Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

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Montana 'Big Sky' and Holiday Auction is a four day feast for the collector. This sale begins with a one day Montana only auction focusing on tokens and postal history. The next three days run the wide range of a traditional Holabird Auction: minerals, numismatics, Native Americana, railroadianna, mining, photographs, stock certificates, express, saloon, exposition, assay, tokens, badges, Gold Rush, etc. Heavy emphasis is placed on Colorado, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and the Western States.
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Storey, Ormsby, Washoe, & Lyon Counties Directory 1871-18722662 - Storey, Ormsby, Washoe, & Lyon Counties Directory 1871-1872
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare and important Comstock history resource. Five copies listed as known. "Storey, Ormsby, Washoe & Lyon Counties Directory, Inc...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to D******a for (3,750.00 + 750.00BP) = 4,500.00
 
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Comstock Group Mining Postcards2663 - Comstock Group Mining Postcards
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Group of 19 varied Comstock-related postcards from the Prag collection. Images represented include stamp mills, Union Mine, C & C, Consolidated ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Comstock Tunnel Company Bond2664 - Comstock Tunnel Company Bond
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Signed by Theodore Sutro (brother of Adolph) and HA Thayer. Number 784. $5.00 orange-brown Secured Debt Tax stamp. This is the reincarnation of the fa
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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London Newspaper with Comstock Mining Illustrations (1862)2665 - London Newspaper with Comstock Mining Illustrations (1862)
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Newspaper has three illustrations (great engravings) of "The Washoe Silver Region (Virginia City), Nevada and an accompanying article about the...
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Mill Interior Photograph (Possibly Virginia City, Nevada)2666 - Mill Interior Photograph (Possibly Virginia City, Nevada)
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Possibly the California Pan Mill. The development of the milling process was one of the greatest expressions of nineteenth-century industrial, technol
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******g for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Mount Hood Mining Company Stock, Rare Comstock Piece 18772667 - Mount Hood Mining Company Stock, Rare Comstock Piece 1877
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Cert. #457, issued to Charles E. Fairbank, Trustee in 1877 for 50 shares. Signed by J.W. Tripp as president. Virginia Mining District printed in top l
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********a.. for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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Queen Mining Co. Stock Certificate (G.T. Brown Lithograph)2668 - Queen Mining Co. Stock Certificate (G.T. Brown Lithograph)
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Location: Flowery District, Comstock Lode, Storey County. Nevada. Inc. Dec. 6th, 1875. No. 832, issued for 400 shares to William McClintock (company s
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Sutro Tunnel Company Articles of Agreement Broadsides2669 - Sutro Tunnel Company Articles of Agreement Broadsides
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Two copies of the 1866 articles of agreement for The Sutro Tunnel Company. Not signed. Company officers: Adolph Sutro, William M. Stewart, D.E. Avery,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Virginia City Check Collection2670 - Virginia City Check Collection
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84 pieces. Includes Bank of California, Gould & Curry with a Nevada 2c orange revenue stamp, 16 Agency of the Bank of California checks with a r...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Virginia City Grafton T. Brown Lithograph Reprint2671 - Virginia City Grafton T. Brown Lithograph Reprint
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"Drawn from nature by Grafton T. Brown" 46 x 35" . Lithograph printed by Britton & Co. of San Francisco. Panoramic view of Virgin...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Co. of Virginia Bond2672 - Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Co. of Virginia Bond
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The company operated mines in Nevada. Rare 1867 issued for 50 pounds. Not cancelled. Green border and vignettes of Lincoln and Queen Victoria, as well
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Giant Copper Company Stock Certificate Trio2675 - Giant Copper Company Stock Certificate Trio
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Burro Mountain Mining District. Three certificates issued 1917 to Margaret Mandeville. All signed by F.P. Jones (president) and D.C. Crowell (treasure
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Choice New Mexico Mining Stock Certificates (5)2676 - Choice New Mexico Mining Stock Certificates (5)
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Lot of five from two different companies. Two are 1850s! All cancelled. 1) The New Mexico Mining Company. No. 24 and 28, both issued June 1855. Pen ca
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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New Mexico & Colorado Mining Stock Trio2677 - New Mexico & Colorado Mining Stock Trio
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1) Two stocks for The Utah Gold & Copper Company, incorporated in Colorado. Issued 1925 to the same person. Not cancelled. Gold seal, gilt borde...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold to t******h for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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New Mexico Mining Stock Certificates2678 - New Mexico Mining Stock Certificates
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Eleven Stock certificated from: The Colorado Copper Mining Company, 1900, No. 1411. Issued by J. R. Palmori (?), President. Issued to Dill Southwick.
