
 
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Silver Dale Mining, Milling and Improvement Stock Certificate884 - Silver Dale Mining, Milling and Improvement Stock Certificate
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Inc. in New York in 1881. Property located in Chaffee County, Colorado. No. 805. Uncancelled. Issued for 10 shares to S. Bayard Fish, Trustee, on Apri
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Crescent Silver Company of Cincinnati Stock Certificate885 - Crescent Silver Company of Cincinnati Stock Certificate
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1870. Number 31 for 100 shares to Frank Dibben. Signed by secretary Thomas Biggs and president (?). 25c brown revenue stamp. Vignette is the state s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1*****c for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Baker Silver Mining Co. of Colo. Stock Certificate886 - Baker Silver Mining Co. of Colo. Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Colorado in 1866 with offices in Philadelphia. Georgetown Mining District. No. 1418. Uncancelled. Issued for 10 shares to Abraham Mickley on F
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********e for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Colorado Assay Office Receipt, Georgetown, Snake River District, 1872887 - Colorado Assay Office Receipt, Georgetown, Snake River District, 1872
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Very rare. Territorial. Assay Receipt #1358 for ore from the Silver Wing Lode, Snake River District, Summit County. Assayed for F. Witherell on Febry.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Crescent Silver Co. Stock Certificate888 - Crescent Silver Co. Stock Certificate
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Argentine District. Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. No. 72. Pen and punch cancelled. Issued for 9 shares to Sarah A. Neff on Apr. 3, 1872. Signed by C.G. Pe
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Early 1866 Wells, Fargo & Co. GOLD DUST package receipt from Georgetown889 - Early 1866 Wells, Fargo & Co. GOLD DUST package receipt from Georgetown
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G. W. Barklage is sending the gold dust valued at $1,000 to R. G. Sneath of San Francisco. In 1866 Sneath was a grocer at 408 Front Street and the pre
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to v*********m for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Mount Alpine Gold Co. Stock Certificate, 1864890 - Mount Alpine Gold Co. Stock Certificate, 1864
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Rare. Territorial. Incorporated under the laws of the state of New York. #440. Issued for 1000 shares to Stephen F. Nuckolls on Sept. 28th, 1864. Sign
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to m********e for (750.00 + 146.25BP) = 896.25
 
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Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1867891 - Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1867
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Rare. Territorial. Incorporated February, 1864. Certificate # 489. Issued for 100 shares to W.H. Lawrence on May 7th, 1867. Signed by Satherton (?) as
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to m********e for (750.00 + 146.25BP) = 896.25
 
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Hyland Mining and Milling Company 1902 Stock Certificate892 - Hyland Mining and Milling Company 1902 Stock Certificate
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Number 74 for 2,670 shares to Josephine Nichols signed by president and brother L. W. Nichols and William Root. City: County:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Buckeye Mining and Tunneling Co. of Colorado Stock Certificates893 - Buckeye Mining and Tunneling Co. of Colorado Stock Certificates
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Two different certificates from this company. 1)Buckeye Mining and Tunneling Co. of Colorado incorporated on February 5, 1876. Colorful stock. No. 715
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t*******d for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Denver Fire Clay Company, Illustrated Catalog, 1903894 - Denver Fire Clay Company, Illustrated Catalog, 1903
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No book holdings found on OCLC. Softcover. "Assayers'/ Chemists' Supplies." "Manufacturers in Furnaces, Muffles, Crucibles, S...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
 
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Denver Fire Clay Company, Illustrated Catalog No. 10895 - Denver Fire Clay Company, Illustrated Catalog No. 10
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1923. "Assayers' and Chemists' Supplies/ Scientific Apparatus/ Chemicals and Refractories" 602 pages. Green covers with gold lette...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. Co. Catalog, No. 4896 - Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. Co. Catalog, No. 4
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1891. "Manufacturers of Mining Machinery in all its branches. Dealers in Mining and Milling Supplies. Manufacture the machinery complete for Re...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to T*********t for (600.00 + 117.00BP) = 717.00
 
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Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. Catalog, No. 48897 - Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. Catalog, No. 48
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1917. Two different bindings found for this issue. This copy has black leather boards and gilt lettering."Designers, Manufacturers and Jobbers ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (90.00 + 17.55BP) = 107.55
 
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Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. Catalog, No. 75898 - Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. Catalog, No. 75
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1921. "Automotive Supplies and Garage Equipment." 959 pages. Index at beginning by category.. Great source of information for early car to...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. Catalog, No. 97899 - Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. Catalog, No. 97
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1924. One book listing found on OCLC. "Machinery and Equipment of All Kinds/ General, Automotive, Electrical, and Radio Supplies." The Wah...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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