May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

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Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


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Gold Testing Device (Quack!) Advertisements: Number 21300 - Gold Testing Device (Quack!) Advertisements: Number 2
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Spanish Dip Needles. If you read this advertisement, you would want to buy one too. And all of the testimonials on back are unbelievable. (Of course t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Gold Testing Device (Quack!) Advertisements: Number 31301 - Gold Testing Device (Quack!) Advertisements: Number 3
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Gold & Silver Chronometer. If you read this advertisement, you would want to buy one too. But our resident mining geologist (Fred) questions th...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Bronze Miner; Brass Miner;  Miner's Face Carved in Rock1302 - Bronze Miner; Brass Miner; Miner's Face Carved in Rock
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Bronze miner standing on bronze base reading Sentinel of Safety III METH, by Gary Prezen? with wooden pedestal. Slight marring on wood pedestal. 12&...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Presentation Copper Ingot1303 - Presentation Copper Ingot
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5.5" x 4.25" x 1/16" copper presentation ingot. Silver Bell Mining, L.L.C./ Solvent Extraction/Electrowinning/ Plant Dedication/ AS...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Five Geologist Picks and Hammers1304 - Five Geologist Picks and Hammers
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Group of five geologists picks and hammers. Three of these picks are typical geologist pics. Two are for hard rock, one for soft rock. Two have very o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Hammerhead Collection1305 - Hammerhead Collection
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Nine cast-iron hammerheads of different designs and two small hammerheads. This is an eclectic group and bears inspection. Makers marks can be found o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b**********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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North Pickaxe1306 - North Pickaxe
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This pickaxe is engraved "North.' It is 15.5". HWAC# 49073 Date: Location:
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'C. P. M.Co.' Pick Axe1307 - 'C. P. M.Co.' Pick Axe
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This pick and chisel axe is 15.25" long. A handmade 'T' is etched into the axe. Location is unknown - probably from Nevada. HWAC# 49...
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Assorted Mining Equipment1308 - Assorted Mining Equipment
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Miscellaneous mining equipment. Two kerosene lamps, two miners hardhats, copper gold pan, Justrite carbide lamp parts, and a very unusual hanging mine
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to a******l for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Gem Duplex II Refractometer1309 - Gem Duplex II Refractometer
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Gem Duplex II Refractometer in original box with cover and manual. Great condition. HWAC# 61530 Date: Location: California
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Vintage Illuminator Polariscope1310 - Vintage Illuminator Polariscope
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Vintage 1st model of the Illuminator Polariscope from the Geological Institute of America. Complete in original box, with pamphlet and dust cover. Exc
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1311 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN1312 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Baby Stingray Fossil1313 - Baby Stingray Fossil
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Baby Stingray fossil. Image size: 6.5" x 4.25", framed: 18.5" x 16". This is probably from Green River formation, the upper 3/4...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Diplomystus Dantatis Fossil1314 - Diplomystus Dantatis Fossil
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Oil shale fossil (not chalk unit), Swastern, Wy. Approx. 55 million years old. 7" x 10.75". Fish image is well defined. HWAC# 49227 ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Eagle River Mining Company Stock Certificate1315 - Eagle River Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 102 for 1 share to CHS Jackson in 1903. Early. Signed by secretary JJ Cobb and president EY Mallary. Two dark marks on left border. Vertical f
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l********o for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Klondike "Magic Lantern" Broadside for Carson CIty, Nevada Lecture1316 - Klondike "Magic Lantern" Broadside for Carson CIty, Nevada Lecture
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Gorgeous framed broadside advertising "All About Alaska and the Klondike Gold Fields," "A Grand Illustrated Klondike Lecture Enterta...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c*********p for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Placer MIning in Alaska Cabinet Cards1317 - Placer MIning in Alaska Cabinet Cards
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Although not identified these two mounted photos seem to be from the Anvil Creek, Nome area. Both show placer mining and placer miners. Contrast is go
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Aztec Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1318 - Aztec Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 297 for 100 shares to M Wallace(?) in 1877. Signed by CA Poage and CS Benedict. It was incorporated in Pennsylvania on May 16, 1877 for the min
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to A***g for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Five Warren District Stock Certificates1319 - Five Warren District Stock Certificates
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1) Eureka Mining. 1909. NUMBER 4 for 10,000 shares. To Kiemeier(?). 2) Quincy & Arizona. NUMBER 5 for 15 shares. 1903. 3) Copper Glance., 1903. ...
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Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate1320 - Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate
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The Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Company. EARLY Number 25 for 500 shares to TM McEntee, trustee in 1876. Signed by secretary CP Voisard and pres...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to A***5 for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Pittsburg Arizona Gold & Copper Company Stock Certificate1321 - Pittsburg Arizona Gold & Copper Company Stock Certificate
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Number 36 for 17,500 to Mary A McCook (wife of Willis F McCook) in Tombstone in 1900. Signed by H Fisher and SAD Upton. Excellent condition. Three sma
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1*****c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Four Dragoon District Stock Certificates1322 - Four Dragoon District Stock Certificates
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1) Copper Crown of Arizona. 1900, Nice condition. 2) Manzoro. 1904. Number 106 for 500 shares. 3) Old Terrible Mining Company. Number 630 for 100 shar
