Million Dollar Auction

Lot of 3: hydraulic mining views from Yuba and Greenwood, CA and from Gold Run NV. The Yuba County shot is from the Palm Claim, in Timbuctoo, from Tho

14 carat gold pin, James Marshall's cabin in a mining pan with nuggets below, a pick and shovel. A 6.7 gram memento of the 1849 gold rush in Cal...

2 smelting crucibles 4" and 5", a steel Ingot mold, 4 decorative imitation ingots, 2 Varieties of Miner's candlesticks, A large 16&quo...

1) Sierra Nevada Consolidated Mining Company #48 for 1,000 shares to HC Breeden(?) in 1886. Signed by L Goldsmith and B Smith(?). Cancelled. 2-3) Gren

1) Tecopa Consolidated #4661 for 100 shares to John Neal in 1912. Signed by Hyden and Graves. Bishop. 2) Champion #821 for 1,000 shares to DJ Lyons in

1910 photos identified on the back. 9 x 11". This was a monstrously large dredge. Interior photos of the dredges are rare. City: State: Cali...

#4427 for 500 shares to James Walbrook in 1899. Signed by AH Shoup and L L Aitkens. One of the most interesting and delightful vignettes that one can

Certified by the Cripple Creek Mining Stock Association. History from 1891 to 1909. Includes a brief summary of all mining companies. GREAT resource.

#512 for 200 shares to Elroy H Davis in 1910. Signed by FA Joslin and J Jay Joslin. Fabulous Gold Hammer Vignette. By 1915 this company was defunct. T

Collection of (6) bills and receipts from Cripple Creek, Virginia City, NV and San Francisco, CA. The Virginia City document is from the Savage Mining

Early number 84 for 100 shares to Thomas M Bowen in 1875. Signed by Thomas Bowen as secretary and Charles Markenley(?) as president. Bowen would go fr

A poster advertising the Centennial Gold Mine and investment opportunities in the mine. It contains several pictures of the area and descriptions of

Eight different reports for the Baker Silver Mining Company. This is an important printed archive of an early Colorado silver mine. All booklets are i

"Central Mining District" by Thomas H. Noland. History of the district and list of mines and lodes. This information is NOT in Corregan an...

Pristine specimen stock stands by itself. Bu the history of this company is also fabulous. By 1903, it was largely owned and controlled by John D. Roc

Nice mining scene early photograph. 8" x 5" cabinet card. George Dalgleish, photographer. Dalgleish was from Georgetown. City: Silver Pl...

A collection of postcards depicting Colorado mining towns such as Buena Vista, Gold Hill, St. Elmo, Pritchett, and Placerville among others. 15 old P

Lot of 4: "The Colorado Gold and Platinum Placer Mining Co." The (2) certificates from 1916 are different from the later (2), featuring co...

Lot of 9: large group of various certificates, includes "The Commonwealth Mining and Investment Co." "The Jewel Mines and Reduction C...

Lot of 10. 1) Postcard showing miners in train outside mine entrance. "All Aboard for Three Miles Underground," Morining Mine, Mullan, Ida...

Receipt signed by Wells Fargo Express agent T. H. Goss. Orange two cent adhesive revenue stamp. The first big gold strike in Montana was on grasshoppe

Bannock Ditch and Mining Co. certificate for 33 1/4 Oz of Gold in exchange for 600 dollars in 1869 with an adhesive revenue stamp in 1869. Beautiful v

Stock #261, Location, Clark's Fork, Wyoming Territory. Issued to J. W. Granis for 50 shares. Signed by J. D. Caman, Secr. and Lester Willson, Pr...

