Spooktacular Auction: Americana, Mining, Numismatics, & More (October 2020)

This way the jewelers' original way of testing gold by making a streak on a streak plate and comparing to a streak from these needles. This set ...

Watson Bros., Los Angeles Balance. Metal frame. 19.5" x 19" x 9.5". Circa 1940's-60. Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...

Well-preserved ledger of the Val Verde Copper Company in the Big Bug Mining District of Arizona from the year 1900. The company operated in the eponym

The Kennedy and Argonaut Mines in Jackson, California, were producers of gold from great depths of the Mother Lode. Both mines were recovering ore fro

The Kennedy Mine in Jackson, California, was not only the deepest gold mine of its day at 5,912 feet, it also boasted a 100-stamp mill to process the

Lot of 4. 1) 1877 stock transfer form for the Quicksilver Mining Company. 2) Two different checks: The New Almaden Store, 1917, and The New Almaden Co

Mortgage between Robert P. Chase and Egbert Judson for $2,500 for the property known as the San Francisco Chemical Works to Judson on August 1st, 1856

This is sheet 3 map of the Yukon District in the North West Territory 1898, scale is 506, drawn by J. McEvoy. Highlighting White Horse township. Geol

Miner with burro. "Mineral Day Salida, Colo. 31 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Salida Provenance:

North Half, 33" x 40" - South Half 31" x 40" Date: 1942 Edition Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Ten Mile Prove...

Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Manager's Report, Balance Sheet & Profit & Loss Account for the year ending Decemb...

The Orphan Girl Mine was located in 1875 on the west side of Butte, Montana, and produced silver and lead ore from underground workings as deep as 3,0

Lot of about 30. Issued 1866-1874. Most list Allen E. Curtis as the General Agent for the company. Half are billheads for the company billed to vario

This is a nice collection of items centered around the Original Bullfrog Mines near Beatty, Nevada. It includes an original Original Bullfrog Mines Sy

An extremely rare ledger from Gold Hill, Nevada, quite possibly The Bank of Gold Hill. This fragile book is almost completely filled with all things g

Lot of 3 assay memorandums for the Gold Hill Assay Office, owned by assayer WS James. Three different assay customers: Mexican Mill, Justice Company,

Lot of two different for W.S. James, Gold Hill Assay Office. 1) 1889 large format Memorandum of Bullion deposited by the Washoe Mill for the Justice C

Lot of 24. Most is for the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company. Includes: 1904 Nye & Ormsby County Bank promissory note; a letter from John Mui...

Lot of 3. 1) Univ. of Nevada Bulletin No. 5, 1948, Geology and Mining Series No. 48, "A Contribution to the Published Information On the Geolog...

Map of Goldfield, Nevada, 1907, by The Clason Map Co., publishers of Advertising & Reference Maps, Denver, Colorado. Includes an extensive alpha...

This is an advertisement from the Mims-Sutro Company that passes as a prospectus. Four pages. 8.5 x 6". No photos or charts. Extremely fine con...

Important Nevada Mining Reference on the Goodsprings Quadrangle by D.F. Hewett. U.S. Geological Society Professional Papers. PP 162. 9" x 11&...

Manhattan Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. Compiles and Published by William K. Moran, E.M., Photo. Lith. Halpin Litho Co, S.F. This map is in suc

STUNNING DETAIL! Assay points throughout map taken from 1913 to 1934 on various maps. Shows 300', 450', 600', 750' levels. Also shaf...

This is a check written on The Sheba Gold & Silver Mine in Humboldt County, Nevada Territory. The large check measures 4"x 8"and is ve...

This is a virtually pristine, original copy of a map of the Tonopah Mining District, compiled and published by William K. Moran, U.S. Mineral Surveyor

1) Tonopah & Salt Lake Mining Company vs. Tonopah Mining Company. This document makes Hugh Brown the new lawyer for the Tonopah and Salt Lake. S...

Hardcover 295pp with index. The first great report on Tonopah, NV. Upper spine wear, toning on front and back covers. Date: 1965 Country (if not USA

Lot of 5. All for ore submitted by the Savage Mine, 1889-1891. Approx. 5 x 8" All signed by Meyers. Folds, some toning. Date: 1889-1891 Count...

Lot of 4 different. 1) Two different assay memorandums for the Gold Hill Assay Office, WS James. 1889 to the Washoe Mill and 1891 Nevada Mill tailings

Very scarce. Hale & Norcross Silver Mining Company check No. 1652, issued in 1870 to LB Williams and signed by James G. Fair as superintendent. ...

Rare. Wells Fargo & Co, RN-D imprinted revenue. "Genoa Fluming Co." printed in red at left. Dateline Carson, Nev., 1876. Issued to Geo...

Lot of 30 Ore Assay Reports for the Savage Mine in Virginia City for April 1867. Each sheet is approx. 9.5 x 7.5" It lists the Assay No., Sampl...

Lot of 10. 1) 1897 Carson City Mint Memorandum of Silver Bullion deposit. 3,738 ounces of amalgam. 2) 1916 illustrated report to the Stockholders of t

Nov. 13, 1877 single sheet issue of the rare Stock Ledger newspaper published by Henry S. Moore. The stock Ledger reported all the Comstock and other

Very rare. We have not offered one of these in the last decade. Memorandum of Ore Assays at the Sutro Tunnel Company's Assay Office, March 18th,...

Lot of 3. 1) Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co., Bank of California, 1866. Issued to Kennedy & Mallon (grocers). Signed by Louis Janin as supt....

Lot of 2. 1) 1880 check made out by Bliss to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco for $100. This hotel was the site of the famous William Sharon Dinner i

Rare Virginia & Truckee company check issued in Virginia City, Nevada in 1876 to Huntington, Hopkins & Co. for $3,013. RN-D. Signed by Yerin...

Five very old and original photographs from the glory days of the Comstock showing several of the famous mines and mills of the day. Each is numbered

Printed 'Nevada Wonder Mining Company.' Office copy. Purchased of John Breuner of Oakland, one bed, dresser, chiffonier, rocker, kitchen cha...

Lot of 5. 1) Sheet from the Assay Office of the Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company, 1878. Eberhardt City, Nevada. 13 x 8 .5" Ghost town. 2) Or...

Lot of two - both same. Very nice condition. Published by Keystone View Company. # 13796. Reverse has large description of hydraulic mining Date

Hardback Book, Geology of the Mercer Mining District Utah, J.E. Spurr, Intro. begins on p.349, pp.455. Black & white photos in illustrations. ...

1) United States Geological Atlas Folio No. 65, "Tintic Special" 1900 18" X 22" folder - 18 pages, including 4 maps. 2) Proper...

A set of five framed and glazed advertising pages, two pages are self-identified as from the Los Angeles Mining Review, all featuring goods and servic

Lot of four. 1) Mile underground - loading and handling with copper rock, Calumet-Hecla mines. 2) Placer Claim Blacktail, 3) Anthracite coal mine at

These are two booklets describing the design, function, and operation of two different types of milling equipment for ore separation. No dates of publ

1. Austin Area, Reese River Mining District, Lando Co., Nevada Topographical Map 1937, shows Austin and the many mines in the area. 35" x 35&qu...

3 scarce Nevada pieces, mostly biographies, 2 softback & 1 hardback book. 1) Sagebrush Statesman: Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada by Loren B Chan, Nev...