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Two Johnson District, Arizona Stock Certificates1323 - Two Johnson District, Arizona Stock Certificates
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1) Black Prince Copper Company. Number 1150 for 75 shares to Jessie H Van Wicklin in 1906. Signed by W Robinson and Robert N Bell. Eight patented clai
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******l for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Two San Simon District Mining Stock Certificates1324 - Two San Simon District Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Arizona Success Mining Company. Number 92 for 500 shares to William Stout in 1908. Signed by BJ Hickman and Adolph Woldtzen(?). Nice condition: sma
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b**********7 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Val Verde Copper Company Ltd. Stock Certificate1325 - Val Verde Copper Company Ltd. Stock Certificate
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Number 814 for 2 shares to Charles E Almy in 1899. Signed by GM Fennell and GS Upston(?). Only a pinhole and dogear upper right mar this excellent sto
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Deed for the Bay State and Hard Up Mines, 18991326 - Deed for the Bay State and Hard Up Mines, 1899
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Three page typed deed for this mine, complete with a properly cancelled $10 revenue stamp (R176) and the signatures of the three owners. HWAC# 6293
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Gold Road, AZ Postcards and a Stock1327 - Gold Road, AZ Postcards and a Stock
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3 postcards of Gold Road mine and a 1912 Gold Road Mines certificate. HWAC# 61814 Date: Location: Gold Road, Arizona
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Four Different Graham County Stock Certificates1328 - Four Different Graham County Stock Certificates
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1) Unissued Gila River Mining Company of New Orleans. Excellent condition. Mayflower District. c1860. Page 89 in Garbani. One page description is incl
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Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Stevens Copper and New England and Clifton Copper Company Stocks1329 - Stevens Copper and New England and Clifton Copper Company Stocks
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1) Stevens Copper Company. Number 276 for 1000 shares to Henry Setzer in 1903. Stub indicates this was an exchange for certificate #11. Signed by Thom
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Four Mining Stock Certificates from the Morenci Mining District1330 - Four Mining Stock Certificates from the Morenci Mining District
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1) Polaris Mining & Milling Company. 1902. Pair of 10c document stamps. This company had 40 claims, 4 shafts and 2 tunnels. Page 92 in Garbani. ...
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Verde Combination Copper Stock- Jerome, AZ "Miner Drinking A Cup of Joe"1331 - Verde Combination Copper Stock- Jerome, AZ "Miner Drinking A Cup of Joe"
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Great vignette on this Arizona mining stock. A miner drinking a cup of coffee in the foreground. Sitting on a log with his shovel and pan beside him.
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Lowell, Arizona Mining Postcards1332 - Lowell, Arizona Mining Postcards
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Lot of six. One (Calumet Arizona Junction Shaft) is hand colored. Others are black and white: Irish Mag Shaft of the Calumet & Arizona, main str...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Relief Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1333 - Relief Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Cert. #963, issued in 1910 to H Stanley Bristol for 5 shares. Signed by William G. Leland as president and secretary James Holdery(?). This later stoc
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8***1 for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Six Different Maricopa County Stock Certificates1334 - Six Different Maricopa County Stock Certificates
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1) Phoenix Gold Mining Company. 1897. Page 101 in Garbani. Pristine! 2) Hassayampa Mining and Development ('Developing' crossed out and '...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******d for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Four Cave Creek District Stock Certificates1335 - Four Cave Creek District Stock Certificates
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1-2) Consecutively numbered Phoenix Mining Company stocks. 1887. No issues except fading through the 'Arizona' on one stock. In 1892 Rothwel...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Six Mining Stocks from the Famous Vulture District1336 - Six Mining Stocks from the Famous Vulture District
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1) Red, green and gray Angel Consolidated Mining Company. Bright, colorful and striking. Bright red seal and stamp (Territory of Arizona). 1903. Page
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Arizona Smelting Co. Brass Tool Check1337 - Arizona Smelting Co. Brass Tool Check
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ARIZONA SMELTING CO brass tool check #188 with manufacturerfs stamp L. A. Rubber Stamp Co. Octagonal with hole at top. Company operated at Meyer AZ (
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Two Colorado District Mining Stock Certificates1338 - Two Colorado District Mining Stock Certificates
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1) The Central El Dorado Gold Mining Company. In French and English, so heavily invested in France. Number 3143 in 1910. All 20 coupons still attached
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Two Golconda District Stock Certificates1339 - Two Golconda District Stock Certificates
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1) Golconda Consolidated Gold Mines Company. Number 4179 for 200 shares to Edward O Douglas in 1906. Issued in Pendleton, Oregon. Not listed in the Co
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to b**********7 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Three Striking Kingman District Stock Certificates1340 - Three Striking Kingman District Stock Certificates
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1) A most colorful and attractive Santa Ana Mining Company Certificate. Number 1263 for one share ('Founders Share' has been overstamped by ...
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Burro Burro Mining Company Stock Certificate1341 - Burro Burro Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Scarce. Number 485 for 100 shares to Thomas S Cox. Signed by secretary Charles Craig and president Albert Minilt(?). Foxing top middle. Two vertical f
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Mineral Bed Consolidated Mining Company of Arizona Stock Certificate1342 - Mineral Bed Consolidated Mining Company of Arizona Stock Certificate
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Nice colorful 1881 stock certificate. Number 154 for 400 shares to WW Thompson. Signed by treasurer William J Turner and president Jacob H Hitschler.
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
 
