Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

10 piece collection of various silver plate trays. 1 long oval tray (12" L x 6.75" W), 1 Avon WM Rogers 3621 round serving tray (diameter ...

A collection of silver plated dishes and silver ware. Includes a 2 piece 8" x 11" Lawrence B. Smith dish, a 9.25" Wallace Silversmit...

Debossed “Silver Star” with a star at each corner of the front nameplate, 8.5" x 18" x1.25.” On the back is shipping information in black ...

Ingot. Copper, Michigan. Lake Shore Mining Co. Recovered from sunken ship. Approximately 17 pounds. City: Kingsford State: Michigan Date: hwa

Silver ingot from the famous Dakota mining company dated 1980. Obverse: Homestake Mining Company / 1980 / 8995 / 9.90 oz / 999.0 / fine; reverse: blan

Ingot. Bismuth, Bolivian. Comibol Funbitela (Corporación Minera de Bolivia). 142.9 g. It is a brittle metal with a silvery white color when ...

Beautiful, large gold nugget. 2" x 1.5" x 0.5" 4.25 troy ounces. Good color and character, all natural, no quartz, very attractive. ...

2" x 1.25" x 0.5", 4.75 troy ounces. Natural nugget, no quartz. Very nice appearance. Nuggets this size and larger are rare. Anything...

Gorgeous natural gold nugget bracelet, 7" long, consisting of eight nuggets, with two matching ear pieces comprised of a weight of 0.67 troy ou...

Matched pair of ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. The raw ore specimens were cut in half, showing the native gold in banded quartz. The ore assays

Four pieces of gold ore specimens from the Goodshaw vein. Two are 1 x 1", one is 2 x 1/2, one is small. Long time Bodie resident Bobby Bell ...

Four more pieces from the Goodshaw Vein. Two 2 1/2 x 1", two 1/2 x 1/2. The ore assays 20 oz/t gold and 90 oz/t silver. Long time Bodie res...

Four more cut ore specimens. Each 2 x 1/2" showing silver and gold in banded quartz. Long time Bodie resident Bobby Bell (son of noted Bodi...

Gold in Quartz Breccia, Central City, Colorado. Visible gold present. Breccia is a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock cemented toge

This is the finest gold watch with gold quartz chain from Nevada in existence. The only other comparable piece we've seen was from Seven troughs...

About ten coarse crystalline copper specimens from Chino. Raw, uncurated. All less than 4". City: Santa Rita State: New Mexico Date: h...

About 1.5 pounds of native copper in sheets from the Chino mine. Uncurated. Raw. Generally 2 to 6" x 2-4". Nice Collection. City: Sant...

About 2 pounds of native copper as veins, from the Chino mine. Uncurated. Raw. These are a little larger and more coarse than some of the other speci

Five large pieces of native copper, fairly thick (1/8") from the Chino Mine. About 2 pounds. Raw. City: Santa Rita State: New Mexico Date:...

Box of specimens of native copper, chrysocolla, turquoise, oxide copper ores, copper slag, Chino Mine Reports, various collectibles. City: Santa Ri

Copper ingot and mine tags from the famous Kelly Mine in New Mexico. The ingot is marked "KCM" and weighs less than five ounces. These it...

Two large specimens of azurite and chrysocolla from the Chino Mine. The best is about 6 x 6". Choice dark black matrix. City: Santa Rita St...

About three pounds of large native copper specimens and two unmarked copper ingots. Some of the specimens might make nice crystalline specimens. Raw,

Spectacular high quality, gold quartz, gold and silver cane by renowned engraving artist Jim Sornberger of Volcano, California. This cane has a gold

Beautiful wood cane, gold engraved top (flowers and leaves), presented to S. Wild (Simon Wild, secretary, 1894). Schiller Lodge, No. 105 IOOF (organiz

Watch clearly says "Shreve, Treat & Eacret." In the original green leather box with a felt interior. Leather on box is deteriorating, ...

Pocket watch with a chain containing 7 sets of small gold/quartz samples and one large (27mm x 32mm) gold quartz sample. Watch has fancy engraving and

Rose gold small badge (3/4x3/4") for the Native Daughters of the Golden West Badge. Engraved on reverse "May E. Dexter." Pin attached...

Gold in Quartz bolo tie. Gold from Idarado Mine. Ouray-San Miguel Counties, Colorado. Sterling silver setting. Collected in 1970s. City: Ouray-San

Never seen before! White metal pendant with swiveling hour glass containing placer gold in both ends. Small diamond or glass inset at bottom. Possibly

Ornate 2 1/4 x 1 1/2" belt or sash buckle. 13.6 grams. No markings. City: State: Date: hwac# 33079

Elegant, tiny ladies pendant watch with gold diamond shapes on the hours; gold rim and a beautiful blue enamel back with swirls of color. No identific

Small gold watch, roman numerals set in mother-of-pearl face with beautiful floral engraving sides and back. "Sovereign" on the face. C...

Gold Rush stock certificate, extremely rare. The first California telegraph, certificate number 688, for $100.00, signed by company President Justin

Two rare Gold Rush stocks. No. 99683 & 99672, both issued to Frederick Bull on January 6th, 1853. Not cancelled. Spindle holes. Approx. 7.5"...

Fabulous archive consisting of 230 checks, three different types, issued 1859-1861. All are D.O. Mills & Co., Bankers, checks with Sacramento da...

William reports that there is no more sickness in the West than in Maryland or Pennsylvania. Author left home two years ago. Some light staining, easy

Eureka Quartz Mining Company stock certificate, No. 128, for one share of capital stock. The issuee line is blank, but the stock is dated 24 January 1

Rare certificate! Amador County. Cert. No. 116, issued for one share to Ashton on April 20th, 1857. Signed by Lorenzo Hamilton (president) and Samuel

Located in Sierra County on the North Fork of the Yuba River. From Samuel Berry. Samuel worked for wages throughout the summer. He paid George "...

Very rare. Two certificates for the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Association. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of ...

An early Gold Rush liquor license, issued to Louis Blanco for three months at a cost of $15. Signed by county treasurer John A. Paxton. Blue paper wit

Letter from Thomas Williams to sister Mary. Jimmy was in Weaverville in 1859. Now on Yuba River about 1/2 mile from Badger Hill. John McDonald and Jim

Interesting letter from a man named Ransom. Ransom complains that the boys have probably given up on coming out here. It is just as well as they would

A wonderful and oft forgotten look at the Gold Rush in a Minor Drama Play written by Alonzo Delano. He was a banker and author who lived in Nevada Cit

Someone named William is going to San Francisco, so he is writing this letter. (That means it travelled to the East Coast via clipper ship). Smith has

From Lucian Curtis and written to General Vallejo in care of Miss Hackett & Judah at the Burgoyne Building in San Francisco. He was to mov

Number 165 for 1 share to Mary Parkes. Signed by E. White and J. Rowets(?). RARE and VERY FINE certificate from the Pacific Land Company issued in 186

Number 47 fro $500.00 to Arthur S. Barber. Signed by Charles Lindley and Henry (?). This is an early California bond that was issued in 1852. That was

Author of this letter wants Shankland to contact the Secretary of the Interior. He is asking for no further delay in the appointment of AA Wheelock of