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

Limonite after pyrite cube with twins from Inyo county, CA, 1x1x1". Geothite after pyrite, 1x1x1". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...

6 intact and 3 split about 2.5" hematite coated concretion with 6 glass bases. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ch...

18 polished quartz crystals with various inclusions. Up to about 1.5-2.25". See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provena...

10 quartz crystals with "flat" distorted anhydrous inclusions. About .75x1.75" to 1x2.25". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State...

14 better quality twinned, euhedral floating anhydrous quartz crystals, about .6x1.75" to 1.25-2.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State...

4 nice twinned and euhedral smoky quartz crystals. About 1.75x2" to 1.3-2.25". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenanc...

A nice citrine quartz crystal, 3x4x4". A few small fossils, small petrified wood, display stands etc. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA)...

6 about 2.5" quartz spheres with small glass bases. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection PLEAS...

2 different cave crystal specimens. 1 is white with rounded features, 3x5.5". The other one is possibly quartz with angular features, 5.75x3&qu...

Quartz crystal 4.75x6.25". About 30 garnets, partially Clear quartz crystal 2x1.75", Selenite roses 2.5x3.25 and 3.254x4.25". ^ Date:...

9 assorted about 2.25" polished mineral spheres with 7 glass bases. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu C...

28 fossils, pre Cambrian and Cambrian from YounNan province, China. See photo. Up to 3x3.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: P...

A fossil plate of crinoids, known as 'sea lilies'. Uncurated. These ancient organisms had a large 'flower' on a long, segmented stem...

A large fossil plate of crinoids, known as 'sea lilies'. These ancient organisms had a large 'flower' on a long, segmented stem, and...

A large fossil plate of crinoids, known as 'sea lilies'. These ancient organisms had a large 'flower' on a long, segmented stem, and...

A fossil plate of crinoids, known as 'sea lilies'. These ancient organisms had a large 'flower' on a long, segmented stem, and were ...

8x10" fossil from China. Is it a crinoid flower? ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection PLEASE N...

A largely uncurated fossil plate of crinoids, known as 'sea lilies'. These ancient organisms had a large 'flower' on a long, segment...

About 8.5 pounds of Naraoia Compacta fossils from YounNan province, China. They are small-to-average-size marine arthropods within the family Naraoii

About 30 mostly cystoidea fossils from Yunnan province, China. The earliest crinoid family. 1x1.5" to 1.75x5.25". See photo. ^ Date: Cou...

7 pounds of dragonfly larvae from Beipiao, Liaoning province, China. From late cretaceous to early Jurassic period. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): St

15 insect fossils. From Shengdon province, China. Late Jurassic -early cretaceous period. Up to 3x4.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State:...

2.5 pounds of insect fossils. From Shengdon province, China. Late Jurassic -early cretaceous period. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

2.8 pounds of insect fossils. From Shengdon province, China. Late Jurassic -early cretaceous period. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

3.2 pounds of insect fossils. From Shengdon province, China. Late Jurassic -early cretaceous period. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

4 pounds of insect fossils. From Shengdon province, China. Late Jurassic -early cretaceous period. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: P

Rare fossils from China. Are these early shrimp? 1.2 pounds. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection PLE

About 14 pounds of stringocephalus fossils. They are the biggest size of single brachiopod. They are shaped like eagle beaks and are about 300 millio

About 14 pounds of stringocephalus fossils. They are the biggest size of single brachiopod. They are shaped like eagle beaks and are about 300 millio

About 14 pounds of stringocephalus fossils. They are the biggest size of single brachiopod. They are shaped like eagle beaks and are about 300 millio

Trilobite from late Cambrian period 500-520 million years ago. Shandong Providence, China. About 6 pounds. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ci

Trilobites from late Cambrian period 500-520 million years ago. Shandong Providence, China. 14 items. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

Trilobites from late Cambrian period 500-520 million years ago. Shandong Providence, China. About 4 pounds. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

Trilobites from late Cambrian period 500-520 million years ago. Shandong Providence, China. About 6 pounds. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

A fossil from Green River with 2 fish. 5.75x3.75". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Green River Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collec...

7x7.5" polished ammonite, 3x belemnite Jurassic fossils from France, up to 2.5x3.5", 3x curled tail fossils up to 1.75x7.25". See pho...

3 dinosaur eggs and 1 bone. Up to 2.25x3". See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection PLE...

Dinosaur egg cast with multiples from an unknown species. Fossil shell exterior with sandstone interior. 4x3.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA...

