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

Lion blasting machine. Plunger operates smoothly. 13x6.75x8". 22 pounds. Wood case has signs of use. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: C...

A lot of eight classic mining artifacts from the explosives business. 1) California Powder Works wood sign, not original very attractive, 34 x 8 inch

Includes receipt books from a miner's supply store in Nevada City, a framed stock certificate of mining shares in the Alpha Company, a can (part...

A group of 3 antique items from miners' unions, c. 1900s-1910s. Lot includes a miner's oil wick lamp with a shield reading 'U.M.W. / OF ...

Lot of 9. Includes: plaster prospector statue (painted bronze) (12 inches high); 6-inch unmarked oil lamp; cup/scoop iron piece from a Pelton Water Wh

Sometimes referred to as a hand "dirt bucket", these were often used as slusher buckets underground, attached to a cable to remove fresh b...

Chatterley Whitfield Mine. Britain. Miner's Personal Items and Gear. Includes: Head Lamp Hat, Boots, Flask, side pouch. Aged Wear and Tear, Fair...

A nice collection of rare watch fobs, most advertising mining products including Joy Drills, Ingersoll and Rand Jackhammers, the Wisconsin Mining Scho

An 18"x 22" framed sign soliciting for placer gold. This is not an original but is a beautiful example of what a gold dealer might place i...

1 Bowdil brand Miners Pick Head/ imprinted 6-10. Measures 1' 3" x 3". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ...

Vintage underground mine drift pick with wood handle. 12x25". Pick has surface rust. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc...

Lot of 7. Various Metal Tin Jugs. Fair Condition for most. Circa 1900's. ^ Date: 1900's Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc...

Lot of 15. Includes: 1) Justrite. Six lamps, five different, patent dates 1912-1915. 2) Autolite. One lamp, no date listed. 3) Dewrlite. One lamp, 191

Group of 4 oil wick miners' lamps in varying condition. All date c. early 1900s. Two lamps are from unknown manufacturers; the other two are fro...

Matted and framed photograph of about 25 coal miners (note the canvas mine hats with oil wick lamps). Photo is about 7 x 9.5" in 10.5 x 13"...

Two brothers in mining outfits tin type, early 1860s or late 1850s. 3 x 4 inches. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Fred W

A large collection of ephemera, including reports, articles, book chapters, photos, and more. The collection comes from the files of Noel Kirshenbaum,

A copy of the Meese & Gottfried Company General Catalog no. 10, published 1922. Meese & Gottfried was an engineering and machining firm that...

A group of 3 books on the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872. Items in the lot are 'Diamonds in the Salt: The First Authentic Account of the Sensational...

Lot of 3: two books Metal & Non-Metallic Mining Catalogs (306 pgs. each), one book Gold Mines of California (259 pgs.) ^ Date: 1934-1970 Count...