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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New Mexico Mining Stock Collection (5)2679 - New Mexico Mining Stock Collection (5)
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Lot of five different. 1) Irrigation & Hydraulic Mining Company. Issued 1893 in New York. Not cancelled. Blue paper with gold border and seal. V...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******h for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Mines Register, 1956 Volume XXV2680 - Mines Register, 1956 Volume XXV
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Mines Register- Sucessor to the Mines Handbook. Volume XXV, 1956. Nice, tight copy. 875 pp. including index. 24 pages of ads in the front and a list o
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Humboldt Gold Mines Company Bonds2681 - Humboldt Gold Mines Company Bonds
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Lot of 9 seven percent Mortgage Bonds issued by the Humboldt Gold Mines Company in 1911. Principle and interest payable at Baker, Oregon. City: Bak
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to w******o for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Twelve Laclede Consolidated Gold & Copper Mining Co. Certificates (Oregon)2682 - Twelve Laclede Consolidated Gold & Copper Mining Co. Certificates (Oregon)
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Lot of 12 fully executed certificates, non-sequentially numbered. All feature signatures by H. Earl Furman, president and W.J. Curtis, secretary. Date
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Four Different Pre-1900 Oregon Mining Stocks2684 - Four Different Pre-1900 Oregon Mining Stocks
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1) Two different foreign certificates (5 and 10 shares) for The Eastern Oregon Gold Mining Company (1888 & 1889). Both have foreign revenue impr...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rogue River Hydraulic Mining Stock and Mineral Deposits Map (Oregon)2685 - Rogue River Hydraulic Mining Stock and Mineral Deposits Map (Oregon)
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The Mineral Deposits map (state of Oregon, 1946) shows all gold mining, and other mineral areas. Folded, 33.5" x 21.5. Small tears at several f...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l********s for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Three Different Stocks for Eastern Oregon Gold Mining Company2686 - Three Different Stocks for Eastern Oregon Gold Mining Company
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One, five, and ten share foreign warrants issued 1888-1889. Same corporate signatures. All not cancelled. Each has foreign revenue imprints. The ten s
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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White Swan Mines Company Limited Stock Certificate (Oregon Mining Scam)2687 - White Swan Mines Company Limited Stock Certificate (Oregon Mining Scam)
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No. 2754, White Swan Mines Company stock, for 100 shares, issued to E. J. Meyers. Signed by Letson Balliet, president and K. G. Shea, secretary. Mr. B
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*****x for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Five Mining Cabinet Cards from Philadelphia Museums2688 - Five Mining Cabinet Cards from Philadelphia Museums
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Philadelphia Museums Mining Cabinet Cards. 1) Washing Gold, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2) Guggenheim Smelter, Aguascalientes, Mexico. 3) Sirena Min
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 230.00
 
 
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Youghiogheny Shaft Company Stock Certificates (Coal Mining)2689 - Youghiogheny Shaft Company Stock Certificates (Coal Mining)
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Rare. Shaft company.. given the railroad vignette, one would think they worked on railroads, but in fact it was with coal mines. Two certificates issu
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Two Deadwood Mining Stocks signed by J.B. Haggin2690 - Two Deadwood Mining Stocks signed by J.B. Haggin
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Two different stocks signed by J.B. Haggin, a mining millionaire who partnered with George Hearst. 1) Homestake Mining Company. Whitewood Mining Distr
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Homestake Mining Company Stock Signed by Lloyd Tevis2691 - Homestake Mining Company Stock Signed by Lloyd Tevis
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Very attractive certificate from this famous Dakota gold mine signed by legendary businessman Lloyd Tevis. Cert. #7835, issued to Lounsbery & Co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k**********y for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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King David Mining Company Stock Certificate Archive2692 - King David Mining Company Stock Certificate Archive
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225 stock certificates issued in the mid 1930s. All are punch and/or stamp cancelled with the same design: brown border with vignette of crown and min
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to w******o for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Bingham Mining Stock Certificate Collection (18)2693 - Bingham Mining Stock Certificate Collection (18)
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Lot of 18, all different. This is one each of the Bingham stocks we sorted. Includes: Bingham Mary Copper Co. (1908, not cxl, female vignette); Daniel
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to t******h for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Bingham Mining Stock Certificate Group (13)2694 - Bingham Mining Stock Certificate Group (13)
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Lot of 13. Includes: North Utah Mining Co. (1906, not cancelled, underground vignette); Daniels Mining and Milling Co. (1906, not cxl, underground vig
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******h for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Bingham Mining Real Photo Postcards2695 - Bingham Mining Real Photo Postcards
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The best RPC's: 4 early (c. 1910), 4 later. (Prag Collection) City: Bingham Canyon State: Utah Date: hwac# 32331
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Prospectus for The Wolverine Mine (Utah)2696 - Prospectus for The Wolverine Mine (Utah)
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Prospectus is a report on the vein and ore formation of the mine near Park City by Utah mining expert Walter P. Jenney. Not surprisingly, Jenney concl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Six Park City Mining Stock Certificates2697 - Six Park City Mining Stock Certificates
