Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

This is a gorgeous piece of leaf gold from Tuolumne County, California, approx 15 x 8 mm, protected and displayed in a 30 mm plastic capsule on a blac

A set of gold specimens from the home of the 49-ers Gold Rush: one 4.44 gm piece of white quartz with streaks of yellow gold, approx 20 x 15 x 6 mm; o

This fine, California leaf gold specimen was previously in the mineral collection of F. John Barlow (Specimen #G-157). Barlow was passionate about col

Very fine dendritic/wire silver specimen attributed to the Homestake Mine in Creede, Colorado, approx 20 x 20 x 20 mm. Easily visible dendrites of sil

High-grade silver ore slab from the homestake Mine in Creede, Colorado, approx 85 x 50 x 6 mm. Very dense with silvery-grey mineralization in white qu

An important, rich specimen of wire gold in quartz from the historically significant Ibex / Little Jonny Mine area. Margaret "Molly" Brown...

This rich, wire gold specimen was uncovered by metal detector during the last 20 years. The specimen was most recently in the mineral collection of Br

This superb amazonite and smoky quartz specimen is from the Smoky Hawk Mine, Teller County, Colorado. Amazonite is a variety of microcline feldspar co

High-grade silver ore from the Sunshine Mine near Kellogg, Idaho, approx 135 x 75 x 50 mm. Specimen is metamorphosed quartzite with encrustations of s

Small 20 x 15 mm specimen of crystalline cerrusite (lead carbonate) on which are growing numerous 1-to-2 mm clusters of native silver from the Bunker

Very heavy silver-lead ore specimen from the Elmquist Prospect near Battle Mountain, Nevada, approx 105 x 90 x 80 mm. Massive black sulfide assemblage

Two pieces of high-grade antimony ore from the Antimony King Mine in the Bernice District, Churchill County, Nevada, approx 65 x 43 x 35 mm and 30 x 3

Three pieces of high-grade silver-gold ore from the Original Bullfrog Mine in Bullfrog, Nevada, approx 30 x 20 mm to 45 x 45 mm. Quartz matrix with ab

High-grade silver ore from the Candelaria Mine, Candelaria, Mineral County, Nevada. Massive white quartz specimen riddled with silvery-grey mineraliza

High-grade lead-silver-copper ore from the Candelaria Mine in Candelaria, Mineral County, Nevada, approx 90 x 70 x 55 mm. The original collector card

High-grade silver-lead ore from the Candelaria Mine, Mineral County, Nevada, approx 90 x 60 x 65 mm. Original collector noted the presence of cerrusit

High-grade gold ore from the Daisy Mine, Diamondfield, Nevada, approx 50 x 35 x 25 mm. Crystalline quartz with occasional flecks of gold or pyrite are

High-grade gold-telluride ore from the Great Bend Mine, Goldfield District, Diamondfield Subdistrict, Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 70 x 55 x 35 mm

Two pieces of high-grade silver ore from the Eureka District, Eureka County, Nevada, approx 80 x 62 x 30 mm and 45 x 40 x 30 mm. Mostly white quartz w

High-grade silver ore from the Mammoth Mine near Gilbert, Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 65 x 65 x 50 mm. Massive white and clear quartz specimen wi