Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Two certificates from the West End Consolidated Mining Company, issued in 1921 and both signed by F.M. (Borax) Smith, the Borax King. The West End Con

This is very likely a property at Ophir, Nye County, Nevada. We have sold stocks for the Twin River Mining Company of Nye County, also incorporated in

Lot of 3: first is the Rawhide Big Horn Mining Co. certificate, signed by president Zeb Kendall, is a rare find. This also has 3 beautiful vignettes.

Rawhide was one of Nevada's last great mining boom town of the 20th Century. Joe McDonald described the town in 1920; he wrote "The life of...

Lot of 3: rare certificates, from the boomtown of Rawhide. This contains the Rawhide Olgilvie-Reynolds Leasing and Mining Co. the Rawhide Queen Mines

Lot of 3: first is the Rawhide Big Horn Mining Co. certificate, signed by president Zeb Kendall, is a rare find. This also has 3 beautiful vignettes.

Stocks with Jim Butler in the name. Six certificates from Jim Butler Mining Company, a few different colors. Four from Jim Butler Tonopah Mining Compa

Lot includes Tonopah Gold Mountain Mining Company, issued in 1905 and signed by Geo. Wingfield as president. Another cert. from Tonopah Gold Mountain

Cert. #113, issued for 20 shares to Charles P. Wood in 1869, and signed by A. Gilkisore as president and Wm. G.Grant as secretary. Inc. in N.Y. A mini

We could not find this in our records, also not in Filer. The date suggests maybe Treasure Hill, as issued in 1869. Cert. #825, 20 shares. Black on wh

Wow! Inc. in Pennsylvania, 1867. Low number 11, issued for 500 shares to Charles Silver on January 16th, 1868 in Philadelphia. Signed by president HH

Lot of 3 different. 1) Nevada-Ophir Mining Company. Twin River. Issued in 1922 for 100 shares. Not cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Pinholes, folds.

Lot of three rare Nevada mining stocks: 1) Rawhide Queen Mines Company, issued 1910; 2) Bullfrog-Red Oak Mining Company, issued 1907; 3) Pictou Consol

Inc. in Massachusetts. Cert. #42, issued in 1866 for 110 shares to Nathaniel G. Upham and signed by CN Howe as president and B. Sherman as treasurer.

Beautiful stock issued in 1891 at Silver City, New Mexico. Low certificate #4, issued for 1000 shares to Henry C. Butcher and signed by John Brockman

Inc. in Colorado. Low cert. #4, issued to Ozias Bailey for 50 shares in 1884 and signed by Bailey as president. S.J. Richards also signs as secretary.

1) El Capitan Land and Cattle Company. Fabulous cattle vignette. # 63 with a 6% per annum return. 1885. Issued to Horace Thurber and signed by secreta

Not located. Not in Filer or other Holabird indexes. No mentions found on newspapers.com or other internet searching. Possibly an iron mine at Ramapo,

Chartered in 1883 by the state of North Carolina. No. 783, issued for 200 shares to E. Levezey on August 24th, 1886. Signed by president Wilkins and t

Cert. #171, issued for 250 shares in 1880 to Enoch Jackson. Signed by B.F. Caldwell as president and John N. Drew as secretary. Eagle with shield in t