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

1) Stock # 99 for 30,000 shares to Stephen Parrish. Signed by trustees Balbach, Day and Norman. Dateline New York 1897. Incorporated 1896. Location: C

1) Extra rare. Not in Filer or Holabird indexes. "Arizona Territory" printed to the left of vignette. Inc. in Connecticut, 1880. No. 142, ...

1) Crocker Mining Company Stock- # 3003 for 50 shares to Cullmann & Company trustees. Signed by Aug. Waterman and WS Lyle president. Dateline Sa...

Certificate issued at Chicago, Illinois in 1907. Fancy vignette of an allegorical figure and flowers on the masthead. This company possibly operated t

Cert. #91, issued for 100 shares in 1881 to M.L. Earls, the company secretary. Inc. in New York. Mines located in the Santo Domingo district, Pima Cou

Uncancelled $100 1st Mortgage bond cert #369 with 2 coupons from Specie Basis Mining Co issued in 1866. Gray ornate border. Vignette of mill along si

Inc. in Arizona, issued at Chicago, Illinois. Nice vignette of an elk at the top. We could find no references to this company or it's operations...

Includes Mitchell Mining Company issued in 1906 at Prescott, Arizona and White Horse Mining Company issued in 1901. Both VG-VF and uncanceled. Date:

Amador County, California (printed at left). Inc. Dec. 7th, 1863. No. 174, issued for 50 shares to D. Van Vleck (an artist and lithographer) on Feb. 1

Fantastic unissued stock with President Leland Stanford signature. Vignette shows mountain with shaft depths superimposed: Cumberland 600', Bunk...

Never seen by us. This company operated on Poor Man's Ledge near Spanishtown (now Yankee Hill) in Butte County in 1857. A July 31, 1857 Daily Al...

# 8 - VERY EARLY. 20 shares to William Keith. Datelined San Francisco July 11, 1865 (one week after incorporation) . Signed by secretary WL Kirby and

Very nice looking cert. Black on off white with large red underprint "Capital Stock $660,000. Early # 38 for 50 shares to MW Smith on July 9, 1...

1) Location at Garden Valley Mining District, El Dorado Co. (printed under title). FH notes that Garden Valley is known for its fabulous native gold.

Cert. #67, issued in 1903 and cert. #81, issued in 1905. The 1903 certificate is signed by president Stephen Roberts, while the 1905 certificate is si

Very attractive mining certificate #263 issued in 1905 for 2500 preferred shares. The Landecker Gold Mining Company was one of the largest producers i

Number 1 for 10 shares to John A Gwin. Signed by Silas B Smith and William Henson. Daterline 1863 Placerville. Incorporated October 15, 1863. A notice

Cancelled $4,000 (@ $100 ea) American River Water & Mining Co. cert. # 471, dated Sept. 7, 1859. Assigned. Signed C.T.H. Palmer, secy, a 49&...

Rare. $500 bond. Low number 4, issued to the Banking House of B.F. Hastings & Co. of Sacramento City on December 24th, 1860. Signed by president...

The American River Water and Mining Company was formed in 1854 to build a ditch to divert water from the North Fork of the American River providing wa

Eureka Quartz Mining Company stock certificate, No. 97, for five shares of capital stock. Issued to William Jenkins of Baltimore. Dateline 24 January

Certificate #71, issued in 1890 to J. Asher and signed by B.M. Denison as secretary. Location of Works: Kern County, California printed at the top. Wh

5 i/u stocks. Undated but Gold Rush era. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of each stock, this London based associa...

Blue version! Certificate for the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Association. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of ea...