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Includes: Park City Mining & Smelting Company (1922, pen and punch cancelled, vignette), South Park Mining & Development Company (1917, stam...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold to t******h for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Utah Tintic Mining District Stock Certificate Collection2698 - Utah Tintic Mining District Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of nine. Includes: The Atlanta Mining Co. (1878, not cxl, Atlas gilt vignette), Silver Shield Mining & Milling Co. (1927, not cxl, mining vi...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m*****1 for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Tintic Mining District Stock Group 22699 - Tintic Mining District Stock Group 2
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Lot of eleven. Includes: South Sunbeam Mining & Milling Co. (two unissued but stamp cancelled, mining vignette), Silver Shield Mining & Mill...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*****1 for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Two Rare Tintic Mining Stock Certificates2700 - Two Rare Tintic Mining Stock Certificates
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1) The Mammoth Hill Mining Company. Inc. in Utah. No. 302, issued for 25 shares to Herbert Singleton in 1893 in Provo City. Signed by the president an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****1 for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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New York & Utah Prospecting & Mining Company Stock Certificate2701 - New York & Utah Prospecting & Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Rare. Inc. in New York. No. 87, issued for 1,000 shares to William H. Mailer on Oct. 10, 1867. Signed by the company president (Joseph Wilde) and secr
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t****c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Ten Different Utah Mining Company Stock Certificates2702 - Ten Different Utah Mining Company Stock Certificates
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Another batch of ten different. Includes: Boley Mining Co. (1916, not cxl), The Arizona Enterprise Copper Co. (1912, not cxl), Basic Resources Corp. (
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*****1 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Ten Different Utah Mining Company Stock Certificates 22703 - Ten Different Utah Mining Company Stock Certificates 2
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Includes: Ruby-Pioneer Mines Company (1903, not cxl), Central Standard Consolidated Mines (1929, pencil cxl, three mining vignettes), Cardiff Mining...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******h for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Ten Different Utah Mining Company Stock Certificates 32704 - Ten Different Utah Mining Company Stock Certificates 3
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Includes: Silver Butte Consolidated Mining Company (1929, mining vignette, not cxl), Silver Hills Mining Company (1920, mining vignette, not cxl), Wes
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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The Silver Mountain Mining Company Stock Certificate2705 - The Silver Mountain Mining Company Stock Certificate
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No. 304. Issued for 50 shares to Chas. W. Symons on Sept. 5th, 1883. Signed by Groesbeck (vice president) and Morris (secretary). Not cancelled. One v
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t****c for (95.00 + 21.85BP) = 116.85
 
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Three Utah Mining Stock Certificates2706 - Three Utah Mining Stock Certificates
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1) The Northern Chief Mining Company. Inc. in NY. Salt Lake City Mining District. No 118, issued for 200 shares to William A. Conway on January 11th,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Two 1880s Utah Mining Stock Certificates2707 - Two 1880s Utah Mining Stock Certificates
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1) The Northern Chief Mining Company. Inc. in New York. No. 119, issued for 200 shares to William Conway in 1881. Signed by the president and secreta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Utah Coal Mining Stock Certificates2708 - Utah Coal Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of nine. Best is an 1876 issued certificate from The Utah Coal Mining & Coke Company (Huntington, Sanpete County, Utah Territory). The certi...
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Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****1 for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Utah Mining Stock Certificates (10)2709 - Utah Mining Stock Certificates (10)
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Lot of ten different. Includes: Silver Dollar Mining Co. (1933, not cxl, mining vignette), SIlver Star Mining Co. (unissued 190-), Mineral Veins Coali
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m*****1 for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Utah Mining Stock Certificates (11)2710 - Utah Mining Stock Certificates (11)
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Lot of eleven different, most pictorial. Includes: Chief Cons. MC (1950, stamp cxl), Paiute Oil & MC (1979, stamp cxl), Daily Metal Mines Inc. (...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****1 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Utah Mining Stock Certificates (12)2711 - Utah Mining Stock Certificates (12)
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Lot of twelve. Includes: three Hickox Mining Co. (1928, not cxl, allegorical vignettes and 1931 & 1932, not cxl, three vignettes including sluic...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******h for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Group of Utah Mining Stock Certificates (12)2712 - Group of Utah Mining Stock Certificates (12)
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Lot of twelve. Includes: Bullion Mining Co. (1928 & 1938, stamp cxl, underground vignette); The Josephine Gold & Copper Mining Co. (1903, no...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******h for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Utah Mining Stocks & Bonds2713 - Utah Mining Stocks & Bonds
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Lot of four. 1) Foreign (French) bond for the Comet Mining Company of Utah. Issued 1888. Green paper with large, dramatic vignette featuring a miner l
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Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****1 for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Washington Mining Stock Certificates (16)2714 - Washington Mining Stock Certificates (16)
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Lot of 16. Includes: B & V Gold Mining Co. (1899, not cxl), Nicholson Creek Mining Corp. (1936), Spokane Mining Syndicate Inc. (1955, not cxl), ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******h for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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