No. 140 datelined Bozeman, Montana for 100 shares to W.W. Alderson. Incorporated May 23rd 1876 and capitalized at$500,000, 20,000 shares at $20 per. S

Basin/Cataract Mining District. Incorporated in Montana Territory in 1879. Cert. # 1993, issued to A.M. Foley in 1881 for 100 shares. Signed by Michae

An extremely rare stock certificate for 100 shares from the Mountain Mining Gospel Gompany with a mining vignette and vibrant green border/field. c. 1

This company was incorporated in 1879 under the laws of the Territory of Montana with offices in New York. It was a gold mining company located eight

Little is known of this mining company. It was incorporated under the laws of Montana circa 1890. This Certificate is No. 107 of 5,000 shares. Burgand

Number 60 for 20 shares to Wilbur Fisk Sanders in 1876. Signed by James Upson Sanders (Son of Wilbur) and WS Paynter. Silver was first discovered here

Cert. No. 91 issued to Benjamin D. Gilbert for 43 shares. Early previously unknown certificate and mine. A railway is noted to have been built from Og

Lot of 13. Includes: Austin and Reese River Transportation Co. receipt (1876) signed by Gage (soiling); Manhattan Silver Mining Co. receipt (1866); fi

1) Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Company, no. 164, issued to C. Beach for 219 shares, 1865. 2) Magna Gold Mines Company, no. 11...

Over 100 checks from Austin Nevada during the 1870s & 1880s. Most from the Manhattan Silver Mining Company, some from Gage, Curtis & Compan...

Stock no. 3. Issued to C. V. Heegaard for 1000 shares, 1899. Signed by C. E. Hegard, president and C. E. Bangle, secretary. Four adhesive revenue stam

Reese River Mining District, Lander County, N.T. (Nevada Territory). Inc. May 27, 1863 under the laws of Nevada Territory. No. 111, pen cancelled. Iss

Two later Belmont stocks. Numbers 558 and 559 issued to Frank G. Allen for 1,000 shares. Signed by George Nelson and WJ (?). Treasury Stock. Not cance

1) Bovard Consolidated Mines Company #C5580 for 100 shares to A Pratt in 1910. Signed by Greene(?) and ER Dodge. Vignette of a miner with a hydraulic

1) Reorganized Broken Hills Silver Corporation #4430 for 1000 shares to Gurney Gordon in 1930. Signed by Lisle and Bevis. Vignette of underground mine

Stock no. 154. Issued to Vincent Bowen for 500 shares, 1908. signed by J. B. Kazar, president and Charles E. Hayes, treasurer. Vignette of 3 miners ne

Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Uncancelled. Certificate #2285. Issued for one thousand shares to J.C. McCormack, the company

The Goldfield-Candelaria Cooperative Mining Company. One issued: # 668 for 300 shares to EH Bouton in 1915. Signed by Charles Patrick and McCartley(?)

1) The Longfellow Gold Mining and Milling Company, 1908, cancelled; 2) Jumbo Extension Mining Company, 1934; 3) Ajax-Nevada Gold Mining Company, 1912,

1) Hercules Gold Mines Company, 1928; 2) Fairview golden boulder Mining Company, unissued; 3) Three Reorganized broken Hills Silver Company stocks, 1

#A1545 for 50 shares to Trustee DF Verdenal in 1881. Signed by president William McCaulley and secretary Verdenal. Beautiful stock with detailed under

Three January Jones. All are signed by January Jones as president. One reorganized Black Butte Re-organized Mining Company. Signed by famous promoter

Location: Cornucopia Mining District, Elko County, Nevada. No. 240, not cancelled. Issued for 100 shares C.E. Gillett (who is also secretary) on Nov.

Location of Works: Cornucopia Mining District, Elko County, Nevada. Inc. in 1876. No. 156. Not cancelled. Issued for 50 shares to H.U. Huiville on May

Inc. Dec. 7th, 1876. No. 9338. Not cancelled. Issued for 100 shares on May 20, 1887. Signed by Browne (president) and Hall (secretary). No vignette bu

Location: Tuscarora District, Elko County, Nevada. Inc. Dec. 7, 1876. No. 9343, not cancelled. Issued for 100 shares on May 20, 1887 in San Francisco.

1000 share certificate for the Rock Creek Mining Company in the Rock Creek District of Elko County Nevada. 4 x 9 ". EF, slight creases. City: ...

Three stocks for the Ely Consolidated Copper Company (one is Federal Ely Copper, no, 2013), Three First National Copper Company Stocks, Calumet &...

