Western Americana Safari

Auction Details

Western Americana Safari Auction

This four day sale features some of our best offerings to date in the following categories: Gold, Mining, Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms, Taxidermy, Railroad & Express, Tokens, Coins, Ingots, Medals, Bottles, Gaming, and General Americana.

Highlights include: the Don Young Collection of US Medals & Exonumia, arguably one of the largest collections ever offered; a major collection of identified gold nuggets and Comstock mineral specimens; a huge collection of mining artifacts, including candlesticks, carbide lamps, mining ephemera and stock certificates; silver ingots and large American silver medals; US & Mexican coins, gold tokens, and dies; nearly 100 taxidermy mounts centralized on the American West and Africa; a gaming section of rare chips and a pre-1910 roulette table; a token section with the final Montana Svoboda pieces as well a rare Bodie token and gold nugget tokens; historical autographs including George Armstrong Custer, Ben Holladay, Sharon-Mills-Ralston, and important Comstock and Western political figures; firearms and weaponry including nearly 50 firearms and a Constitutional Delegate's sword; Western cutlery (1850s-1880); antique bottles incl. Bodie & colored Nevada; a California Gold Rush section incl. an 1856 vigilance committee medal, a presentation belt buckle, and rare ephemera; fantastic Native Americana and Cowboy sections; and much more!

Please see the auction schedule below.

Auction Schedule

Day One (Friday, December 9th, 2016) (Lots 1000-1706)
Gold (Lots 1000-1053)
Ore/Mineral Specimens (Lots 1054-1074)
Mining Part I (Lots 1075-1706)
Mining Candlesticks (Lots 1075-1095)
Mining Hardhats (Lots 1096-1098)
Carbide Mining Lamps (Lots 1099-1254)
Safety Mining Lamps (Lots 1255-1275)
Teapot Mining Lamps (Lots 1276-1301)
Assay (Lots 1302-1328)
Mining Ephemera (State/City) (Lots 1329-1706)
Alaska thru Nevada

Day Two (Saturday, December 10th, 2016) (Lots 2000-2674)
Mining Part II (Lots 2000-2155)
State/City (New Jersey thru Foreign) (Lots 2000- 2103)
Gold Rush (Lots 2104-2134)
Mining Spoons (Lots 2135-2155)
Native Americana (Lots 2156-2334)
Baskets (Lots 2156-2184)
Beadwork (Lots 2185-2203)
Cradleboards (Lots 2204-2207)
Jewelry (Lots 2208-2251)
Moccasins (Lots 2252-2258)
Weapons & Points (Lots 2259-2279)
Pottery (Lots 2280-2301)
Rugs (Lots 2302-2317)
Art, Artifacts, & Ephemera (Lots 2318-2334)
Cowboy (Lots 2335-2404)
Franz Trevors (C.M. Russell) Paintings (Lots 2335-2338)
Saddles (Lots 2339-2349)
Spurs & Bits (Lots 2350-2377)
Clothing (Lots 2378-2390)
Ephemera (Lots 2391-2404)
Firearms, Weaponry, & Military (Lots 2405-2498)
Taxidermy (Lots 2499-2579)
Sorted Alphabetically
Railroad, Stage, & Steamship (Lots 2580-2635)
Sorted by State/City
Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 2636-2674)
Wells Fargo (Lots 2636-2659)
Railroad Express (Lots 2660-2666)
Other Express (Lots 2667-2674)

Day Three (Sunday, December 11th, 2016) (Lots 3000-3651)
Tokens (State/City) (Lots 3000-3139)
Numismatics (Lots 3140-3651)
Ingots (Lots 3140-3152)
Currency & Scrip (Lots 3153-3163)
Ephemera (Lots 3164-3185)
Coins & Coin Collectibles (Lots 3186-3262)
US & Other Coins (Lots 3186-3193)
Mexican Coins (Lots 3194-3255)
Coin Collectibles (Lots 3256-3262)
Cal Fractionals & Gaming Counters (Lots 3263-3280)
Hart’s Coins of the Golden West (Lots 3281-3295)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (Lots 3296-3342)
Don Young US Medal Collection (Lots 3343-3651)
Alphabetical by Association (ANA-TAMS)

Day Four (Monday, December 12th, 2016) (Lots 4000-4626)
Bottles, Saloon, & Brewing (Lots 4000-4071)
Bottles (Lots 4000-4056)
Saloon & Brewing (Lots 4057-4071)
Gaming (Lots 4072-4112)
General Americana (Lots 4113-4626)
Various (Lots 4113-4194)
Sorted by State / City (Alabama thru Foreign) (Lots 4195-4570)
Books (Lots 4571-4626)
Directories (Lots 4571-4587)
General (Lots 4588-4626)


