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

Large gold pan with raised vignette on bottom showing three prospectors and the dates 1848 and 1948. Celebrating 100 years since the discovery that la

Lot of 3 different. All reproductions, but would still make nice display pieces for your shop or office. 1) Color illustration for Argonaut Brand, Por

Two volume set Paleontology of California, volumes one and two, 1864by Meek & Gabb, as published under California State Geologist J. D. Whitney....

A framed ad mounted advertising piece from Hendrie & Bolthoff MFG & Supply Company. It measures 14"x 38" and has a small damage ...

Large Leadville mining district map showing all the surveyed mining claims and patents, as well as color-highlighted mining company holdings. Map by C

5 early Colorado mining woodcuts. Harpers, The City of Durango, 15x10.5", 1889. The Gold Mines of Colorado by Marshall, 4 views at Cripple Cree...

Two handwritten letters from S. M. Bullock working a mine near Atlanta; one dated 4/23/1872, the other dated 5/13/1873. He was placer mining a river.

Lot of 4. 1) Little Eight Mile Mining Dist., Lemhi Co., Idaho, 1930. 20 x 14" 2) Mullan & Vicinity, Shoshone Co., Idaho, 1939. 7.5 minute s...

c. 1900 Homestake MC of Thunder Mt. prospectus. 1902 Thunder Mt. Gold District map. Fabulous Coeur d'Alene Mining District by Ojala 1972. 1926 C...

A booklet entitled 'Report of the Directors to the Stockholders of the Hancock Mining Company, Issued March, 1864'. The report provides a br...

A booklet entitled 'Report of the Directors to the Stockholders of the Hancock Mining Company, Issued March, 1865'. The report provides a br...

This is an incredible group of maps and sketches of a "lost mine" right in the middle of Helena. 11 x 16.5". Hand made maps and sketc...

A group of documents pertaining to several mines in the Madison County region of Montana. There are several Annual Representation documents, as well

Ore bag from the Leadville Mines Company of Gerlach, Nevada. The bag measures 15"x 30" and is in decent condition, although edges are a li...

Promotional material from Goldfield, Nevada. There's a "Facts" brochure, a copy of "Nevada's Newspapers," a booklet enti...

Lot of 2. 1) Goldfield Deep Mines Company of Nevada mining promotional material. Three large panels with text on both sides and three photos. No date.

Postcards (11) both color and black & white, showing copper mining operations near the town of Ruth, Nevada. All are unused. Please see photos f...

1869 Savage Mill, Store House Account ledger. 1877 V&T RR payroll report, nice penmanship and condition. 1882 Princess Mill & Mining payroll...

Lot of 16. 1) Twelve different Comstock checks! Includes: Consolidated Mill (1875, RN-D, signed by John Mackay); Occidental Mill (1870s, unissued, RN-

Lot of 7 different. 1) Best & Belcher Mining Company. 1877. RN-G. Signed by FF Osbiston as supt. 2) Sapphire Mill/ WS Hobart. 1874. RN-D. Signed...

Lot of 5 different. The Savage Mine was staked in 1859 by AO and Leonard C. Savage. It was located on middle part of the Comstock Lode between the Hal

A book and map collection entitled "Comstock Lode and Washoe District Geology" that was published by George F. Becker and the United Stat...

Geology of the Comstock Lode and The Washoe District. Imprinted by U.S. Senator John P. Jones. Senator John P. Jones served five terms from 1873-1903.

1877 Sutro Tunnel indenture. 1900 Gladiator Gold Mining & Milling indenture. 1882 Mountain Buck Mine, Eureka, NV indenture. 1880 indenture invol...

Very rare Danger/Unsafe Mine/Stay Out/Stay Alive license plate size metal sign. They were only used for a short time. 6x12.25". ^ Date: Count...

Report to stockholders of Savage hale & Norcross, Chollar and Potosi on the Comstock 1916.2 foldout maps with depths and a section of Hale &...

Many pamphlets, newsletters and brochures from Tonopah Historic Park, The Central Nevada Historical Society, Nevada Magazine and more. Lots of reading

Publications of Nevada mining history (4) include The University of Nevada Geology & Mining Series #51, Outline of Mining History 1855-1923, An ...

There are two letters from the offices of James Virtue of Baker City, Oregon as well as an invoice to P. Basche for mining supplies. The Virtue Mine

An original Charter for the Shamokin Chapter of the UMW, 1935. Signed by John C. Lewis, President of the UMW. framed, 19 x 24". The chapter pre...

Ore bag from The Trojan Mining Company of Deadwood, South Dakota and Denver, Colorado. The canvas bag measures 9"x 21" and is in pretty ni...

Four small matted photos, image size 3 x 3", showing miners in an underground stope, miners sitting on a hill e3ating lunch, inside a mill bui...

A copy of 'Placer Dredge Machinery', published in 1910 by the Bucyrus Company of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a surface and underground minin...

Eclipse Milling Co. signs (2). They measure 18"x 18" and read "Eclipse Milling Co. 196 Lbs. Gold Dust Half Patent. They are both in ...

Two matted mammoth plate photos of the Atlantic Giant Powder Works operation at Drakesville, New Jersey. Photo by Harroun & Bierstadt, New York....

Powder flask from The Denver Rock Drill Company. It has a removable cap and measures 4"x 7". It has small use dents, but is in very nice ...

Four blasting sticks. These were used to clean out drilled holes in rock, in preparation for blasting powder or dynamite sticks being placed. They ran

A group of blasting cap and primer packages, including Atlas and Hercules containers. There's also a framed label 10"x 12" for Sure Sh...

Choice Atlas Blasting Machine, model 3-50, white metal plaque on top, leather handle broken at side. 13 x 8 x 63/4". Oak construction. good co...

