Million Dollar Auction

Lot of two. 1) John Bidwell held a unique place in the history of the West. The Bidwell-Bartelson party was the first wagon train party to cross from

Stock no. 47 issued to J. c. Mandeville for 20 shares in 1867. Signed by J. Bidwell, president and Jas. C. Martin, secretary. John Bidwell was a Calif

Lot of six. 1-2) Anderson Mining Company. 1913. Number 14 is for 3,000 shares to M Henas. Signed by Percy Bliss and Olef Anderson - I assume he named

1) Kimberly Oro Mining Company, no. 535, issued to E. W. Collins for 50 shares, 1913. Signed by R. B. Respess, president and M. M. Jones, secretary. 2

1) Spanish Belt Minign Company #97 for 2,000 shares to GO Wilkins in 1908, Signed by OA Kennedy and RP Hunter. Early Number. Rips at folds on bottom.

Location: Sierra District, Humboldt County, Nevada Territory. Inc. July 1st, 1863. Cert. # 285, issued to Irvin Brown for 5 shares. Signed by John M.

Location: Star District, Humboldt Count, Nevada Territory. This territorial stock certificate has a lot going for it. First, it was issued on Feb. 24,

1) Jumbo Mining Company of Goldfield check drawn on John S. Cook & Co. Bankers. Elephant facsimile RN. Jumbo, Nevada dateline. Issued on April 9...

Location: Keystone, Tybo Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. Inc. 1867. No. 237, not cancelled, issued for 100 shares to Jacob Rheem on Dec. 11th, 18

Location: La Plata, Churchill County, Nevada. Inc. in New York. No. 140, not cancelled. Issued for 50 shares to Francis Gove on November 14th, 1865. S

Uncancelled. Stock certificate no.124, issued to Francis W. Gove, for 20 shares, 1865. Signed by Samuel W. Pingree, president and Emmet Blair, secreta

Inc. Jan. 3, 1871. Lander County, Nevada. No. 3220. Uncancelled. Dateline San Francisco, April 23, 1879. W.G. Crandall is issued 50 shares. Signed by

Devil's Gate District (Silver City). Stock no. 90 for 100 shares issued to John Gillig, trustee. Signed by L. Reynolds, president. Gillig was a ...

1) Re-organized Manhattan Buffalo Mining Company #368, 50 shares to OF Johasson & Company in 1909. 2) Manhattan Red Top Mining Company Reorganiz...

Emerald Isle Copper Company, Double O (1928), Consolidated Gold, Western Merger, International Mining & Milling, US Consolidated Mines (three, p...

Early #34, 500 shares to W. Letts Oliver Trustee on August 25, 1879. Signed by secretary William Letts Oliver and President S. Linktin. The first loca

#4762, 50 shares to WH Allen in 1877. Signed by Allen as secretary and AH Yanzill (?) It is a great example of how G.T. Brown creates a picture withou

Rare Newark Silver Mining Company Stock by African-American Lithographer, G. T. Brown. He designed the certificate in 1872. No. 4725, 50 shares to J.

1) Bristol Consolidated Mines and Smelting Company #1010, 100 shares to Thomas Hankinson in 1907. Signed by L BIttemann (?) and FL Sherwood. 2) Panaca

Two Ramsey-Nevada, no. 105 and 19, issued to O. S. Dawson for 1000 shares each, 1908 and 1909. Signatures illegible. One no. 16, also issued to O. S.

Seven stocks from Rawhide area. 1) Reorganized Rand Mines Company, no. 220. Issued to H. J. Amigo, 1000 shares, 1928. Signed by S. Bairstow, president

Nevada mining stock, the "New Monte Cristo Mining Co." based out of Reno. Dated December 5, 1929, Signed by C.C. Julian, President, and H....

1) Tramps Consolidated extension Mining Company, no. 852, issued to O. F. Jonasson & Co. for 30 shares, 1907. Signed by Ernest Bainbridge (?), p...