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Sonora Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate1381Sonora Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Bodie certificate. Inc. in New York. No. 237, issued for 1,000 shares to D. Noyes, Burton on April 10, 1880. Signed by the president and secretar
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********n for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
South Standard Mining Company Stock Certificate1382South Standard Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Bodie Mining District. Inc. Sept. 13, 1877. Uncancelled. No. 175 issued to G.B. Bayley, Trustee, for 100 shares in Feb 1880. Signed by Wales
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8******1 for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
Tioga Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate1383Tioga Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate
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No. 6546, issued in 1882 at San Francisco to E.R. Grant, trustee and signed by A.J. Ralston as president and Ed. W. Sessions as secretary. Bodie Minin
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*****l for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
Two Different Bodie Mining Stock Certificates1384Two Different Bodie Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Boston Consolidated Mining Company. No 1873, issued for 100 shares. Corp. signatures. Not cancelled. Printed by Britton & Rey. Deep folds, to...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
North Yuba River Mining Map1385North Yuba River Mining Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a fabulous c1880's map showing the North Yuba River area near Bridgeport Township. On this map you can find French Corral, Birchville, t...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 6******n for (1,150.00 + 230.00BP) = 1,380.00
Rare Butte Basin Mining Company Stock Certificate1386Rare Butte Basin Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early number 42 datelined Jackson on Dec. 8, 1866. 10 shares to a Charles Bailey. Incorporated Nov. 5, 1866 and capitalized at $216,000; 2160 shares a
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to b*********r for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
Consolidated Golden Trout Mining Company Stock Certificate1387Consolidated Golden Trout Mining Company Stock Certificate
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A spectacular piece never before seen by FH! Location of Works: near Lumpkin, Butte County, California. Main office in San Francisco. Consolidated Nov
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******d for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
Rare Zacatero Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1388Rare Zacatero Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate No. 56 issued to Miss Kittie Squire on September 9th, 1873 for 1,00 shares. It was incorporated February 1873. The printer is identified a
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to T*********t for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
Two Calaveras County Mining Stock Certificates1389Two Calaveras County Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Yellow Jacket and Carey Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company. West Point Mining District. No. 516, issued for 50 shares to JW River on Nov.
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Company $1000 Bond1390Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Company $1000 Bond
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No. 85 issued in May 8th, 1865. Coupons at $35 each reflecting a 7% Interest rate, #2 (May 30, 1866) through #9 (May 30, 1870) are intact. Signed by W
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*****l for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
Tuolumne County Water Company Stock Certificate1391Tuolumne County Water Company Stock Certificate
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# 4085 for 1,919 shares on September 25, 1862 to George Wight (Wright?). Signed by J Pownall(?) and ? Nice pictorial on left hand side. State
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l******8 for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
Rare Advertising Booklets for Pacific Coast Borax Products1392Rare Advertising Booklets for Pacific Coast Borax Products
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Two rare color illustrated booklets advertising products made with Pacific Coast Borax (mined in Death Valley). Francis "Borax" Smith foun...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (95.00 + 22.80BP) = 117.80
US Borax Collectibles1393US Borax Collectibles
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Four tiles made by US borax in 1967, with the AIME logo at the top right. US borax is largest operation in the United States. It is located in Boron,
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
South Pacific Mining Company Fraud Stock Certificate (Death Valley)1394South Pacific Mining Company Fraud Stock Certificate (Death Valley)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located in the old Salt Springs area of Death Valley (Lingenfelter, 1986, Death Valley & the Amargosa, p.158-159). Has an ornate border around i...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******8 for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
Interesting 130 Year-old Letters with note from Peter Bancroft1395Interesting 130 Year-old Letters with note from Peter Bancroft
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two letters from John Coleman. "...we have about 6" of bedrock today..." "We area also cutting down No. 3; it will take 3 or 4 d...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
United Cosmopolitan Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1396United Cosmopolitan Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Early certificate #30. Incorporated August 3rd, 1863. Issued to B. Adler for 5 shares in 1863. Signed by A. Manaus (Secretary) and B. Adler (President
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to k**********y for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
Two Different Fresno Mining Stock Certificates1397Two Different Fresno Mining Stock Certificates
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Both companies have the same corporate officers. 1) North Fresno Mining Company. No. 20, issued for 200 shares to the company secretary. Not cancelled
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
Graeagle Mine Photographs1398Graeagle Mine Photographs
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3 Very rare photographs from the Graeagle mine in Northeastern California. Two are duplicates of the pond and one has been over exposed. Unique loca
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********o for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
Scadden Flat Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1399Scadden Flat Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Grass Valley Mining District. Inc. Aug. 15, 1878. No. 288, issued for 50 shares to Frank Dault on Feb. 20th, 1879. Signed by Henry Scadden as presiden
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
Three Grass Valley Area Mining Photos1400Three Grass Valley Area Mining Photos
