Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Early Esmeralda and Nye County Mining Stocks3299Early Esmeralda and Nye County Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Goldfield--Two The Goldfield-Candelaria Cooperative Mining Company, 1915, Nevada Cooperative Mining Company; Alpine, Esmeralda--Nevada Alpine Mining C
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Later Esmeralda and Nye County Mining Stocks3300Later Esmeralda and Nye County Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Esmeralda--Candelaria Mines Company, 1924; Mina--The Little chief Mining Company of Nevada, 1929; Mina Gold Mines Company, 1919; Fagan Consolidated Si
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i**b for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
Three Gold Mountain District Mining Stocks3301Three Gold Mountain District Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to l*******c for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
Miller Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate (Gold Mountain Mining District)3302Miller Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate (Gold Mountain Mining District)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
Rare Montezuma Mining Stock Certificates3303Rare Montezuma Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
State Line Gold Mining Company No. 13304State Line Gold Mining Company No. 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to F****e for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
State Line Gold Mining Company No. 23305State Line Gold Mining Company No. 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock no. A5422. Issued to Hagen & Billing for 50 shares, 1882. Signed by Lee. R. Shryock, president and D. F. Yerdenal. Beautiful certificate ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to F****e for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
Three Copperfield Mining Company Stock Certificates3306Three Copperfield Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Five Eureka area Mining Stocks3307Five Eureka area Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Bowman Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate3308Bowman Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Prospect Mountain Tunnel Company Stock Certificate3309Prospect Mountain Tunnel Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Richmond Mining Co. of Nevada Stock Certificate3310Richmond Mining Co. of Nevada Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Eureka District, Lander County, Nevada. Inc. February 1873. Low certificate No. 4! Pen cancelled. Issued to "the Directors of the Ric...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
Eureka and Pershing County Mining Stocks3311Eureka and Pershing County Mining Stocks
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1) Nevada Packard Mines Co., 1912; 2) North American Tungsten Mines, Inc., 1952; 3) Pacific tungsten Company, 1918; 4) Rochester Silver Company, 1920;
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
St. Peters Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company3312St. Peters Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antelope District, Eureka County. Stock no. 45. Issued to William Whalen for fifty shares, 1887. Signed by William whalen, president and Erastus Fay,
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to T******1 for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
Carson River Mining Stock Certificates3313Carson River Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
Sold to k*******2 for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
"Gold Hill South" Mining Stocks (plus Silver City)3314"Gold Hill South" Mining Stocks (plus Silver City)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 mining stocks from lower Gold Hill & Silver City. Includes: Lady Washington Cons. Co. (1900, cut cancelled), Yellow Jacket SMC (1886, c...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to l*******c for (125.00 + 28.75BP) = 153.75
Bullion Mining Co. Stock Certificate3315Bullion Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Bullion Mining Company stock certificate3316Bullion Mining Company stock certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located in Gold Hill District. Inc. in California, Jan. 1874. Nice condition stock for this company. No. 34665, issued for 100 shares to Roehfisch &...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate 13317Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1
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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
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate 23318Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate 2
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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
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate 33319Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate 3
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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#
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate 43320Curtis Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate 4
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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#:
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
Gold Hill Miners Papers 1860's3321Gold Hill Miners Papers 1860's
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Very interesting group of papers including two Territorial Stock certificates for Barnett Levison of New York (1832-1910). Levison emigrated from Germ
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to 2*****l for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
Original Group of Territorial Comstock Mining Stocks3322Original Group of Territorial Comstock Mining Stocks
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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
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to h*******2 for (600.00 + 0.00BP) = 600.00
Segregated Washoe Mining Company Stock Certificate 13323Segregated Washoe Mining Company Stock Certificate 1
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Incorporated 1887. Stock no. 1291. Issued to J. R. Middlemip, trustee for 100 shares, 1887. signed by Thos. Oowell, president and MacEwen, secretary.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
Segregated Washoe Mining Company Stock 23324Segregated Washoe Mining Company Stock 2
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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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
The South Overman Mining Company Stock Certificate3325The South Overman Mining Company Stock Certificate
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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
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to D******a for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
Trojan Mining Company Stock Certificate3326Trojan Mining Company Stock Certificate
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#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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