Lot of three. 1-2) Round Mountain Mining Company. Numbers 1050 and 1460. One singed by vice president J. P. Loftus and one by president James R. Davis

Trio of different stocks for the Spearhead Gold Mining Company. Includes: 1924 with orange border, not cancelled, 100 shares; 1925 blue border, not ca

Two Simon Silver-Lead Mines Company. #12008 and #3673. Signed by B. Zacahry and P. A. Simon. 1920 and 1923. Two Simon Central Mining Company stocks. #

Twin Bell # 1117, 1000 shares in 1929. Twin Bell # 1116, 1000 shares in 1929. Bright orange. Great condition minus one fold. Silver Dale # 1580, 1,000

#102 for 10,000 shares to trustee M. Scheeline. Signed by James Boyd and DW Rulison. M. Scheeline was the prescient of the Scheeline Bank - which is w

1) Silver Zone; 2) Simon South Silver, unused; 3) Lafayette Silver; 4-6) Silver Hills Nevada; 7-8) Silver Divide. Two different certificates - one 191

Includes: Tonopah Divide (2), Argentine, Argonne, Divide City, Midway, Silverdyke, Sunbeam, Belleview, Reorganized Belcher, Brougher, Knox (2), Togger

Almost all post 1920. Includes: Darms Coal signed by Darms, Rosetta Mines signed by January Jones, Reorganized Carrie with Lincoln vignette, Black war

Five different varieties. 1) #14328 to Henry Hart in 1913. Signed Chadbourne and Edwards. 2) #NY3036 Loxterman in 1914. #229 in 1920 to Lydia Leech. S

1) Early stock certificate to owners of the Gold Crater Consolidated Mining Company. Signed by Murphy, 1906. 2-4) Three Gold Reef Consolidated stocks.

Five green series 'B' certificates. One brown series 'A' certificate Three orange certificates. Condition varies, but generally very...

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Incorporated in Arizona Jan 1907. No. 8606 issued to Maurice Ober for 500 shares by C.S. Croon (sp?) as secretary and J.G. Butler as president on Febr

Early number - 36 and early year - 1904. 5,500 shares to George Stineman on June 13th. Signed by Signed by president J.R. Gillespie and secretary Wm.

Lot of 12. One black issued 1927, 2 blue issued 1925 and 1926, and 1 light green issued 1928. Three signed, but not issued certificates: Orange #2 for

1) Diamondfield Black Butte Consolidated Mining Company, 1908. Signed by Albert Matson and L. L. Patrick. 2) Tonopah & Mount Butler Gold Mining ...

1) Montana-Tonopah Mining Company; 2) Indiana-Tonopah Mining Company; 3) New Jersey-Goldfield Mines Company, 1906. This stock is actually a Goldfield

Lot of 18. 1) Tonopah Amalgamated. 1905. 2-3) Montana Tonopah Company Reorganized. 1923. 4) Jim Butler Tonopah Mining Company. 1915. 5) Tonopah Gypsy

1) South Tonopah Consolidated Gold Mining Company. #95 for 500 shares to VH Conkle in 1903. Very early Tonopah. Signed by Albert Troshlich and EC Simp

Five stocks three different colors: 2 black, 2 green, and 1 orange. The two in 1917 were sold to Paine Webber! (Prag collection) City: Tonopah State:

Stock no. 239. Issued to John Turner for 100 shares, 1869. Signed by John Turner, president. (Prag Collection) City: Treasure Hill State: Nevada Date

1) North Belle Isle Mining Company Stock Certificate, no. 303. Issued to E. R. Grant for 50 shares, 1892. Signed by E. Scott, president and J. N. Pew,

Location: Tuscarora District, Elko County, Nevada. Inc. Sep. 21, 1877. No. 8797, stamp cancelled. Issued for 100 shares to Geo. B. Root on Feb 1st, 18

Location: Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada. Inc. Jan. 6, 1888. No. A 17, uncancelled. Issued to E.R. Grant for 100 shares on Sep. 24, 18

Number 8970 for 5 shares to Stone & Downer in 1878. Signed by RH Brown and M Hennas. Four assessment stamps on back. The Grand Prize is listed ...

