Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Misc. ephemera: 1) A Walking Tour of Historic Placerville by Jane Schlappi & Marilyn Ferguson; 2) The History of the Weaverville Joss House and ...

Three columns on the California Mines. Discusses hydraulic, placer and lode mines. Interesting, a good read. These are the sorts of articles that got

10 different California mining stocks-Hammon Consolidated, Greenwater Copper Mines and Smelter, Mount Whipple Gold Mining, Bunker Hill Consolidated Mi

1) Pennsylvania Consolidated Mining issued 1898 2) San Domingo Gold Mining issued 1904 3) Golden Gate mining issued 1903 Date: Location: Californi

Approx 10 Oil stock, some early Southern California. La Point Oil, Arrowhead Oil, Creston Oil and Gas, Great West Oil and Coal Date: c. 1907-1923 Lo

Originally published in 1850, this is the 18th edition of this very famous gold rush book. 444 pp. 44 chapters of Bayard Taylor's adventures in ...

1 hardback book, Gold Mines of California by Jack R. Wagner c.1970, includes many photos, pp.251; 1 paperback, Gold In His Veins, includes many photos

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Hardcover 94pp, foldout back map on mining district of California. Covers are detaching, toning on inside front page. Date: 1935 Location: Californ

Alma District, Park County. Lot of 2. 1)$100 bond issued in 1902, not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Eleven coupons still attached. Signed by secretary Ch

Very early, first part of the Colorado gold rush, Union Mining District of Kansas Territory notice/receipt for H. E. Favre for a mining claim on the D

Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. A.C. Howard was superintendent. Owned the Bay State group developed by a 300' tunnel. [Ref: 1910 Copper H...

Mine located in the Queen Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, 3 miles from Georgetown on Brown and Sherman Mountains. Inc. in Illinois. No.

Inc. in Illinois. Mine located in the Queen Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, 3 miles from Georgetown on Brown and Sherman Mountains. Acc

Dateline Gunnison, Col., May 19th, 1882. No. 89, issued for 1,000 shares to A.S. Roberts. Signed by vice president HP Sloan and secretary W.J. McKnigh

Lot of 8. This lot shows various mining scenes including John A. Logan Mine, Vindicator Mine, Southwest Slope of Bull Hill, Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine,

Union Gold Mining Co. Stock cert. I/punch cancelled, No. 7081, shares 500, gold seal, good condition. 11.5" x 8". Owned the Orpha May No....

#667 i/c William Pettis 400 shares 1904. Punch canceled. Signed by President CE Hoadley. Date: 1904 Location: Cripple Creek, Colorado HWAC# 64008

No. 302, issued for 300 shares in 1901 to Mrs. Georgia E. Miller. Signed by president Asall and treasurer Marsten(?). Not cancelled. Vignette of three

Colorado's richest gold mine. i/u AH Bailey #1678 100 shares 1896, signed by founders Doyle and Burns. Date: Location: Cripple Creek, Colorad...

Mines at Cripple Creek, Colo. (printed under title). Inc. in Colorado, 1896. No. 1992, issued for 1,000 shares to Benjamin Tripp on Dec. 29, 1899 in C

Two different denominations: one and five shares. Both issued, uncancelled. 36 dividend coupons attached to each. Same underground mining vignette. Si

Isabella Gold Mining Co I/C 1896 to Oscar Whitelaw #78 250 shares, signed by president Hagerman. Cripple Creek Gold Rock Mining Co. I/U 1895 to Howard

Stephens, Hanchett & Co., Money Loaned, Real Estate, Mining and Insurance, Office at 1638 Curtis St. in Denver. Reverse has pencil note from Ste...

This rare item is a delegate ribbon for the 17th Annual Convention of the Western Federation of Miners held in Denver, Colorado, in July of 1909. A fa

2 Receipts for freight charges & Extra labor on iron truck frames & extra weight. Letter from Truax Manufacturing Co. to Hanover-Bessemer Ir...

