Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

8x5" sliced specimen Date: State/Country: Alaska City/County:

3.75" long exceptionally high grade visible gold in quartz ore specimen from the Gottschalk Collection.. One face is cut and polished. Weight i...

Seven native gold in quartz specimens, all about 1". Date: State/Country: California City/County:

Beautiful wire gold in quartz as original 25.2 gr. about 1 x 1.5". No other location data. Reeve Collection. Date: State/Country: Californi...

Four choice large specimens of crystalline borate minerals from Death Valley. These were on display in Mining Engineer John Heizer's Lovelock Ne...

1/3 of a quart zip bag of Rhondite and Rhodochrosite mostly sliced specimens Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County:

Very nice copper crystal with silver from Iroquois Copper Mine, Keweenaw, Michigan. 14.8 oz.Houghton Estate Collection Date: State/Country: Michig

Large copper crystal from Cliff Copper Mine, MI. Approx 829 grams. 6x5.25".Houghton Estate Collection Date: State/Country: Michigan City/Co...

6 x 9 x 12" specimen of classic Mississippi Valley Lead-Zinc ore, Custom wood base, from Nevada Mining Engineer John Heizer Collection. Date:...

10.5 grams, 2.25 x 0.75" cut slab of high grade gold in quartz. X-Graeber (label). "Comstock Lode District". One of the best Comstoc...

About 32 gr of placer gold from Gold Canyon, the site of the first gold discovery for the Comstock. From the Reeve Collection. Johntown, which was jus

Placer gold from the Gottschalk Collection. 14 gr with label and vials. Date: State/Country: Nevada City/County: Tuscarora

group of Nevada ore specimens, including scheelite (Tungsten), various gold-silver rocks (no visible gold); book with gold embossed cover for Ott Heiz

44.3 gram cut slab of high grade gold and copper ore from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Mining Engineer. This is a beauty. Date: State/Country:

Two specimens, 231.9 grams of galena, silver sulfides and native gold with quartz from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Mining Engineer. Date: Stat

10+small turquoise and chrysocolla collected in Nevada. Date: State/Country: Nevada City/County:

This is about 3/4 of a pound of coarse quartz ore with green and blue coloring of malachite and azurite ranging in size from coarse sand up to thumbna

Half a quart zip bag of spiderweb varicite from Columbus, NV Date: State/Country: Nevada City/County:

Approx 14.5# of florescent minerals from the famous Franklin, NJ area Date: State/Country: New Jersey City/County: Franklin

7 travertine stalactites from Cave Mine, UT. 7-20" long Date: State/Country: Utah City/County: Cave Mine

This 1.8-pound specimen is high-grade ore from the Eureka Hill Mine located near Mammoth, Utah. The Eureka Hill Mine was discovered in 1877 as a silve

Approximately five pounds of oxide ores from the Mammoth Mine near Mammoth, Utah. All six specimens have prominent copper oxide mineralization includi

This is a ten-pound collection of colorful pyrite specimens ranging from brassy yellow to shiny orange, possibly chalcopyrite. Specimen sizes vary fro

Lot contains two hefty rock specimens, approximately 2.2 and 5.0 pounds, that are attributed to the Mammoth Mine near Mammoth, Utah. This was a copper

This is a nearly 13-pound specimen of high-grade ore blasted from a working face of the Deer Trail Mine in the Mount Baldy District in the Tushar Moun

Two geodes filled with calcite crystals. One is sawn in half to reveal the beautiful crystals in both halves. The second geode has been broken open to

High grade specimen from Deer Trail Mine, UT. 4x2.75" Date: State/Country: Utah City/County:

This is an approximately 5.2 pound cluster of large dogtooth calcite crystals. The base is about 4x2-inches across and made of opaque white crystallin

Five small hand samples of high-grade ore from the Ophir Hill Mining District in Utah. These all show prominent massive and crystalline pyrite, chalco

Here are four large pieces of high-grade ore material from the Ophir Hill Mining District in Tooele County, Utah. the largest is aoub 13.5 inches long

Hardbound Xerox copies of 1905-1931 originals. Date: State/Country: Utah City/County:

Two massive high-grade specimens from the Ophir Hill Mining District in Utah, weighing approximately 11 pounds total. Prominent pyrite and possibly ch

This is a splendid specimen of high-grade ore from the Ophir Hill Mining District in Utah. The massive 7.8-pound piece shows a thick layer of pyrite/c

This is nearly 7.5 pounds of high-grade ore specimens, short diamond drill cores, and other minerals collected in and around various Utah mines. Build

Approx 11.5# of vivid greenish yellow agate, mostly sliced collected in Mexico Date: State/Country: Mexico City/County:

Five labeled ore specimens from the Upchurch Collection representing various locations in Chihuahua, Mexico. Total weight is about two pounds for the

Two hand specimens of visible native gold in quartz from South Africa's fabulous Witwatersrand gold deposit, from the Reeve Collection. Date: ...