Unionville, Pershing County stocks: Silver Reef Mining Company; Arizona Extension Silver Mines Company; 5 Consolidated Silvers, Inc. one of these is h

Five stock certificates from the Verdi Development Company. Numbers # 2399, 2577, 2691 are in blue. # 10394 and 7325 are in orange. Great condition. B

Stock no. 89, issued to E. Cahill & Co., Trs. for fifty shares, 1887. Signed by C. Hirshfield (?), president and Geo. Spinney (?), secretary. Ce...

Front page article with two drawings. "Mass of Sulphured and Chloride Ores." "The Heart of the Comstock." "Crystallized Ore...

1) Sutro tunnel Company, choice early stock certificate for Sutro's operation, signed by John Landers, vice president and Pelham W. Ames, secret...

8 later stocks from these two famous Comstock companies. Includes: 3 Belcher Extension Mines Co. stocks (1926, 1927, 1928) all issued and uncancelled;

Virginia Mining District, Storey County. Inc. Dec. 30th, 1873. Signed by Geo. Wallace (president) and Gordon (secretary). Not cancelled. Folds, pinhol

#74289 for 10 shares to Sone & Downer, trustees. 1878. Not cancelled. Eight assessment stamps on back. (Prag collection) City: Virginia City St...

Virginia Mining District, Storey County. Inc. Dec. 1873. Uncancelled. Issued for 100 shares to H.R. Parsons on Feb. 4th, 1882. Signed by Follis (presi

Bank of California, California Mill ("Consolidated" crossed out). Issued to the Pacific Mill & Mining Co. for $755.18 on May 5, 1875. ...

Two different Chollar Mining Company checks. 1) Red Bank of California, Chollar Mining Company, RN-G. Issued to Virginia & Gold Hill Water Co. S...

Lot of 16 checks issued by the superintendent of the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. at Virginia City, Nevada Territory in 1864 & 1865. Prin...

One check for the Ophir Silver Mining company when Fair was Supt. Two checks from the Potosh Mining Co. One check from the Choller Mining Company. Fou

Scarce check from this mining operation that was tied to the "Bonanza" discovery of 1873. Check No. 1557. Drawn on the Nevada Bank of San ...

Trench Mill check issued on December 22, 1873 to "Chinaman Bill" for $63.75. Signed by Bonanza King James G. Fair. Interesting to see a Ch...

A lot of 4 revenue stamped checks between 1869 and 1870 from Virginia City, Nevada and from the Agency of the Bank of California and signed by John Ma

1) Really nice check with RN-C21b revenue imprint (Nevada over federal) signed by John Mackay. Issued to J.P. Smith on June 3, 187-. Blue font at left

Rare mining check and even rarer to find Mackay's signature on it, 1878. Nevada Bank of San Francisco stamp over Bank of California. Signed by J...

Payroll check No. 1 issued for $50 to Colton on June 2, 1884. Bank of California. RN-G. Signed by Isaac Requa as superintendent. Punch cancelled thru

The Pacific Mill & Mining Company was a consolidated milling operation formed by the "Bonanza Firm" to process Cons. 1) Check No. 241,...

7 issued certificates for Comstock mining companies that operated in the center of the lode. Includes: Comstock Tunnel Company (1907), Bullion Gold ...

Lot of eight, all different. Great variety! First three are the rarest in the group. Includes: Woodworth Mill RN-D signed by Comstock millionaire John

A nice pair of Woodworth Mill checks with RN-D signed by Bonanza Kings John Mackay and James G. Fair. The Woodworth was located on the NW bank of the

A History of Comstock Mines by Dan SeQuille, 1889. Deed of a Mining Claim from Steve Mitchell to Henry Baglin, 1905 for the Jim Gold and Silver Mining

All checks with RN-G revenue imprint. 1) Ophir Silver Mining Co., Virginia, Nevada, Feb. 15, 1878, signed by John Mackay. Issued for $500 cash. Nevada

Lot of 17. All issued and different. Includes: Hale & Norcross (1917, cut cancelled), Best & Belcher (1937, not cancelled), Cons. Virginia &...

Lot of 5. 1) Unissued stock for Washoe Wood & Fluming Co. Carson City dateline. Inc. in 1875. 2) Unissued stock for The Washoe Mining Co. Inc. i...

