Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

An unusual specimen from the South African locality which has become famous for producing "Cactus" quartz clusters. This specimen features...

A very attractive and fascinating amethystine quartz crystal cluster from the Boekenhoutshoek area of South Africa. This occurence of quartz has been

A very well balanced and attractive cluster of amethyst quartz crystals which exhibiting the "cactus quartz" habit made famous by the spec...

A highly-collectible, gemmy, yellow crystal of the heliodor variety of beryl. This lustrous, well-formed crystal has complex, naturally solution etche

An attractive, classic specimen of this unusual silicate of potassium, sodium, lithium, iron, manganese, and titanium. The Benitoite Gem Mine (Dallas

Alpine Co, Cal. Gottschalk collection, label barely visible/readable. "Silver Mtn. enargite." About 2” cube. Early specimens from this reg...

One specimen from the Sacramento River, a small nugget, 1.6 g; another from the central Mother Lode, 3.0g. Both are native gold with quartz. Date:

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The Gottschalk Aurora Collection Sam Clemens (Mark Twain) Worked on Many of These Mines! Fred N. Holabird Overview The Gottschalk Aurora Co

About 2 x 2 x 1" specimen on original Gottschalk label. Lead, antimony, silver and gold. The Arabia District was one of the first non-Comstock ...

Aurora. Five specimens. All thee about 1.5” cubed. All show strong silver-gold mineralization. “Gold $31.98, silver $8.30”., another “gold $279.20, s

Five Gottschalk collection Aurora high grade ore specimens. Mostly 1.5” and less, generally smaller specimens than usual for this collection. Nice gro

Four specimens of varying size up to 2 x 4”. All contain high grade gold-silver mineralization. None mine designated. One marked “mined 1860”. Another

Aurora Gold and Geologic specimens. Two adularia crystalline specimens. One volcanic rock, one large hand specimen “mined 1860, bonanza ore” 3.5 x 3

Four specimens from Aurora from he Gottschalk collection. All with original labels, just like the rest of the material offered here. Excellent cross s

Aurora. Gottschalk specimens. Three, all about 2’ cubed. One specimen “gold 1500, silver 500”, another “mined 1870”. Date: Location: Aurora, Nevad

Three choice ore specimens from the Gottschalk collection. Not mine designated. One marked “mined 1870-1871”. This was, according to most authors, the

Antelope mine. High grade specimen with aguilarite, gold, pyrite. About 2” cube. Gottschalk specimen. Date: Location: Aurora, Nevada HWAC# 64544

Antelope mine. Two Gottschalk specimens. A) 2 x 1.5 x 1”, aguilarite. B)2 x 1.5 x 1.5”, “1861” cut polished surface. Date: Location: Aurora, Nevad