#62, issued for 1000 shares in 1907. Signed as president by Amos P. Brown. Brown was a noted figure in the geology and mineralogy fields and was the a

Very early California Stock Certificate. # 2060 for 100 shares to Theodore Waller. Signed by Solomon Alter and president Parson Sewill. Dateline Phila

Although not rare, this is an important early California stock certificate. But what makes this one special is the reference on the certificate to Joh

I/C #2048 Theodore Walker 100 shares 1852. Signed by Pearson Servill (president) and L. Alter (secretary). Great mining vignette at top: miners workin

Rare and early. Dateline Nevada City, April 20th, 1863. Low No. 8, issued for one share to H.B. Hosmer. Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president and secret

Consolidated St. Gothard Gold Mining Company stock issued at San Francisco in 1906.The company inc. in 1888. " Nevada County, Cal. Adjoining t...

Saginaw District, Sacramento Co. (printed under logo). Inc. July 17, 1863. Dateline Sacramento, August 3, 1863. No. 53, issued for 20 shares to Richar

Issued to Edward P. Carpenter, Feb. 19th, 1877, twenty shares of National Prospecting and Mining Company. Britten & Rey lithographers. Lower rig...

Large, square certificate #4, issued in 1904. After the holder deposited $80 for this investment certificate, it would later be exchanged for $130 in

Cert. #1715, issued for 25 shares in 1906. The Black Oak mine was located one mile west of Soulsbyville in Tuolumne County, California. The date is fa

Two certificates from the Experimental Mining Company issued in 1899. Located NNW of Yankee Hill and 3.1 km (1.9 miles) NNE of Columbia, along Experim

Location: Sugar Pine District, Tuolumne Co., California (printed at top center). No. 110, issued for 100 shares to Robert Solefree on Nov. 19th, 1866

1) # 130 for 120 shares to WH Wasson trustee. SIgned by John DeW Allen and vice president Joseph D Redding. 2) Olive, Ben Franklin, Lady Franklin, and

1) Low Divide District, Del Norte County, Cal. (printed on the top and bottom left). Inc. July 24th, 1863. No. 95, issued for 50 shares to George Robi

1) Place of Business: Sacramento City, Sacramento County, Cal. No. 115, issued for 10 shares to Philip Steiner on Oct. 2nd, 1899. Signed by the presid

1) # 15 for 1 share to S Rosenberger & Son. Signed by George Redway and president AF Keys. Not cancelled. Dateline 1897 Pasadena. Vertical folds...

1) This company is a mystery to us. Not in Filer, Browne, or other Holabird indexes. No reference could be found online including CDNC and newspapers.

1) Temp. cert. No. 12, issued for 5 shares to Miss W.C. Waller on Aug, 28th, 1891 in San Francisco. Signed by president M. Cooney and secretary J.O. J

1) # 2367 for 1/2 share to William and George Warren. Signed by R Williams and president Habbick. Dateline Pasadena 1887. Not cancelled. 2) Located in

1) Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine. N;s 16221 to 16230. 1851. 2) Anglo Californian Bank Limited. # 343. 1872. Cancelled. Both have edge issues. 3) Placer M

1) Carson Mineral Rubber Co. Stock Certificate Signed by Comstock Assayer Balch. 2. Pacific Jute Manufacturing Company Stock. 3) Bituminous Lime Rock

1. # 50 for 20 shares to Sophia D Folsom. Signed by Josiah Hewes president and secretary (?). Dateline 1863 San Francisco. Incorporated July 28, 1863.

A certificate for stock in the Philadelphia and California Mining Company, completed on Sept. 28, 1852, granting Theodore Walter 100 shares in the ven

Two issued California mining stocks includes the Canada Hill Gold Mining Company stock issued in 1899 and the Gold Mound Mining & Milling Compan...

