Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Nevada County, California printed below logo. Inc. in New York. No. 134, issued for 100 shares to William Sison on March 8th, 1880. Signed by presiden

Principal Place of Business Nevada City, Cal. (printed under title but covered by stamps). Inc. June 28, 1892. No.243, issued for 220 shares to James

Rare! Nevada County, California (printed below logo). Inc. Sept. 22nd, 1877, No. 117, issued for 500 shares to Samuel Granger on Oct. 23, 1878 in San

I/C Frederick Stevens #6533 1902 100 shares. "Located just 12 miles south of San Jose, California is the tiny village of New Almaden, the once ...

Interesting large scale Placer mining along the American River of California. Gleason's Pictorial of gold dredging with miners in 1854. 11"...

Inc. in Montana. Location of Mines: Placer County, California (printed at bottom). No. 4731, issued for 50 shares to Foote & French on March 17t...

2 dredging negatives, probably near Placerville, CA 2.5" x 3.5". I/U Emigrant Gulch Consolidated Placer Mines 1904 stock Date: Location...

Very rare. Dateline Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal., December 9th, 1852. Unissued, but filled out for one share. Signed by B.F. Reese, president,

Inc. in Iowa, 1876. No. 632, issued for 10 shares to Frank Lamberson on May 3rd, 1880. Signed by president D.L. Olvier and secretary Bayliss. Not canc

Lot of 4. 1) Ore Mill from Eaglemine. Produced by Eastman Photo. Postmarked, but date is unknown. Possibly from ca. 1925. 2) Golden nugget samples fro

Assortment of Yellow Aster Mine Ephemera including bullion assays, receipts, 30 day option to buy mining property, industrial accident commission opin

Discovery group of seven checks signed by Singleton and Burcham, among others. Green and gold paper, vignette of the mill in operation. Date: 1907 L

Red Bluff, CA hydraulic mining cabinet card 3.5" x 5.75', right crease Date: c. 1870-1880 Location: Red Bluff, California HWAC# 65030

Swindle! The Copper Handbook (1907) says they have 25 claims located 18 miles east of Randsburg in the Spangler District of San Bernardino County; cla

Pictorial annual statement from Pinal Dome Oil Co. June 1, 1913. 6 folded pages. 2 chips, water stains and creases Date: Location: Santa Maria, Cal

I/U #28 1000 shares 1881. Lower right corner crease. Date: 1881 Location: Sierra County, California HWAC# 72030

I/U Mary Owens #109 5 shares 1863. Signed by president JO Eleridge. Date: Location: Silver Mountain, California HWAC# 72031

Mine in Silver Mountain later renamed Oro Grande in Mojave Desert. #110 i/u Mary F Owens 1863 5 shares. The dateline is San Francisco. Signed by Presi

Rare Sonoma County mining stock. Inc. two weeks prior to issue in Feb. 1878. No. 19, issued to G. Cane for 1,000 shares on Feb. 23, 1878 in San Franci

Lot of 6. 1) Dutch Mine, ca. 1910. No postmark. 2) Providence Mine and Mill. Postmarked 1905. 3) The Pioneer Twins of Groveland. Postmarked 1910. 4)...

Incorporated in New York in 1880. Cert. # 685 issued to Wm. B. Rees for 100 shares. Signed by Edward H. Spooner as president and Lindly F.xxxx as secr

Lot of 14 postcards that show both general and hydraulic mining in California. The postcards are a mix of color illustrations and color photo. 3 are p

Approx 20 California mostly gold mining postcards with B/W and chromolitho scenes of hydraulic mining, a large donkey engine, a dredge, underground go

Lot of 8. 1) Jas W. Marshall. No postmark. 2) Tunnel Entrance to Gold Mine near Placerville. No postmark. 3) The Kennedy Mine, Jackson. No postmark. 4

Lot of 3. 1) Real photo postcard out of Calaveras. Postmarked December 31, 1906. 2) Eagle Shawmut Mine, near Chinese, CA ( later known as Chinese Camp

Lot of 7. Locations include Oroville, Trinity, Happy Camp, and Shasta County. 2 are postmarked between the dates 1909-1915. Date: Ca. 1909-1950 Lo

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

Lot withdrawn

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...