2 larger Dinosaur egg casts from an unknown species. Fossil shell exterior with sandstone interior. Up to 3x2.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA...

2 Dinosaur egg casts from an unknown species. Fossil shell exterior with sandstone interior. Up to 2.2x3.7". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): St...

Dozens of small fossils from China. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection PLEASE NOTE: We

Upper and lower fossilized teeth from a great white shark. About 2x1.5". Found in Lompoc, CA. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: ...

Yukon Territory silver bullion barge, Dawson. B/W. Very good cond. ^ Date: 1900c Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City: Provenance: Fred

C. 1910 RPC of Churn Drill Copper Mine on top of the hill. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Miami Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: W

From the Cerro Gordo district, a 2 1/2 x 2 x 1 1/2 inch lead silver ore specimen. 329 grams. Cerro Gordo (Fat Hill) was a collection of mines in the

This assay is by the Yellow Aster Mining Co. dated 1904. It holds 499 oz. of gold with fineness of 795 for gold and 187 for silver. The total value se

Brochures, advertising pieces and more from Joshua Hendy Ironworks of San Francisco, a company, founded in 1856, that supplies the mining industry wit

This is a brass nameplate from Joshua Hendy Machine Works of San Francisco. The plate measures 2.5"x 5.25" and in very nice condition. The...

Story of the Gold Discovery Centennial, 1948. California of the North by Eitel, 1889. Siskiyou County, CA souvenir edition by French, 1915. Ghost Town

Mining Tuolumne County by Thom-tape repairs, some notes on pages. Bodie, Boom Town-Gold Town by McDonald, 1988 with good photos. Melones, Story of a S

Lot of 6. 1). Two 1862 receipts for the Tuolumne County Water Company. Columbia, CA. 2) 1864 Constitution & By-Laws of the Tuolumne County Water...

A copy of the pamphlet 'How to Mine Placer Gold: A Beginner's Guide, Non-Technical' by geologist Paul D. Cooper, published 1932. The pam...

A copy of 'Forgotten Men of Cripple Creek' by Leslie Doyle Spell and Hazel M. Spell, published in 1959 by Big Mountain Press. Hardback, 160 ...

Diamond hoaxes is the subject of this group of ephemera. From Colorado to Antwerp. The stories are illustrated through articles and letters. Please se

This lot contains a few mining history items from various Nevada towns. Included is a December 17, 1881 issue of the Esmeralda Herald, the newspaper o

Unissued stock certificate of the Goldfield Commonwealth Mining Company, three vignettes. Also 1910 assay reports from the Goldfield C1 Mill featuring

This document from the Selby Smelting and Lead Co. of San Francisco received silver ore from the Reno Smelting and Refining Works on Nov. 28, 1887. 11

There are two documents of deposit at the San Francisco Mint from Donovan Reduction Works and William Donovan (Jr.) of Silver City, Nevada. Known loc

Richest Place on Earth with Original Promo 1978 and original dust jacket. The book was sent to the Sparks Tribune for publicity. Also includes a paper

Four pieces of Comstock ephemera: two stock certificates from the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, signed by Zeb Kendall as president; one payabl

Rand McNally 1888 Nevada map. 1923 USGS Jarbidge Mining District, Elko, 3 maps of surveyed and unsurveyed claims etc. ^ Date: Country (if not USA):

Harpers article, A Peep at Washoe by Browne 1860-61. Nevada, a Brief History of the Sagebrush State, 1938, Nevada Dept. of Highways. Nye county map, U

Lot of 9. Most are 2.5 cx 3.5" One is 2.75 x 4.5". This is a collection of photos of mining operations on Dixie Creek in northeast Oregon....

A copy of 'Continuous Counter-Current Decantation', a guidebook published by the Dorr Company in 1916. Dorr was founded in South Dakota in 1...

There are five receipts in this lot from Frank Foote or his estate. Mr. Foote was the proprietor of the Salt Lake Sampling Works as well as the Frank

3 German metallurgy booklets with contents in German, so we are unsure of details. ^ Date: 1924-38 Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance

From La Cananea, Sonora, Mexico: ten cent scrip from the Cobre Grande Copper Company. Tan paper with red ink; 4 x 2 inches. Endorsed on reverse: Scott

Lot of 3. Three color lantern slides of Russian gold mining from the American Museum Of Nat. Hist. 1. Shanika Platinum Dist. 2.Miask gold placer wo

Collection of files and notes on gold, including photocopies. Cortez Gold Mines, Goldfield NV, Gold in History, U S Gold, etc. See photo. ^ Date: Co

Lot of 13 different rare early negatives for the Miners Progress. The Miner's Progress; Or Scenes in the Life of a California Miner was a bookle...