Inc. in Illinois. Mine located in the Queen Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, 3 miles from Georgetown on Brown and Sherman Mountains. Acc

Lot of two. Both 1878. Both to City National Bank. Both signed by AS Webster. One for 52.39 ounces of gold for $821.43. The second for 16.77 ounces fo

Rare. Territorial. Incorporated February, 1864. Certificate # 489. Issued for 100 shares to W.H. Lawrence on May 7th, 1867. Signed by Satherton (?) as

Cert. #24, issued at Leadville for 1000 shares to Andrew C. Merryman in 1883. Signed by Geo. F. Batcholder as president. Mines at Leadville, Colorado

Sequential numbers 542 and 543. Both issued to JD Brewster. Signed by Smedley and president Cope. Issued in Philadelphia in 1882. Incorporated in 188

Inc. in New York. Cert. #6, issued for 10 shares to Hon. John P. Jones in 1881. Signed by Edw. Rapallo as president and Hoffman as secretary. The comp

$25 bond certificate from this company which operated at Ouray, Colorado. Five coupons attached at the bottom. This bond came from a total of 200 bond

Lot of 3. All issued to B. Paul. Inc. 1876. 1) Stock no. 10, issued to 20 shares to B. Paul on August 23rd, 1876 in Rosita. Signed by the president an

1. Chicago & Denver Reduction Company Stock - # 22 (early) for 5 shares to William H Mardock (Mandock). Signed by secretary Edward F Hartley and...

EXTRA RARE! Number 57 for 500 shares to AJ Mills in 1868. Signed by secretary and treasurer Silas L Loomis, president DE Soms(?). Vignette of placer m

Two from the Battle Creek Coal & Coke Company, one brown and one green, and also a certificate from Marsh Mining Company. Both companies incorpo...

1) Alturas Co., Idaho (printed under title). Inc. in New York. No. 62, issued for 500 shares to Steve James, trustee, on Dec. 6th, 1881. 2) Saw Tooth

I/U #39 Wm Abernathy 10 shares 1864. Signed by Secretary JA Davis and President Chesney? Probably located in Boise Basin, ID, we could not locate any

Issued to C.S. Pell for 100 shares on Dec 29, 1864, sifned by O.W. Woodford as president and EB Fellows as Secretary. Godess og Gold vignette at left.

1) Sawtooth District, Alturas County, Idaho (printed at bottom center). Inc. in New York. No. 2106, issued for 100 shares to C. Kuehnemundt on June 30

Cert. #285, issued in 1894 to S.A. Nelson for 100 shares. Signed by Williams as president and Dillingham as treasurer. Inc. in Arizona. The company w

Inc. in Iowa. Cert. #119, issued for 1000 shares in 1897. We could find no reference to this company or it's operations after much looking. Nice...

Lot of two includes Cumberland Iron & Land Co. issued at Henderson, Ky. for 50 shares in 1910. Also, Kentucky Land & Improvement Company, is...

1-3) Nice trio of stocks. Sequential certificates: number 228, 229 and 230. Signed by Oliver Barnes president and Chas. V. Ware secretary. Issued in 1

Cert. #18, issued for 10 shares in 1875. Inc. in Missouri. Vignette of a large group of miners working underground. Large silver underprint stating sh

Nice group of southern mining company stocks includes The Cleveland Circle Mining Co., (MO) 1901, Red Eagle Coal Co. Inc (AL) 1914, The Elixir Mining

$500 First Mortgage Bond from the Mettacom Silver Mining Company of Reese River. Certificate #5 issued in 1867. Four bond coupons attached at the bot

# 56 for 350 shares to OP James. Signed by George Lear and OP James as president. Dateline Doylestown, Bucks Co. August 10, 1867. Vignette of undergro

This is a lot of three stock certs issued by State Line Gold Mining Companies 2, 3 and 4. They are all cancelled and in very good condition.See photos

Rare certificate #1143, issued for 500 shares in 1905 to R.S. Culverwell, Trustee, and signed by N.H. Herman as president and Culverwell as secretary.

Issued at Philadelphia, the company was incorporated in Nevada. The company's mine office was at Humboldt House, Humboldt County, Nevada (1908 C...