 
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4 Oatman AZ Mining Stock Certificates1343 - 4 Oatman AZ Mining Stock Certificates
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Oatman Gold Mining and Milling Company, issued 1927 to J. Heard #2645 1000 shares and signed by president. Oatman-Combination Mining Company, issued 1
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8***1 for (45.00 + 9.90BP) = 54.90
 
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Arizona Butte Mining Company  and Arizona Prosperity Gold Mines Company  Stock Certificate1344 - Arizona Butte Mining Company and Arizona Prosperity Gold Mines Company Stock Certificate
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Pima District, Pima County. 1) Arizona Butte. Unissued. Incorporated in Ohio and datelined Sandusky, Ohio. Number 896. Slight fading on right, otherwi
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Arizona Peerless Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1345 - Arizona Peerless Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated in Kansas in 1882 and issued in 1883 to Henry Hamilton for 4 shares. Number 64. Signed by BF Simpson & CH Ward. Two mining vignette...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*****s for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Girard Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1346 - Girard Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 4138 for 100 shares to J Bell Austin in 1883. Signed by EF Stick and William A (?). Large size. Large vignette of well-known American financier
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8***1 for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50
 
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The Penn Mining Company Stock Certificate1347 - The Penn Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1881. Number 24 for 2000 shares to John Sailer. Signed by JE Soule and John F Stoer(?). Underground mining scene and vignette of William Penn himself.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orion Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1348 - Orion Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 3017 for 100 shares issued to CB Keen in 1881. Signed by secretary B Hart and president Hamilton Disston. Vignette on left is of a winch and wu
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Three Amole District, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates1349 - Three Amole District, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Catalina Mining Company. 1909. Number 348 for 10,00 shares to Henry Atwater. Comes with an interesting "Waiver of Tax Imposed by the Inherit...
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