Oriental Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate3327Oriental Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
State Line Gold Mining Co. No. 1 Stock Certificate3328State Line Gold Mining Co. No. 1 Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1*****c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
State Line Gold Mining Co. No. 2 Stock Certificate3329State Line Gold Mining Co. No. 2 Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great certificate. Excellent condition. Nice vignette of two miners on horseback. #5428 for 50 shares to Hagen & Billing in 1882. Signed by Lee ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
State Line Gold Mining Co. No. 3 Stock Certificate3330State Line Gold Mining Co. No. 3 Stock Certificate
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#A3525 for 50 shares to LK Taylor in 1881. Excellent condition. Not cancelled. Signed by Lee Shryock, president, and D. Yerdenal, secretary. Vignette
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
State Line Gold Mining Company No. 4 Stock Certificate3331State Line Gold Mining Company No. 4 Stock Certificate
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#A3229 for 50 shares to LK Taylor in 1881. Two uncommon vingettes: windlass and underground mining. Signed by Lee Shryock, president, and D. Yerdenal,
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1*****c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
Mining Congress Delegate Ribbon (Goldfield 1909)3332Mining Congress Delegate Ribbon (Goldfield 1909)
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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
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
Sixteen Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates3333Sixteen Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rosetta (signed by January Jones), Red Hill Florence, Florence Goldfield, Goldfields Consolidated, Reorganized Kewanas, Goldfield Belmont, Jumbo Exten
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (190.00 + 43.70BP) = 233.70
Bullfrog District Stock Collection3334Bullfrog District Stock Collection
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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
Estimate : 350.00 - 600.00
Sold to h*******2 for (150.00 + 0.00BP) = 150.00
Goldfield Consolidated and Booth mining stocks3335Goldfield Consolidated and Booth mining stocks
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Lot of 25. Wide variety of old and new, plain and fancy stock certificates. Includes Deep Mines prospectus. (Prag collection) City: Goldfield State:
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to p*****0 for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
Goldfield Consolidated Pictorial Collection3336Goldfield Consolidated Pictorial Collection
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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
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Goldfield Mining Stock Collection (25 Different)3337Goldfield Mining Stock Collection (25 Different)
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Lot of 25, all different. All but 3 are issued. Many have vignettes. Includes: Albemarle Dixie Extension (1907), January Jones Leasing & Mining ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to p*****0 for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
Goldfield Mining Stocks with "Goldfield" in Title3338Goldfield Mining Stocks with "Goldfield" in Title
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Lot of 29. Many with vignettes. Includes: Florence Goldfield MC (1904), Goldfield Somerset MC (1907), Goldfield Ruby Hill (1907), Goldfield Lucky Boy
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t******h for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
Goldfield Stock Collection: from the center of the mining district3339Goldfield Stock Collection: from the center of the mining district
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Lot of 8. Red Top Extension, Goldfield Kewanas, Nevada-Goldfield Lease 1908, Sandstrom-Kendall with seven assessment stamps, Goldfield Combination Fra
Estimate : 140.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 0.00BP) = 50.00
Goldfield, Florence and Combination Mining Stock Certificates3340Goldfield, Florence and Combination Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight stocks total. Three are Red Hill Florence Mining Company (1923, 1926 and 1938). All issued and uncancelled. Folds and pinholes. Three others are
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
January Jones Mining Stock Certificates w/ Jones Signature & Huge Transfer of Shares3341January Jones Mining Stock Certificates w/ Jones Signature & Huge Transfer of Shares
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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
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Large Goldfield Stock Lot3342Large Goldfield Stock Lot
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Lot of twenty-five. Atlanta (1905, cancelled), Goldfield Syndicate (1907), Goldfield Mines Operating (three), Montezuma Silver Mines (state approval,
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******h for (95.00 + 21.85BP) = 116.85
Oro Mining Stock Certificate Group3343Oro Mining Stock Certificate Group
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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...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Pre-1910 Goldfield Stock Certificates3344Pre-1910 Goldfield Stock Certificates
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Lot of nine. 1) Goldfield Syndicate, Florence Wheeler, Goldfield Combination Fraction, Adams Goldfield, Majestic, Kansas City Goldfield, Atlanta, Gold
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******h for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
Trio of Rare Goldfield Mining Stocks3345Trio of Rare Goldfield Mining Stocks
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1) Princeton-Goldfield Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona Territory. Issued for 10,000 shares to Charles Jackson on Jan. 20, 1904. Eagle vignette. Signe
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c****o for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
Goldfield Mining Prospectuses3346Goldfield Mining Prospectuses
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Five Prospectuses: The Goldfield Mascot Mining Co., 2 for The Forward Mining Development Co., The Patrick Investment Co. (agent for a group of mining
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
Hamilton Mining Stock and Checks3347Hamilton Mining Stock and Checks
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Unissued stock certificate from Miners' Hope Tunnel Gold and silver Mining Company. Two checks: Agency of the Bank of California to Wm. Phillips...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****2 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
Bidwell Signed Chico Gold and Silver Mining Company Stocks3348Bidwell Signed Chico Gold and Silver Mining Company Stocks
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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
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********n for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00