Large wood tongue and groove powder box, Hercules 3-X; 18 x 11 x 11 inches; with top. Inside are four assay tools and a large heavy lead weight, which

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...

The Mineral Industry annual reports of the AIME are priceless reports on mining in America for each year. They began publication in 1892 and went thro

32 c. 1875-1919 mining billheads and letterheads, 25 with vignettes, Cripple Creek, Heleena, Victor CO, Spokane, Reno, Denver, Livingston MT, Stockton

28 different mining checks, 1873-1941. Leadville, Cripple Creek, Goldfield NV, Colorado Springs, Nevada City, Virginia City NV, Denver, Prescott, Boul

A collection of brochures, magazine and newsletters from various mining clubs and societies All in good condition. Please see photos for more details

Mining prospectuses and ephemera. BC, Colorado, Nevada, uranium booklet, Idaho, California etc. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ci

Cons. Jr Tunnel preliminary prospectus, Warren Mining District, ID, 1900. Butterfly-Terrible Gold MC prospectus with highlighting marks, 1900. United

Kangkagee Dredging Placer Ground in Big Bend, OR. 5pp prospectus. Three Queens Mine, 1933 14pp report. Central Idaho Mining Bureau copy of a draft wri

1906 American Investment Co letter regarding Black Wonder & West End Gold MC, their bonds have defaulted. 1908 Vulture Mines, AZ prospectus. 189...

A pair of framed advertisement reproductions: one for 'Miner's Friend Dynamite' from the Hecla Powder Co. (original ad c. 1870s-1900s) a...

3 classic tobacco or produce advertisements using mining vignettes. First: 'Welcome Nugget', 14x7.5, framed. Second: 'El Minero', 14...

Lot of 12. Victorian Lithographic Art. Circa - Unknown. All in Great condition and in protective covers. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City

Lot of 15+: Victorian Lithographs by Gray Lithograph Co. Various sizes Includes: Early 1900's Victorian Women. ^ Date: 1906-1910 Country (i...

Lot withdrawn due to describing error. Redescribed and MOVED TO LOT 1057A

A large 14"x 32" calendar from 1906 and featuring a young girl as the centerpiece. This piece is matted and framed and in excellent condit...

Three nice framed pictures ranging in size from 13"x 17" to 21"x 24". All are in very nice condition and ready to hang. Please s...

Lot of 5: Prints by Tucker Smith, Madison Crossing. Excellent condition. All prints are the same. ^ Date: 1993 Country (if not USA): State: City:

Lot of 6: Signed and Numbered 451-456 of 1,000. In excellent condition. Each print is the same. ^ Date: 1993 Country (if not USA): State: City:

An engraving by John Goldar, (1729-1795) published by Alex Hogg, No. 16 Paternoster Row, London of the beheading of Mr. Doughty by Francis Drake at

Hidden Treasures. "Wings of Freedom" by P.B. Wolfe. Etched in Marble. Bald Eagle. NW American. In Excellent Condition. In Frame with Signa...

Framed and matted print (30" x 36") from an original A/P lithograph by Virginia Dan. Image of Asian children and mother or grandmother. Th...

A framed Americana art print, artist unknown. The print is a tribute to American workers, depicting various scenes of laborers building, working in a

Print of Northwest Mountie, dated 1958, with a copyright of William O. Sweet. Framed and matted print measures 18"x 24" and is in nice con...

A print titled "Glory in the Dust" by New York artist Richard Luce. The piece measures 34"x 24" and is unmounted. Very colorful....

Three prints of Charles Russell paintings on canvas, with one mounted and framed. They measure 22"x 33", with the framed piece being a lit...

By an unknown artist. This work is entitled Grand Pa's Pets. It measures 16"x 24" and is ready to hang. It's in nice condition. Pl...

Original, high quality, art print, 5/50, entitled "Molly Bloom." Signed in pencil at the bottom. Matted image size 8.5 x 10.5". Th...

Two original oil paintings by Francios Giardini, signed "F.J. Giardini" at the bottom. with "Bernay's", Los Angeles label on...

Portrait oil on canvas by Josef Buche (1848-1917). 13" x 10". Buche was born in Vienna and grew up as the son of a painter. He studied at ...

A classic, old painting of the scene "Pieta", with Mary holding the body of Jesus after removal from the cross. In the spirit of a chapter...

An original watercolor painting depicting a canal passing under a stone bridge, artist unknown. The painting is signed, but the signature is illegible

Gorgeous frosted crystal sparrows (4) in original boxes. These are bird sculpture by Lalique of France, circa 1980s. The birds are in very good vinta

A beautiful pure crystal bull head sculpture. It measures about 6"x 3.5" and weighs 1lb, one ounce. In near new condition. There are no ch...

2x glazed vases. 15.75x5.25". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection PLEASE NOTE: We assume lot...

Sculpture made of the lacquered root base of boxwood tree, gold-brown. This carving is abstract, highlighting the natural forms of the roots. See pho

Large Buddha statue, intricately carved out of light brown Yew wood, lacquered, 30x15x15". A stunning presentation. Some cracks from arid envir...

An antiquarian statuette made of carved quartz crystal, originating from an unknown location in China. Likely hundreds of years old. The statuette dep

Box of around 20 ceramic human figurines. They measure 3"x 4". These items have been in storage for 20 years and items have not been inspe...

Includes eight (8) resin Eastern Dragons in colors reminiscent of watermelon; One (1) Wall-hanging Ox in a dark woodgrain with red ribbon for hanging;

20 sets of 4 birds, 3.5" tall. Cardinal etc. In original boxes. These items have been in storage for 20 years and have not been inspected. Sold...

18 sets of 4 birds, 3.5" tall. Cardinal etc. In original boxes. These items have been in storage for 20 years and have not been inspected. Sold...