Goldfield--Two The Goldfield-Candelaria Cooperative Mining Company, 1915, Nevada Cooperative Mining Company; Alpine, Esmeralda--Nevada Alpine Mining C

Esmeralda--Candelaria Mines Company, 1924; Mina--The Little chief Mining Company of Nevada, 1929; Mina Gold Mines Company, 1919; Fagan Consolidated Si

The Gold Mountain district was discovered in 1866 with the first ore shipped from the Oriental in 1871. Ore was originally processed by arrastras and

Location of Mine: Gold Mountain District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Inc. in New York. No. A2586. Not cancelled. Issued for C.F. Martin for 50 shares o

Lot of 2. 1) # 78 for 2,000 shares to HW Hoops in 1919. Signed by Joseph Hoover and Bledlow. 2) #156 for 2,500 shares. Same signatures, same date. All

Stock no. A3276. Issued to L. K. Taylor for fifty shares, 1881. Signed by Lee. R. Shryock, president and D. F. Yerdenal. Beautiful vignette of two mi

Stock no. A5422. Issued to Hagen & Billing for 50 shares, 1882. Signed by Lee. R. Shryock, president and D. F. Yerdenal. Beautiful certificate ...

One green (# 2153 for 1000 shares) and two orange Series A (# SA 213 and # SA 225 for 500 shares). All issued to Henry Maxwell and signed by William W

1-2) Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company. Both are unissued. One is white and one is yellow. 3-4) Eureka Smelting & Mining Company. 1923. Signed...

Location: Eureka, Nevada. Inc. in Maine, 1881. No 464. not cancelled. Issued for 18 shares to Geo. Stautial on Oct. 28, 1881 in Kittery, ME. Signed by

Inc. in Nevada Aug. 24, 1876. Certificate No. 80, not cancelled. Issued for 500 shares to H.B. Harrab (?) on Oct. 26, 1877 in Eureka. Signed by the co

Location: Eureka District, Lander County, Nevada. Inc. February 1873. Low certificate No. 4! Pen cancelled. Issued to "the Directors of the Ric...

1) Nevada Packard Mines Co., 1912; 2) North American Tungsten Mines, Inc., 1952; 3) Pacific tungsten Company, 1918; 4) Rochester Silver Company, 1920;

Antelope District, Eureka County. Stock no. 45. Issued to William Whalen for fifty shares, 1887. Signed by William whalen, president and Erastus Fay,

Lot of seven. 1-2) Monarch Consolidated Gold & Silver. #72 for 1,500 shares to HR Logan. #63 for 500 shares to GT Mills. Both signed by TR Hofer...

Lot of 7 mining stocks from lower Gold Hill & Silver City. Includes: Lady Washington Cons. Co. (1900, cut cancelled), Yellow Jacket SMC (1886, c...

Located Gold Hill District. Inc. in California. No. 34958, issued for 200 shares to Roehfisch & Co. on Aug. 27, 1897. Signed by Thomas Cole (pre...

Located in Gold Hill District. Inc. in California, Jan. 1874. Nice condition stock for this company. No. 34665, issued for 100 shares to Roehfisch &...

Location: Gold Hill Mining District, Storey County. Inc. Sept. 1878. No. 893, not cancelled. Issued for 200 shares to H.S. Stone (the company secretar

Stock no. 778. Ieeued to H. S. Stone, Trustee for 100 shares, 1880. Signed by W. Smith (?), president and H. S. Stone, secretary. Curtis Consolidated

No. 811 for 100 shares. Issued to H. S. Stone and also signed by Stone, secretary. (Prag Collection) City: Gold Hill State: Nevada Date: 1880 HWAC#

No. 939 for 500 shares. Issued to H. S. Stone and also signed by Stone, secretary. (Prag Collection) City: Gold Hill State: Nevada Date: 1880 HWAC#:

Very interesting group of papers including two Territorial Stock certificates for Barnett Levison of New York (1832-1910). Levison emigrated from Germ

Ten Nevada Territorial Mining Stock certificates, all issued to Gold Hill miner Barnett Levison. See the story on Levison in a separate lot. Nine cert

Incorporated 1887. Stock no. 1291. Issued to J. R. Middlemip, trustee for 100 shares, 1887. signed by Thos. Oowell, president and MacEwen, secretary.

