Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction, Part I

Cert. #99, signed by president G.P. Drew, issued for 8,000 shares to Francisca A. Jesurum. R.E. Doan was the superintendant at the mine. The company w

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

Location: Lake County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. in 1872. No. 737, issued for 100 shares to LH Palache on April 12th, 1895 in San Francisco. Si

# 8(?) for 25 shares to Josiah C Huch(?). Datelined Dutch Flat 1867. Signed by secretary Charles F (?) and president (?). Incorporated June 26, 1867.

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...

"Mariposa is where explorers John C. Fremont and Kit Carson found the rich Mariposa Vein and opened the first mill to crush ore and extract gol...

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

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

All three are foreign investments int he California Gold Rush. 1) Ave Maria Gold Quartz. English. 2) Le Nouveau Monde. French with French stamp. 3) An

# 24 for 5 shares to HC Howard. Datelined San Francisco 1865. Signed by secretary James Monroe and president HC Howard. 25c Power of Atty Revenue stam

Incorp. 1878 Calif. Located in Mono County, Ca. Lake District. #148, I/U, 50 shares @ $50 par to Ellis Edwards Trustee and signed as secretary wit

Cert. #17, issued in 1902 for 1,000 shares to Lillian M. McPike and signed by F.H. Smythe as president and Henry C. McPike as secretary. The mine is l

Cert. #775, issued for 25 shares to Lee, Higginson & Co. The certificate was issued in Boston and the company incorporated in Wyoming. Location ...

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...

# 120 for 1 shares to JW Freeman. SIgned by GTH McFadden and president D Hawkes. Dateline Timbuctoo, Yuba Co., Cal. 1863. Incorporated July 1863. Not

Extremely rare. This company mined soda ash at Cartago, now a ghost town at Owens Lake in Inyo County. They operated 1917-1932, eventually becoming th

# 121 for 25 shares to George D Aldrick. datelined Virginia, California 1863. Signed by secretary William H Hunt and president Geo. Glass. Incorporate

Early number 43 for 25 shares to DB Moore. Datelined Sacramento 1863. Signed by secretary Josiah Lowell and president SM Hey. Incorporated April 17, 1

2 certificates. Incorp. 1911 California and operated the Ralston Divide Gravel Mine in Placer County, according to the California State Mining Bureau

Very rare. Dateline Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal., December 15th, 1852. No. 142, issued for one share to JC Bullious. Signed by B.F. Reese, pres

# 435 for 5 shares to Benjamin Hall. Signed by secretary Benjamin Hall and president George W Paget. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated May 15,

This is a stock certificate in the Southern Eureka Mining Company for 500 shares #154 dated 1880. Please see photos for details. Provenance: Ken Pra

We've never seen this one before. Certificate #14, issued for 1,000 shares of Twelve-Mile Bar Gold Mining Company at San Francisco in 1900. Twel...

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

# 51 for 3 shares to F Morrill. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by John B Feltis(?) as president and secretary (?). incorporated July of 1863. Bl

Although there are a number of unissued certificates from the Giant Powder Company floating around, it is rare to find an issued certificate. The Gian

Cert. #55, issued for 840 shares to Elizabeth McCaw and signed by J.S. Cameron as president and William J. Simpson as secretary. Location of Works: Al

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

Early # 17 for 90 shares to Hasey. Signed by WL Kirby and president G King. Dateline 1864 San Francisco. Incorporated July 1863. Not cancelled. No rev

# 352 for 12 1/2 shares to William Marble. Signed by Thomas McCallan and president AN (?). Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated June 22, 1863. 25

A group of 19 mining stock certs including Natomas, Yuba Goldfields Inc and many more. Some are canceled, some unused and some have revenue stamps. A

This is a group of 12 mining stock certificates, some signed, some unused. They are from various companies, including Mugwump Gold Mines, New IdriaMin

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

1) Black Sand Mining Company. # 20 for 1000 shares. Located near Ferndale at Freshwater Lagoon Beach just north of Big Lagoon. 2) California King with

Stock in this lot include: The Newton Copper Company, 1910, Mines in Amador County, Cal.; Pan-American Tungsten Company, 1919; Lucero Mining & M...

Cert. #169, issued to C. Hodsman for 100 shares and signed by Alex Davis as president and Will H. Young as secretary. Location of mines: Chalk Creek D

Three Camilla Gold Mining Company Stocks to G. Studle for 500 shares each, signed by L. G. Brewer, Secretary and W. G. Smith, President. Punched with

#250 for 50 shares to Julia Wadsworth. Datelined New York 1864. Signed by secretary John N Power and president Nathaniel Comsten(?). 25c Life Insuranc

Cert. #42, issued to M. Garrett for 100 shares in 1892 and signed by A.M. McGregor as president. Issued at Pueblo, Colorado. Nice vignette of an Incan

The town of Durango was organized in September 1881 by the Durango Trust, a business group composed largely of D&RG investors to serve the San J...

We have not seen this stock certificate in 40 years. English Mortgage Debenture. To Frederick Connon of Scarsdale Villas, Kensington. The Snowdrift s

We have never seen this one! Number 27 for 50 shares t RP Smith. Datelined Boston 1864. Signed by treasurer Joseph Hayden and president Bay. Not cance

Incorp. 1880 Colorado. #236, I/U, 100 shares @ $1.00 par issued April 1891. Signed sect and pres. Black, embossed seal (very crisp imprint), vignet

Incorp. 1882 Colorado. #539, I/U, 100 shares @ $10 par issued Feb. 1882, signed pres. and sect. Black, embossed seal, no vignette. Kendall Bank Not

Two early Leadville, Colorado mining stocks includes The Revenue Mining & Milling Co. of Colorado, issued at Leadville, Co. in 1881, and also Th...

Cert. #27, issued to Shalor W. Eldridge for 500 shares in 1880. Incorporated in New York. Signed by Lewis Jones as president and Meredith L. Jones as