I/U #118 to Harvey Mills in 1864 for 241 shares. Signed by President Davis and Secretary Pardy. Pen cancelled. Reese River Mining District, Lander Co

Inc. in New York. No. 262. Issued for 10 shares to D.W. Chambers on September 21st, 1865. Signed by Thomas Sproull as president and S.R. Hutchinson as

Hooker Ledge, Reese River Mining District (printed to the left of vignette). Inc. April 20th, 1863. No. 111, issued for ten shares to Isaac Josephi on

Rosebud Cons. Mines Company Stock issued for 50 shares in 1914. Mines at Rosebud, Nevada printed on the masthead. Three mining vignettes. Rosebud, Nev

# 348 for 5 shares to Ellen M. Gibbs. Signed by president Chamberlain and secretary W Dudley (he was the man ruined, see below). Issued April 4, 1867.

# 32 for 5 shares to Mathan B Broombale. Datelined Doylestown, Bucks County 1866. Signed by treasurer George Lear and president O James

Cert. #3444, issued for 60 shares in 1898. Inc. in West Virginia. The company operated near Dayton, mining the placer claims on the Carson River. The

1) # 262 for 50 shares to George Hammersley. Signed by HB Leach and president Strickland Kneurs(?). Dateline November 30, 1865. 2) # 237 for 16 shares

1) C.O.D. Mining and Leasing Company. No. 970, issued for 1,000 shares in 1907, not cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Heavy folds, toning. In the 190

1) Rare! "Situated in Sierra Mining District Humboldt County Nevada" (printed under vignette). Inc. in New York. No. 590, issued for 240 s...

This is a nice group of Nevada miners. All are issued and in good condition. Includes: Old Keintuck-Goldfield Mining & Milling, 1908 (Goldfield)...

Nice group of Nevada Mining stocks, all are issued, uncancelled and in good condition. Lot includes: Tonopah Home Cons. Mines & Exploration Co. ...

1) California Mining Company. Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Nevada (printed under title). No. 96517, issued for 5 shares to E.A. Richardson

1) Philadelphia Mining District, Belmont, Nye Co., Nevada (printed above dateline). Inc. 1872. No. 36, issued for 100 shares to EA Richardson on April

1) Mining scams were not uncommon in Nevada, but this scam is for woodland properties in Nevada by an English firm. They obviously did not visit the s

Mining stock issued to P.F. Dupont, a.k.a. "Fireman Phil". Issued for 2222 shares, but not dated. The company operated at Contact, Nevada ...

Rare. Inc. in New York. No. 89, issued for 1,000 shares to William H. Mailer on Oct. 10, 1867. Signed by the company president (Joseph Wilde) and secr

Cert. #530, issued for 100 shares at New York in 1898. The company owned rich placer mines in the New Placer mining district in Santa Fe and Benalillo

1) # 24 for 1000 shares to Lambert Eliel. Signed by Levi A Eliel and president James W Duncan. Dateline July 1888. Incorporated 1888. Not cancelled. U

"In 1856, a rich placer deposit was discovered at Pinos Altos near Bear Creek, northwest of Silver City. It was so rich in gold that miners mad...

Black Hawk, CO.. Incorp New York. Extremely rare. #340, I/U, 250 shares issued Jan 16, 1865. Signed R. Emmett White President. Black. Vignette top

1. Tioga Coal, Iron, Mining & Manufacturing Co. - Incorporated April 9, 1828 and March 26, 1833. Lot of two. 1) Early # 25, issued for 220 share...

Inc. in New York. No. 249, issued to J. Elnathan Smith for 600 shares on Feb. 3rd, 1854. Signed by president William Furnils and secretary Jno. Bordma

1) # 24 for 100 shares to HP Stephens. Signed by Edward F Albright and WH Harris. Dateline Portland 1877. Incorporated December 22, 1876. Issued. Not

Two certificates issued in 1914 from Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Company. Inc. in West Virginia. Nice vignette shows the operation of loading railc...

1. Charter Oak Mutual Coal Company Stock- # 1617 for 10 shares to E Ingraham. Signed by FA Brown and Thomas Belknap president. Brown was city treasure