Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Receipt from Bannock Ditch & Mining Co.3268 - Receipt from Bannock Ditch & Mining Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Bannock Ditch & Mining Gold Certificate3269 - Bannock Ditch & Mining Gold Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Eastern Montana Mining & Smelting Co. Stock Certificate3270 - Eastern Montana Mining & Smelting Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Eastern Montana Mining Smelting Co. Stock3271 - Eastern Montana Mining Smelting Co. Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Start Price : 115.00 | Estimate : 230.00 - 530.00
 
 
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Alta Montana Company Stock Certificate3272 - Alta Montana Company Stock Certificate
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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
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 280.00 - 580.00
 
 
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Mountain Mining Gospel Co Stock Certificate3273 - Mountain Mining Gospel Co Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Territorial Bonanza Chief Stock Certificate3274 - Territorial Bonanza Chief Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Penn-Yan-Mining-Company Stock Certificate3275 - Penn-Yan-Mining-Company Stock Certificate
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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
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Territorial Gregory Mining Company Stock, 1876, Montana3276 - Territorial Gregory Mining Company Stock, 1876, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to T*********t for (475.00 + 109.25BP) = 584.25
 
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Oneida Montana Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock *Territorial*3277 - Oneida Montana Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock *Territorial*
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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
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Start Price : 315.00 | Estimate : 630.00 - 930.00
 
 
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Austin Mining Checks & Receipts3278 - Austin Mining Checks & Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. Includes: Austin and Reese River Transportation Co. receipt (1876) signed by Gage (soiling); Manhattan Silver Mining Co. receipt (1866); fi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v********o.. for (95.00 + 21.85BP) = 116.85
 
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Austin Stock Collection3279 - Austin Stock Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Manhattan Silver Mining Company Check Collection incl. RN (100)3280 - Manhattan Silver Mining Company Check Collection incl. RN (100)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 100 checks from Austin Nevada during the 1870s & 1880s. Most from the Manhattan Silver Mining Company, some from Gage, Curtis & Compan...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to v********o.. for (325.00 + 74.75BP) = 399.75
 
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The Manhattan Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate3281 - The Manhattan Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Mills, Post & White Cons. Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (Territorial)3282 - Mills, Post & White Cons. Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (Territorial)
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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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to D******a for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Matched Pair of Belmont, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates3283 - Matched Pair of Belmont, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
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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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to M*********n for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Bovard area Mining Stock Certificates3284 - Bovard area Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Two Broken Hills Mining Stock Certificates3285 - Two Broken Hills Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Reorganized Broken Hills Silver Corporation #4430 for 1000 shares to Gurney Gordon in 1930. Signed by Lisle and Bevis. Vignette of underground mine
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to m****r for (15.00 + 3.00BP) = 18.00
 
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Nevada Calumet Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate (w/ miner vignette)3286 - Nevada Calumet Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate (w/ miner vignette)
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******2 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Bullfrog Golden Sceptre Mining Company Stock Certificate3287 - Bullfrog Golden Sceptre Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Uncancelled. Certificate #2285. Issued for one thousand shares to J.C. McCormack, the company
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (100.00 + 0.00BP) = 100.00
 
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