Eighteen specimens, all about four inches square from numerous locales. Several are particularly nice, some containing other minor minerals. Crystal

A quart zip bag full of golden tiger eye sliced specimens Date: State/Country: City/County:

3 quart zip bags of cut slabbed agates Date: State/Country: City/County:

19.6 pounds of mostly banded, lace and moss thunder egg agates with a crystal geode. Largest agate is 6". Nice display setSalvatore Falcone Col...

Approx 5# of sliced dinosaur bones Date: State/Country: City/County:

14.5 gram cut slab of high grade dendritic gold in quartz from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Mining Engineer. about 1.5" square. Date: St...

10.3 g cut sample with polished face, possibly Goldfield, Nevada. Very high grade native gold. about 1" diameter. Date: State/Country: Cit...

16.8 gram native gold in quartz from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Mining Engineer. about 1" cube. Date: State/Country: City/County:

Nice varicite specimen, 1.25x1.5" Date: State/Country: City/County:

9 slabs-sandstone, bertrandite, green agate, tempsky fern, tremolite, bird of paradise agate and more Date: State/Country: City/County:

Four gold in quartz specimens, none with location data. reeve Collection. The best of the group is crystalline/wire gold in an iron stained quartz (8

This is a selection of seven ore and mineral specimens from various locations. Included is a nice hand-size specimen of dumortierite from the Rocheste

About 1.2 troy of placer gold fines. No location data. Please see photos. Date: State/Country: City/County:

Three small vials of placer gold from the Gottschalk Collection. Unlabeled, possibly a Nevada source. Less than ten grams. Date: State/Country:

9 small polished agates Date: State/Country: City/County:

Nice group of six semi-precious stones from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Mining Engineer. Beautiful jade sample with 2 cut, polished edges; two eu

5# of assorted slabbed agates. Moss, bacon ribbon, fortification, laguna, Fort Agate and more Date: State/Country: City/County:

Group of rocks, minerals and artifacts. copproloite, fluorite and other minerals from the Gottschalk Collection, gold specimen from pearl Idaho, about

6 x 6" smoky quartz crystals from the Heizer Collection. Location unknown. Date: State/Country: City/County:

Three groups of large stibnite crystals. On display in Nevada Mining engineer John Heizer's office. Needles to 6" Date: State/Country: ...

Leaf native gold with pin back. Appears to be from a mine in Jackson, CA. Engraved on reverse"Dorothy Gillis Queen 2 Ann'l Mining/ CE Lee/O...

THE MINERAL INDUSTRY, ITS STATISTICS, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE FOR 1895, ANNUAL VOL. IV. by Rothwell, hardcover 849pp with index and advertising, front co

Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Pough, Danas Manual of Mineralogy by Ford, Mineralogy by Hunt, Textbook of Minerals by Dana and more, Gems and Ge

Hardcover. West of the Rocky Mountains. 360pp with index. Spine has wear and cracks Date: 1867 State/Country: City/County:

Hardcover ex Harvard library copy. 566pp with index Date: 1873 State/Country: City/County:

Chemists Handbook by ICS 1912 332pp, front board detaching, Metalliferous Minerals and Mining by Davies 1892 524pp with index plus ads, Gold-History a

Hardcover reference. 256pp with index, boards have light foxing Date: 1869 State/Country: City/County:

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Softcover 758pp with index. Front cover and title page loose, rear cover and spine missing. rare and sold as is Date: 1929 State/Country: Californi

1) Monte Cristo Gold Mining Co. # 390 for 105 shares to Hiram Hans. Signed by president Jacobs and secretary. 1904. Small tears at fold edges. Otherwi

This blue enameled-metal sign with white letters, approx 16x12-inches, gives the station signals for the skip that would carry men, equipment, and pos

No. 783 for 7500 shares. 1900. Issued to Daniel F. Houston. Signed by Henry Kile and William Reeker. Not cancelled. Red-brown border. Miners working w

1) Gypsy Queen Gold Mining Company. # 355 for 2000 shares to Elizabeth Tiernan. Signed by Ash and president William Lake. Not cancelled. Quartz mining

I/U/ No. 260 for 100 shares to W.E. Barnard, signed by M.J. Ruller(?) President. This is very early Nome, at the beginning! Good condition. Date: 19

