The "Mint State" Americana & Numismatics Auction (2025 May)

Auction Details

Day 1, May 2nd, 2025 (Lots 1000-1558)

Bottles feat. Polak Collection (Lots 1000-1108)
General Americana (1109-1494)
Geo. Sort feat. John Muir & Rare Nevada Documents
Maps & Books
Gaming
General Store & Furnishings
Misc. Categories
Stocks & Bonds (1495-1558)

Day 2, May 3rd, 2025 (Lots 2000-2542)

Native Americana (Lots 2000-2064)
Cowboy (2065-2090)
Militaria, Weaponry, & Political (2091-2187)
Minerals (2188-2319)
Minerals & Fossils
Gold Specimens
Mining (2320-2460)
Assay
Ephemera & Artifacts
Art (2461-2542)

Day 3, May 4th, 2025 (Lots 3000-3542)

Transportation (Lots 3000-3118)
Auto feat. Car Vase Collection
Aviation
Railroadiana, Stage, & Steamship
Vintage Toys (3119-3259)
Numismatics feat. Fred Weinberg Collection (3260-3542)
Currency
US Mint
Ephemera
Ingots & Bullion
Coins
Medals
Tokens

TIMED-ONLY

Day 4, May 5th, 2025 (Lots 4000-4779)

Minerals & Mining (Lots 4000-4087)
Bottles feat. Polak Collection (4088-4277)
General Americana (4278-4508)
Numismatics (4509-4779)

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Carson City Mint Assay Document  c.1915 [194548]3280 - Carson City Mint Assay Document c.1915 [194548]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This assay document is for 30 oz. of gold amalgam with 24 oz. of silver. They are low grade ores .870 silver and .112 fine gold worth $65.35. The doc
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Carson City Mint Ephemera (4 pieces) [194754]3281 - Carson City Mint Ephemera (4 pieces) [194754]
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Four pieces of Carson City Mint history: 1) check from The Bullion and Exchange Bank signed by the Superintendent of the Carson City Mint when it prod
Current Bid: 225.00
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Carson City Mint Museum Silver Medal 1964 [196020]3282 - Carson City Mint Museum Silver Medal 1964 [196020]
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NGC certified MS 64 PL. Official souvenir medallion for the State of Nevada's 100th Anniversary. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada...
Current Bid: 85.00
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Assistant U. S. Treasurer Discusses the Gold Market 1877 [196205]3283 - Assistant U. S. Treasurer Discusses the Gold Market 1877 [196205]
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Ten page handwritten letter dated February 13, 1877 on the letterhead of the Office of U.S. Assistant Treasurer, New York. Signed honorable Charles F.
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Last Will & Testament of David Rittenhouse, First Director of the United States Mint [196206]3284 - Last Will & Testament of David Rittenhouse, First Director of the United States Mint [196206]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
David Rittenhouse (1732-1796) was an astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania and the first d
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Mint Director Patterson Letter re Rumford Medal, 1839 [196738]3285 - Mint Director Patterson Letter re Rumford Medal, 1839 [196738]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This letter is an important discovery of a January 19, 1839 letter written to Daniel Treadwell regarding the Mint paying $400 to "Mr. Furst&quo...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Mint Director Patterson re Mint Theft of Copper, 1840 [196516]3286 - Mint Director Patterson re Mint Theft of Copper, 1840 [196516]
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Fascinating letter (May 13, 1840) from Mint Director Patterson dismissing a key employee John S. Benezet. Benezet had regularly received copper coins
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Mint Director Patterson Envelope, c 1840s [196739]3287 - Mint Director Patterson Envelope, c 1840s [196739]
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Folded cover sheet lacking the original contents of a letter written to Mint Director Robert M. Patterson, with a red Woodstock, Virginia circle cance
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mint Director Explains 1834 Gold Coinage  [195511]3288 - Mint Director Explains 1834 Gold Coinage [195511]
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Friday August 15, 1834 edition of the Lowell (Mass.) Mercury, four page broadside, with an article on page two by Director of the Mint Samuel Moore e
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Letter of Visit to U. S. Mint 1836 [196639]3289 - Letter of Visit to U. S. Mint 1836 [196639]
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Dated September 1, 1836; stampless folded letter to Norwich, Connecticut. Three pages from Sarah T. Allen to her brother Henry Allen, telling in detai
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Branch Mint Expense Report 1839 [196640]3290 - Branch Mint Expense Report 1839 [196640]
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Report by the Secretary of the Treasury, Levi Woodbury, to the 25th Congress Senate stating expenses incurred in carrying on and in sustaining the min
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US Mint, Medal Dept. Clerk's Record Book, 1856-1868 [196515]3291 - US Mint, Medal Dept. Clerk's Record Book, 1856-1868 [196515]
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This is an important documentary discovery from the Fred Weinberg Collection. It was a 6 x 7"notebook of about 50pp (100) of which 17pp were us...
Current Bid: 1,000.00
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Mint Tag for Bag of Half Dollars 1936 [195503]3292 - U. S. Mint Tag for Bag of Half Dollars 1936 [195503]
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1936 York County Maine Mint Bag Tag. Original shipping tag, printed ridged cloth with eyelet, measuring about four inches by two inches, completed in
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U.S. Mint Philadelphia Glass Slides [194966]3293 - U.S. Mint Philadelphia Glass Slides [194966]
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33 glass lantern slides of U.S. Mint Philadelphia . so are in shadow box, several in plastic sleeves. Article in coining presses. Two are colorized.
Current Bid: 75.00
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Washington D.C. Mint and B.E.P. Glass Slides. [194848]3294 - Washington D.C. Mint and B.E.P. Glass Slides. [194848]
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12 glass lantern slides of the US Mint & B.E.P. W/ a story card on making paper money. These are very rare. One has kind crack in it. Slides ...
Current Bid: 50.00
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Collection of U. S. Mint Reports 1795-1877 (32) [196460]3295 - Collection of U. S. Mint Reports 1795-1877 (32) [196460]
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Published by order of the House of Representatives, annual reports on the State of the Mint (and what further measures are necessary to render the ins
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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A Brief Description Of The US Mint [195247]3296 - A Brief Description Of The US Mint [195247]
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A pamphlet on the US Mint history, 1879. 16 pages not including the cover. In protective sleeve, Complete w/cover , two small tears other wise in goo
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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History Of The U.S. Mint Pamphlets [195245]3297 - History Of The U.S. Mint Pamphlets [195245]
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Lot of two. 1876 Brief History, no cover, 16 pages. !879 Brief History w/blue cover, 16 pages. Both are in plastic protective covers, some aging, n
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Coinage Laws of the U. S. Mint 1908 [195199]3298 - Coinage Laws of the U. S. Mint 1908 [195199]
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Hardcover, 186 pages, printed by the government printing office. "General Instructions and Regulations in relation to the Transaction of Busine...
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U. S. Mint Coin Bag Tags (3) [194759]3299 - U. S. Mint Coin Bag Tags (3) [194759]
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Three tags from U. S. Mint coin bags: 1) June 17, 1895 Mint of the U. S. San Francisco 268 ounces; 3 1/2 x 2 inches; 2) March 3rd, 1899; Mint of the U
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