No. 61, issued to W. W. Scogins for 500 shares, 1880. Signed by J. J. Cooper, president and W. W. Scogins, secretary. (Prag Collection) City: Virgini

Certificate No. 200, uncancelled. Issued for 500 shares. Ink has faded. Nevada state seal. Signed by the company president. Enterprise Job Print. Ex-N

Devils Gate Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada. Inc. May 2, 1872. Certificate No. 86. Not cancelled. Issued for 1,000 shares to John Gillig, 1880. S

Devil’s Gate Mining District, NV. No. 118 for 50 shares. Issued to W. D. C. Gibson, signed by John Kelliles, president and Meiles Goodman, Treasurer.

Lot 19. All issued. Includes: Alpha Cons. Mining Co. (1909, not cancelled), Belcher Extension Cons. (1928, not cancelled), Exchequer (1906, stamped an

Incorporated March 26th, 1863. Certificate #12. Uncancelled. Issued for ten shares to Albert A. Sevi, 1863. Signed by S. Heyderfeldt, president. Vign

Incorporated March 26th, 1863. Certificate #128. Issued to F. Chappellet for 12 1/2 shares. 1865. Uncancelled. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt, president and

Incorporated March 26th, 1863. Certificate #109. Issued to Wm. B. Fox for 50 shares. 1865. Uncancelled. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt, president and Holmes

1) November 9, 1866 assessment receipt. From Thomas Mason and signed by secretary Land. 2) Receipt from Eugene Kelly & Co. for that assessment. ...

Comstock Ledge, Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Virginia, Nev. Inc. Aug., 1877. No. 424, uncancelled. Issued for 10 shares to the company pre

Stock no. 1810 for 100 shares issued to Samuel B. Thomas. Signed by Samuel Sheller and F. E. Lutz. Unusual vignette on left of two horses and motto Li

Lot of 5. 1) Queen Mining Co. No. 976. Issued for 10 shares on April 7, 1876. Flowery Mining District. Not cancelled. Vignette of queen. Fold and soil

Lot of 25. Includes: Con. Virginia (1910, cancelled), Potosi (1917, cancelled), Gould & Curry (1922, cancelled), Ophir (1919, cancelled), Ophir ...

Flowery district. Queen Mining Co. no. 1243 for 50 shares issued to Wm. H. McClintock. Signed by D. L. McDonald, president, and Wm McClintock, secreta

Location: Flowery District, Comstock Lode, Storey County. Nevada. Inc. Dec. 6th, 1875. No. 832, issued for 400 shares to William McClintock (company s

21 pieces. Nice representation of different expenses for this very popular mine. (checks, billheads, and annual report w/ map) 1) Three paystubs for m

Devil's Gate District, Lyon County. Incorporated January 1875. No. 612, not cancelled. Issued for 5,000 shares to Lucien Herman on January 18th,...

Very rare stock certificate no. 17 for 25 shares issued to D. R. McKee, signed by Adolph Sutro. Hand cancelled in red through signature. Vignette of m

Stock no. C32516, 1883. Signed by C. W. Bruck (?), president and Pelham W. Ames, secretary. Entrepreneur Adolph Sutro believed that a tunnel, excavate

Theo. Sutro pieces. Two cancelled bonds for the Comstock Tunnel Company. First Mortgage income bonds for $500 and $1000. (Prag Collection) City: Virg

Rare! Sutro Tunnel Company--a status report by Adolph Sutro to the public. An agreement: The Sutro Tunnel Company with the Articles of Agreement, unda

1) Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Gold Hill Mining District, Storey County. Issued for 100 shares to H.S. Stone (company secretary) on March 2, 1880.

Lot of 14 different. Includes: Exchequer Mining Co., Lady Washington Cons. Co. (190-), Alta Silver Mining Co. (190-), Ophir Extension Cons. Gold &am...

Lot of 16. Includes: West Crown Point G&S Mill & Mining Co. (3), Hale & Norcross (2), Industry G&S Mining Co. (3), Exchequer Mining ...