I/U No. 19 shares of 1000 to H.J. Barnes. Early Mining Association (Union), would have had a lot of Nome members. Signed by George Clark, Secretary. U

1) Greater American. 1902. #378 for 100 shares to Mary Cadmus. Signed by Steiner and president Doremus. Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. 5c docume

1) Flambeau-Hastings Company. # 594 for 2125 shares to SS Soule. Signed by president Ryan. Not cancelled. Dateline 1907. In 1904 the San Francisco Chr

Vignette shows a bear standing on a large gold rock (in gold) in front of place mining. We have seen a lot of stock certificates over 40 years, but th

I/U/ No. 1573 for 100 shares to Walter H. Cloudman, & signed by B.B. Ralphla(?). Stewart River is a tributary of Yukon River. Yukon Gold Dredge....

Letter and cover from Hollister, CA. James Parmer appointment letter and power of attorney 1898, Towle and Stetson stockholder report 1901, Towle sign

1) Cordova Copper. Vadex, Alaska. 2) Windham Chief Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling. 1908. Windham Bay. 3) Ear Mountain Tim Mining. Seward Alaska.

1) Cold Bay Exploration. Kodiak Island. NUMBER 3. 2) Ear Mountain Tim Mining. Seward. 1914. 3) Orange on white Ramble Gold Mining. 1912. Number 26. 4)

Nine different. 1) Copper Metals Company bond. # 543. President seems to be a rare woman - Ela Rawls Reader. 1910 bond. 2) Cobalt Exploration & ...

I/U #96 John Thompson 100 shares 1883. Signed by President Hag??? Date: 1883 State/Country: Alaska City/County:

Sopori Land and Mining Company Stock Certificate May 1st, 1858. "This Certifies that Samuel Pratt proprietor of 25 shares of the Sopori Land an...

Lot of 4 different. Two types with different colors. 1) 1911 and 1915 issued stocks, punch cancelled. "Location of Mine: Bisbee, Arizona."...

ARIZONA TERRITORIAL STOCK! Copper mining stock. Incorporated under the Laws of Arizona. Bisbee District of Cochise County. Certificate no. 46 for

Rare #91 Eric Weaver 1909, signed by Evans as president. Cherry is in Yavapai County and had a population of 400 in the 1907 peak. Ore contained gold

Rare early Arizona mining stock with a very low number. # 8 for 57 shares to Fitch. Signed by McComb and president Eugene Crowell. Dateline San Franci

# 81 for 100 shares to WR Hopkins. Signed by WR Hopkins and Robert Soulter. Both mentioned in the History of Arizona by Farish. Dateline New York 1860

I/U Boston and Gila River Cattle 1882, aqua color. Unissued Gila River Mining-toning Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: Arizona City/County:

# 619 fir 1000 shares to CE Gillette. SIgned by president DA Bennuell and Thomas A Atkinson. Dateline San Francisco 1878. Incorporated October 1877. L

Lot of 5, three different mining companies for the same property in Arizona. 1) Cactus Copper Company. Inc. in Minnesota. Mining property near Globe (

Lot of 4, all different. According to the Mines Register, 1911, the company was located at Copper Creek, Graham County, Arizona. Organized in 1910. 36

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

Lot of 4, three different. Issued 1918, 1922, and 1926 (x2). None cancelled. Plain style with different colored borders and backgrounds. Folds, toning

Unused. Signed by secretary James A Lucas and president Samuel G Jones. Some discoloration bleed. But the stock itself is in near perfect condition ot

Incorporated in West Virginia in 1886, issued 1895 to Lillie L Broker(?) for 75 shares, cert #949,. Secretary and President's names difficult t...

# 52 for 1000 shares to James Kennedy. Signed by E Beecher and JC Angell president. Dateline New York 1878. Incorporated November 1873. Not cancelled.

I/U #1241 L Miller 1250 shares 1905. Signed by president Scott. Vignette in blue of prickly pear cactus on left front, mill and underground mine worki

# 204 for 100 shares to Josiah Flowery trustee. Signed by Jossiah Flowery and president (?). Dateline 1878 San Francisco. Incorporated January 15, 187

I/U/ No. 91 for 500 shares to John Clyne(?) Signed by N.J. Hart, President. Nice condition. Date: 1896 State/Country: Arizona City/County: Prescot

Certificate no. 1590 for 1500 Shares. Issued to Cassatt & Co. Datelined Camden, N.J. January 10th, 1882. Signed by Wilson Loyd, Treasurer and Wi...