No. 1290 for 100 shares issued to l. R. Middlemip, trustee. Signed by Thos. Powell, president and M. Erin, secretary. No vignette, very plain. U/C. Bl

Stock certifcate No. 98 issued to F. Wilson Dunlap for for 10 shares. Signed by W. S. Phelan and L. W. Chubbuck. The company was incorporated March 19

#10335 for 100 shares to trustee ER Grant in 1879. Signed by David Wilder and John Turner. (Prag collection) City: Gold Hill State: Nevada Date: 1879

The Gold Mountain Mining District was located in Esmeralda County. #A1961 for 50 shares to FA Brown in 1881. Nice vignette of standing miner on the le

First of a set of four fabulous stock certificates. All are in fabulous condition. #A3458 for 50 shares to LK Taylor in 1881. Great vignette of two mi

Great certificate. Excellent condition. Nice vignette of two miners on horseback. #5428 for 50 shares to Hagen & Billing in 1882. Signed by Lee ...

#A3525 for 50 shares to LK Taylor in 1881. Excellent condition. Not cancelled. Signed by Lee Shryock, president, and D. Yerdenal, secretary. Vignette

#A3229 for 50 shares to LK Taylor in 1881. Two uncommon vingettes: windlass and underground mining. Signed by Lee Shryock, president, and D. Yerdenal,

Delegate from Goldfield for the San Francisco Mining Stock Exchange of 1909. This ribbon is faded, but is still legible. This ribbon was made by the B

Rosetta (signed by January Jones), Red Hill Florence, Florence Goldfield, Goldfields Consolidated, Reorganized Kewanas, Goldfield Belmont, Jumbo Exten

Eight Bullfrog area stocks. 1) Bullfrog Golden Sceptre Mining Company, no. 2433, issued to G. K. Vaughn for 100 shares, 1907. Signed by J. C. McCormac

Lot of 25. Wide variety of old and new, plain and fancy stock certificates. Includes Deep Mines prospectus. (Prag collection) City: Goldfield State:

About 200 copies of a pictorial issued by Goldfield Deep Mines Company of Nevada in Goldfield, Nevada. The pictorial has several pictures of the mine

Lot of 25, all different. All but 3 are issued. Many have vignettes. Includes: Albemarle Dixie Extension (1907), January Jones Leasing & Mining ...

Lot of 29. Many with vignettes. Includes: Florence Goldfield MC (1904), Goldfield Somerset MC (1907), Goldfield Ruby Hill (1907), Goldfield Lucky Boy

Lot of 8. Red Top Extension, Goldfield Kewanas, Nevada-Goldfield Lease 1908, Sandstrom-Kendall with seven assessment stamps, Goldfield Combination Fra

Eight stocks total. Three are Red Hill Florence Mining Company (1923, 1926 and 1938). All issued and uncancelled. Folds and pinholes. Three others are

Two different certificates issued in Goldfield in 1906. No. 347, issued for 200 shares to Jos. Hoffer. Signed by John Jones as president and Harvey Ye

Lot of twenty-five. Atlanta (1905, cancelled), Goldfield Syndicate (1907), Goldfield Mines Operating (three), Montezuma Silver Mines (state approval,

Lot of three. 1) Number 547 for 1000 shares to Scott Amanor in 1906. 'Oro' printed in gold. Tears at folds and rough corners. 2) Number 1935...

Lot of nine. 1) Goldfield Syndicate, Florence Wheeler, Goldfield Combination Fraction, Adams Goldfield, Majestic, Kansas City Goldfield, Atlanta, Gold

1) Princeton-Goldfield Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona Territory. Issued for 10,000 shares to Charles Jackson on Jan. 20, 1904. Eagle vignette. Signe

Five Prospectuses: The Goldfield Mascot Mining Co., 2 for The Forward Mining Development Co., The Patrick Investment Co. (agent for a group of mining

Unissued stock certificate from Miners' Hope Tunnel Gold and silver Mining Company. Two checks: Agency of the Bank of California to Wm. Phillips...