Inc. in New York. No. 67, issued for 25 shares to Geo. E. Abbe on March 12th, 1874 in New York. Signed by president Ford William Herrmann and secretar

This is the second time we have seen this stock certificate (mortgage debenture) in 40 years. English Mortgage Debenture. To Frederick Connon of Scars

Location of Mine, Gilpin County, Colorado (printed at the top). Inc. in Kentucky. No. 1065, issued for 100 shares to B.L. Cutting on Feb. 13th, 1890.

Location of Mines, Gilpin County, Colorado. Nice mining vignette in the upper left corner of this 9 x 3 /12 inch stock certificate. Issued to Albion

Nye Gold Mining Company of the City of New York, Mines in Gilpin County, Colorado, one thousand shares of capital shares issued to E.W. Moss, dated No

Property located at Tin Cup, Gunnison County, Colorado according to Poole Bros. Mining Directory (1898, pg. 337). Inc. in Illinois. No. 77, issued fo

Very rare. Possibly the only one known. No previous sales. According to the Mine, Quarry and Metallurgical Record, 1897, the company owned the Mono an

Lot of seven. 1-2) Two Silver Cycle Mining Company stocks (#'s 2280 and 3809). Issued in 1924 and 1925. One is stamp cancelled "100% Divide...

Rare newspaper, section on the mines that is quite interesting. Includes a column on the daily production of about 30 mines. Most mines were at 10-30

Inc. in New York. No. 1254, issued for a 100 shares to BR Carman, May 13th, 1880. Signed by president McFarland and secretary Ebert. Not cancelled. Gr

Rare certificate with only 2 tiny staple perforations and map on back. i/u James D??? 1883#234 500 shares. Date: 1883 Location: Leadville, Colorado

I/u to V Baker 1881 #484 781 shares. We could not find any info on this company in our library. 6.75" x 11.25". Date: Location: Leadvil...

I/U to C Needles who is the president. 1880. #292, for 20 shares, underground miner vignette. 6.75" x 11". Date: Location: Leadville, C...

$25 bond no. 32 issued to C.S. Russell on May 13th, 1889. Lists the properties in the text: the Happy Jack Lode, the Towanda Lode, the Keystone Lode,

According to a bond from the company also offered in this sale, the company properties included the Happy Jack Lode, the Towanda Lode, the Keystone Lo

Cert. #18, issued to Shalor W. Eldridge for 200 shares in 1880. Incorporated in New York. Signed by Lewis Jones as president and Meredith L. Jones as

Lot of three. 1) The earliest is dated 1911. Stocks from 898019 to 898040 (out of 1,100,000). In English and French. 14 coupons still attached, 2) 19

"The Phillips and Orphan Boy Hill Consolidated properties, which adjoin the Mascotte property on either side and which made the reputation of B...

Original black tin box full of the company's records from 1899-1901. The group consists of several thousand checks, all with RNX, Also hundreds ...

Situated at Querida, Hardscrabble Mining District. Inc. in New York July 1879. No. 452, issued for 100 shares to Darwin Codey on Oct. 20th, 1884. Sign

Issued 1882 to Michael Jordan # 2530 100 shares. According to Balch, 1882, the company--not to be confused with the famous mine in California with the

Mines in Robinson, CO. Green 1883 $100 bond, signed by president Hayward. 6.75" x 12.5". Side of bond lists the various properties includi...

Mine names printed on the left side of the certificate: Graphic, St. James, Windsor, Crown Point, Crown Point Tunnel, Savage, Belcher & Princton...

Location: Eureka District, San Juan, Colorado (printed at the bottom of the certificate). Inc. in Iowa in 1878. No. 185, issued for 5 shares to Fred J

Rare opportunity to purchase this prospectus. Contains a two page map on pink paper of the vicinity and railroad lines. Outside pages show an illustra

1) List of mining capital stock owners (one is Kit Carson) and some expenses for the Consolidated Republican Mountain Mining Co. 20 Abstract of record

By John Marshall with Zeke Zanoni, beautiful black & white photos, hardback pp.216 2) Catalogs of "Eureka! The Journal of Mining Collectibl...

