Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

1.5 x 1 x 1" specimen of argentite plus bramergyrite, collected 1868-9, with the Gottschalk label plus an older label. This is teh first high g...

1.5 x 1.5 x 3" extreme high grade specimen with cut surface showing native gold from the Fisher-Watt open pit. This specimen contains a rare fo...

1.5" cubed specimen from the Grand Prize Mine at Tuscarora, one of the better producers in the district. Proustite, pyrargyrite, argentite, ste...

3.5 x 2.5" Extreme high grade Specimen. Cut slab with significant gold in the smaller half. This specimen contains a rare form of gold called “...

Extreme high grade thick cut slab with quartz crystals on one edge. Gold easily visible on the side without the label. From the fisher-Watt small open

2 x 2" mineralized quartz with silver sulphides and electrum. Specimen was broken and re-adhered exactly along crack. The Belcher claims were s...

cut slab 2.5 x 4" White quartz vein breccias cemented with an ~equal number of olive green, possibly altered wall rock with blebs of silver gol...

5" square cut slab. White quartz vein breccias cemented with an ~ equal number of olive green, possibly altered wall rock with blebs of silver ...

Large slab 4 x 4" extreme high grade specimen: This slab is very interesting and beautiful. The mineralization is intense with abundant visible...

3 x 4" slab of mineralized quartz vein with abundant silver sulfides. It also has strong chalcopyrite plus minor pyrite. Gold is also present w...

Classic Bonanza Ore from the Gould & Curry. 1.5 x 3". Extreme high grade specimen: This specimen contains intense mineralization. Most of...

2 x 1.25" Extreme high grade specimen: This specimen contains intense mineralization. Most of this rock is made of silver sulfides in quartz. W...

Two specimens about the same size, 2.5 x 1 x 1", with cut surface. The pair are matching halves. This is another fine specimen from the Comsto...

2.5" cube, with cut edge and matched cut piece. Extreme high grade specimen. Wow! This specimen speaks for its self! Both sides of this cut r...

Slab 3 x 4.5" his is a Great specimen loaded with disseminated gold and electrum. The gold and electrum varies in size from very small to the v...

3" square slab. This specimen is one intensely altered and mineralized rock. It is a brecciated, recemented vein. It is also loaded with silve...

Extreme high grade Large, 4 x 5" specimen with cut surface! WOW! This specimen speaks for its self! It has very intense mineralization. Top to...

3 x 4.5" cut slab High grade - extreme high grade specimen: This specimen is a white quartz vein cemented breccias with clasts of mineralized ...

5" cut slab. DOUBLE WOW! This rock is loaded throughout almost the entire cut faces with silver mineralization. It too looks like it may cont...

Small slab, 1.5" square. High grade - extreme high grade specimen with moderate to strong silver mineralization in the form of Stephanite, Poly...

1.5 x 2" This specimen is a breccia with clasts of olive green to chlorite green wall rock and also clasts of mineralized grey, dark grey and b...

2" cube specimen from the Commonwealth mine. The Commonwealth mine was in the Galena District, on the west edge of Washoe Valley near where the...

Small specimen, 1", of high grade gold ore from the Irene. The district was discovered in 1915, now known as Loring. Date: Location: Willa...

Four specimens adhered to the original Gottschalk label. overall size about 2 x 3 x 3". The label states $100 per ton from the Desert Queen Mi...

The Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota locality is well known for producing fabulous specimens of golden barite crystals on an attractively contras

First opened in the 1970s, the Elmwood Mine (the Elmwood-Gordonsville-Cumberland mining complex) has produced some of the world's finest calcite...

A superb calcite crystal on dolostone matrix from the Elmwood Mine, near Carthage, Tennessee. This large, twinned and doubly terminated calcite crysta

This is a classic mineral specimen from the Elmwood mine near Carthage, Tennessee. The specimen features light purple, cubic crystals of fluorite and

Probably Landside blocks containg banded potassium alunite-KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6-vein material very similar to that found on Alunite Ridge. 4.5x8.5"....

Pair of polished gold in quartz matrix ovals set in gold. Probably cuff links but backs removed. Each 9 x 11 mm. Date: Location: HWAC# 63666

Tiny pieces of gold in white quartz, probably used for jewelry inlay.1.3 grams, about ten pieces less than 3 mm each. Date: Location: HWAC# 636

2 quarter cut purple geodes. 6.75" tall. Date: Location: HWAC# 73010

Lot of two polished silver specimen slabs in beveled antique cut. Each 11 x 18 mm. Date: Location: HWAC# 63662

3 Autolite carbides. 2 x 2.5" and 1 x 3"reflectors. Date: Location: HWAC# 63738

4 lamps with 2.25" reflectors and approx 15 new and used 2.5" reflectors Date: Location: HWAC# 63739

5 Autolite Carbide Lamps with 4" Reflectors. 1 has a crushed base. Date: Location: HWAC# 63740

Approx. 15 incomplete Autolite carbide lamps, suitable for parts. Date: Location: HWAC# 63732

Small nickle plated brass Baldwin, Pat date 1909. Simmons base. Pretty nice for a Baldwin. 4" tall. Date: Location: HWAC# 58763

9 unfired Butterfly carbide lamps. 4.25" reflectors and includes 1 NIB No. 604. Date: Location: HWAC# 64006

NOS Butterfly parts. 8 bumper grips, 2 boxed Scientific Products Micro Slides, 30 4" reflectors. 14 used 4.25" reflectors. All counts are...

All possibly unfired. 3 x 8.5" with 4.5" reflectors, one is top only, dented 4.5" reflector. Date: Location: HWAC# 63756

3.25" reflectors, one brass(dented) with brass trim, one nickel(possibly unfired). 10" plus hanger. Date: Location: HWAC# 63749

2 different 9"-3" and 3.25" reflectors. 7" with 7.25" reflector. Date: Location: HWAC# 63755

5.5" reflector, repaired base otherwise nice unit. 6.75" Date: Location: HWAC# 63728

9.25" tall, has cork for water door. Date: Location: HWAC# 63762

4 different reflectors. brass 2.5" Nickel 2.25", 2 x 2.5", 2 x 4". Date: Location: HWAC# 63737

New in original boy ITP carbide lamp, 10", 3.25" reflector. Envelope with extra gaskets. Unfired with patinated surface. Date: Location...

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Major collection of Just Rite parts for carbide lamps. Most of this is unused, and comes from the well known West Virginia caver Bob Liebman, who ran