Pair of western mining books, dated 1897 and 1903. Lot includes one copy of 'The Story of the Mine' by Charles H. Shinn and an 1897 volume o...

Set of four mining books. Handbook of Mining Details by McGraw Hill, 1st edition sixth printing. McGraw Hill book signed by H. N. Zeted in good condit

A group of 5 books, a videotape, and ephemera on the topic of mining. Books in the lot include 'The Battle for Butte' by Michael Malone, ...

A group of 3 books on Western mining camps and ghost towns, dated 1967-1978. Titles included in the lot are a first edition copy of 'Mining Camp...

Short Cuts & Time Savers at Mine, Mill & Smelter by McGraw Hill, 1925. Quartz Operators Handbook by Randall 1880. Small Scale Placer Mines b...

Priest Lake Mining & Reduction, Spokane WA sales brochure. The Majestic, Hartford CT, 1902 report to investors. Co-Operative Mining Syndicate, S...

Several negatives of text and photos from the 1968 publication Transport and Handling of Sulphide Concentrates: Problems and Possible Improvements by

Set of 8 Scientific Press Journals and one hardbound collection of Scientific Press Sample Copies, c. 1900. The spine of the book is splitting apart.

Bound 1882 Production of the Precious Metals in the US by Clarence King, nice condition. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

1921 The Recovery of Nitrate from Chilean Caliche by A W Allen, 50pp with index plus ads. An important treatise. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State

Lot of 7. Includes: La Fortuna Mining Company (Arizona), San Francisco, two from 1900, RN-X, cactus vignette; Iron Cliffs Company, Negaunee, Lake Mich

3 piece modern pine explosive box side panel. 11.75x17.25". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We as...

Digital scale for weighing in gram, ounce, & carat; maximum weight capacity of 500g. This scale is approximately 6.5in by 3.5in (15cm by 8cm). C...

Miner's c. 1910 granite lunch pail with cup. May have once held Cornish pasties in Nevada County, CA? Only a few chips. 12x9x6". ^ Date: ...

A possible leather assay kit holder with handle. 9x10x7.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We as...

Large group of ash assayer's crucibles, various ages. Group of 4 cast-iron crucible-style pieces, about the same size as a crucible. Portion of ...

4 miniature minecar wheels, 4 curved spokes. Modern made, probably for a small ore car model. Made of white metal painted black. Diameter is 7 1/4&q...

Group of 4 cans. 3 are the classic round cans from 1/2 to 1 gallon with wood handles and spout, no manufacturer shown. The fourth piece is a classic h

Aqua Hutchinson Soda bottle from the Arizona Bottling Works. 7" tall. Front reads "ARIZONA / BOTTLING WORKS / PHOENIX, ARIZONA". Bott...

5 Antioch druggist bottles. 4.1" Baker & Oden, 4.5", 6.5" and 5" The Modern Pharmacy, 5.75" Dunnican & Rattan. No a...

Furtado Dairy and F Baldwin quarts. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Antioch Provenance: PLEA

9 small Bay Area mostly drug store bottles, up to 4.5". Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, San Francisco, Orland, Hayward, Concord. See photo. ^ Date...

5.25"-Pittsburg, Oakland, Royal Creamery, San Francisco. Pyro quart-Danville, Pleasant. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not ...

9 Bay Area soda bottles with 2 Hutch's. Crowns-Majestic, San Francisco-side ding, Oakland Pioneer, Mission, XL CR Soda Works, Martinez, Stockton...

9.6" Busby's/Pure Olive Oil/Concord, Calif bottle. Small lip ding only. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Concord P...

Very Rare quart Mt. Diablo Dairy/Danville, Calif. Excellent condition except for 2 small back dings. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Californi

Group of 7 dull Grass Valley embossed bottles: 1. Clinch, clear sixth, neck wear 2. Clinch, quart flask, cracks 3. Siebert, blob soda, crack 4. Deamer

Group of 4 soda bottles from Grass Valley, Nevada: 1. Deamer, blob, lip, base dings 2. Deamer, gravitating stopper 3. Hanssen Bros., Hutch, nice, x-La

4 different pyro Burroughs Brothers bottles. 7.25" and 3x 9.5". No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Calif...

A stoneware jug from the Douglass Clay Product Company of Los Angeles, California. The company, which was previously called the Los Angeles Stoneware