4 x 6" Clear, crisp, good focus, good contrast. Circa 1900-1905. We were originally led to believe this was of the Portland Mine, but have rece...

Beautiful uncancelled Baskin Consolidated, 1882, issued to Geo. A. Gary fopr 50 shares, signed by P. LeB. Coombs. not listed in C&L or Burchard....

Gold Rock Mining Co I/U 1896 to and signed by WM Clark #721 1000 shares, tent and covered wagon vignette. Gene Field Gold Mining Co. in Cripple Creek

Lot of 9. Mayflower Mill, Silverton. No postmark, no photographer identified. 2) Sunnyside Mill, Eureka. Produced by Walker Art Studios, Montrose. No

Lot of 2. 1) The Jewell Mining & Milling Company. Stock certificate issued in 1884 for 200 shares to the company president, D.C. Ball. Also sign...

1947 hardcover, 547pp with index, loaded with foldout maps and tables. Date: Location: Colorado HWAC# 65028

New York Tribune, 7.9.1875 entitled "Southern Mines. Discussed are the routes to the mines, the San Juan District and the Del Norte mines. This...

1) Pottsville & Colorado Gold and SIlver Mining Company. Number 298 for 50 shares to Fanny Farquhar(?). Has the famous dog guarding the gold bar...

1) London Mining Company. $500 bond, No. 448. Issued in 1882. Pen cancelled. Signed by president George Blanchard and secretary H.S. Comstock. Three c

1) Telluride Gold Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona. No 149, issued for 5,000 shares to J.E.A. Hair on August 26th, 1904 in San Francisco. Signed by pre

Issued in 1867 in Hartford, CT, though we cannot locate the mine. Not in any of our sales indexes or references. There are also many "Eagle&quo...

From a famous Dahlonega gold mine. I/U Geo Codington 1881 #3618 100 shares. Right dog ear. Many folds. The Findley Mine was an exceptionally important

4 books; 1)Confederate Gold by Anne & Winifred Fluker; 2)Silver in the Unaka by Buddy Johnson with James W. Mintz; 3)Ghost Trains & Depots o...

Rail Track from Dry-Hollow Gold Mine-Dahlonega, GA Early 1900's 6.5" x 14"; Cannon replica made of brass 10.5" x 3"; 2 frame...

G. V. Bryan founded this company. Issued in 1897, underground miner vignette, signed by president Bounton, # 59, issued to Nancy Thurber. 7.5" ...

Checks for 1907-1947 from Tamarack & Custer Consolidated Mining (2), King Mining, 2 Wallace National Bank(1 pictorial), State Bank of Commerce 1...

12 pages. Offices at Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Organized in Maine. No date. Printed by Commercial Print, Bangor. As these are by-laws, there is

Inc. in Connecticut. No. 77, issued for 100 shares to Emery N. Moore of Boston on June 28, 1880. Signed by president Samuel Krugman and treasurer Harr

Reports from: 2 reports from Tapley Copper Mine, 1880; 3 reports from Manhattan-Tapley Copper Mines, 1883; Small drawings of Tapley and Manhattan mine

Attractive, early certificate. Inc. August 11th, 1865. No. 51, issued for 500 shares to Thomas Sieger on November 4th, 1865 in Philadelphia. Signed by

Lot of two different. 1) New London Copper Mining Company of Frederick County, Maryland. Stock certificate No. 49, issued for 500 shares to Mayer on M

Inc. in Massachusetts. Low No. 7, issued for 500 shares to Joseph H. Bragon on Sept. 29th, 1864 in Boston. Signed by president F.W. Pelton and treasur

Highly pictorial Underground vignette at left. Allegorical and mining vignettes at top center. Inc. in Michigan 1853 & 1855. Issued for 50 share...

Lot of 5 different for this Mohawk, Michigan copper mining company that started back in the 1860s. Two stock certificates: 1888 issued (1860s form), h

Rare onion skin, issued in 1862 to Oliver Severance for 25 shares. Signed by president J.W. Stewart and secretary Douglas Stewart. Inc. in Michigan in

I/U, rare. #4688 Lucian Kahn 1920 5000 shares. Note 4 border creases and multiple small tears. Date: 1920 Location: Salt Lake County, Michigan HWAC

Includes: Mohican Copper Company, issued 1923, not cancelled; Indiana Mining Company, issued 1924, punch and stamp cancelled, Native American vignette

1) Ahmeek Mining with 2 beaver vignette issued 1919 2) Copper Range issued 1966 3) Quincy Mining i/c 1929 4) Seneca Mining issued 1910 Date: Locati

1) Ahmeek Mining Company of Michigan, 1922, stamp and punch cancelled, beaver vignette. 2) Naumkeag Copper Company. Issued 1914. Not cancelled. 3) Sen

1) Naumkeag Copper Company. Issued 1914 for 100 shares to Wrenn Bros. & Co. Not cancelled. Purple border and background. 2) St. Lawrence Mining ...

Inc. in Pennsylvania. No. 75, issued for 500 shares to Walter Hinchman on March 31st, 1886. Signed by Robert H. Lamborn as president and Geo. A. Kraus

No. 143, issued for 10 shares to Walter Webb on Marc 19th, 1866 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Signed by president Sibley and treasurer Prince. Not cancelled

3 metal equipment and 1 souvenir item. Brass oval 66mm, figure 8ish 40mm x2, copper arrowhead 52mm Date: Location: Anaconda, Montana HWAC# 64514

Several items from The Anaconda Company in Butte, Montana, including an aluminum covered clipboard embossed with "ANACONDA MINING. CO. SALVAGE ...

2 Annual mine reports for the Mountain View and East Colusa mines in Silver Bow County Montana. Pertains to the United States Census Office for Gold,

This is a letter from Nat. Boas of San Francisco, California, dated October 14th, 1913, addressed to Heilbronner Company, Butte, Montana, regarding a

Unusual hinged copper or copper finished folding shoehorn. Front Badge, Richest Hill in the World / Butte, Montana. 6.5" Date: Location: But...

Land patent from 1892 for a placer gold claim in the Pioneer District near Deer Lodge MT. 4pp 15" x 10". Date: 1892 Location: Pioneer Di...

A 1942 transcription of an 1887 map of Carpenters bar Montana. Silver City first discovery of silver letter. 1912 Ophir Creek letter book. 2 Large f

Orange pin-back button labeled "Red Lodge Miners Union" around the circumference surrounding a large numeral 1 in the center. Diameter is ...

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Lot of two. 1) 1886 letter from Omaha & Grant Smelting & Refining Co. to Henry Knippenberg, who was the general manager of the Hecla Mining ...

Lot of 4 early postcards. 1) Birds eye view of Virginia City. Postmarked 1907. 2) Boston and Montana Smelter, Great Falls. Produced by B.W. Porter and

Lot of 29 color illustration postcards. These postcards are showing various mining locations around Montana including Butte and Anaconda. 12 are postm

Photo of inside of Cable Mill Montana (1905). Most likely a gold coin mill. Photo of man standing in mill. Slight staining and slight warp.10" ...

First Mortgage Bond. $500. No. 538, issued to L.G. Bingham on June 1st, 1867. Blue 50 cent Conveyance Revenue stamp and 5 cent Internal Revenue Inl. E

Beatty Bullfrog Miner issued to Geo. A Bartlett 1909. "George Arthur Bartlett (November 30, 1869 – June 1, 1951) was a United States Representa...