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1) North Star Mine, mining cars on train trestle, framed--9" x 11.5". 2) Miners' Picnic, women are all dressed in white with hats, men...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for (140.00 + 33.60BP) = 173.60
Washington Mining Company Stock Certificate1401Washington Mining Company Stock Certificate
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No. 187 datelined Grass Valley, California, January 2nd, 1879 for 50 shares to Angelo Cuneo. Incorporated Marcg 31st, 1873 and capitalized at $20,000;
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Grass Valley & Auburn Mining Stock Certificates1402Grass Valley & Auburn Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of four. 1) Pemberton Hydraulic Gold Mining Company. Auburn. No 141, issued for 500 shares on July 22, 1879. Signed by the president & secre...
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to f*******H for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 198.40
Golden Center Mine Company Files Archive1403Golden Center Mine Company Files Archive
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Large group of company files for the Golden Center mine at Grass Valley California, 1928 to circa 1965. This group consist of approximately 5 cubic fe
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (500.00 + 120.00BP) = 620.00
Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certificate Collection1404Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 7 different. Included: Zeibright Mining Company (1907, Nevada City, not cxl), Union Hill Mines (1915, Grass Valley, cxl), Idaho Maryland Cons.
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
Occidental Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1405Occidental Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Location: Grizzly Flat, Placer County, California. No. 356, issued for 50 shares to Spencer Murray on Dec. 19th, 1899. Signed by the vice-president, F
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r******h for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
St. Lawrence Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo Mining District)1406St. Lawrence Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo Mining District)
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Incorporated September 22, 1863 and capitalized at $180,000; 1800 Shares at $100 per. Cert. #127, issued to Benjamin Dore for 5 shares and dated Decem
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (500.00 + 120.00BP) = 620.00
Ione Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate1407Ione Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #36, issued to John Edwards for one share. Signed by Geo. Withington, president, and Joseph Bowen, secretary. Vignette at
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********r for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
Newton Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate1408Newton Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Mt. Echo and Newton Mining Districts, Amador County, Cal. Datelined Ione City, April 2, 1867. 5 shares to S. B. Meader. Incorporated Feb. 13, 1864 and
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Geologic Atlas: Jackson Folio1409Geologic Atlas: Jackson Folio
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22 x 18 1/2". J. W. Powell. Includes description of the Gold Belt, etc. State: California City: Jackson Date: 1894 ...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Plumas Eureka Mines Company Employee Token1410Plumas Eureka Mines Company Employee Token
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Blank reverse. This is a very rare employee token from Johnsville from this very famous mine. State: California City: Johnsville
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Early Lake Mining Company Stock Certificate1411Early Lake Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Stock Certificate No. 21 for 60 share made out to John H. Redington (President) dated June 23rd, 1863. The Company was capitalized at $600,000; 600 sh
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*********r for (325.00 + 78.00BP) = 403.00
Kearsarge Cons. Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificate, 18751412Kearsarge Cons. Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1875
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Cert. #70, issued for 100 shares to James McHaffie, the corp secretary and signed by Jno. Hanscom as president. Vignette of an Indian brave seated at
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to T*********t for (275.00 + 57.75BP) = 332.75
Early Certificate # 4 for Redstone Quartz Mining Company of Lost Camp1413Early Certificate # 4 for Redstone Quartz Mining Company of Lost Camp
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Lost Camp seems to be in or near Blue Canyon (near the Nyack exit on I-80 near Donner Pass). Certificate No. 4 dated 7-29-67 for 25 shares to Josiah C
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to e*****r for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
Homer Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate1414Homer Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated October 20, 1879. Issued to F.E. Luty, Trustee, on November 17, 1879. Signed by Atkinson as Vice President and F.E. Luty as Secretary. Li
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
Middle Yuba Canal Water Company Stock Certificates1415Middle Yuba Canal Water Company Stock Certificates
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Three unused stocks signed by President, Egbert Judson. The early hydraulic mining company was incorporated in September 1859 and capitalized at $400,
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to k**********y for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
Mariposa Company: Early 1866 Fremont Related Stock Certificate1416Mariposa Company: Early 1866 Fremont Related Stock Certificate
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Certificate No. 747 for 100 preferred shares made out to Stone Nichols & Stone dated May 4th, 1866. Incorporated in New York on June 25th, 1863 ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 5*****r for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
Mariposa Land & Mining Company - Preferred Stock1417Mariposa Land & Mining Company - Preferred Stock
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Certificate No. A192 for 57 shares made out to A. M. Dobecki dated Feb. 10th, 1880. Incorporated in California in 1874 and signed by vice president, S
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Cisco Consolidated Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1418Cisco Consolidated Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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# C309 for 100 shares to Robert M Reynolds. Signed by William Reynolds and Charlick. Some folds, but otherwise in very nice condition. Henry Hartley s
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
Excelsior Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1419Excelsior Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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The Excelsior Mine produced most of the gold in the Meadow Lake Mining District and is thought to be the only profitable mine in the district. Certifi
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to e*****r for (250.00 + 60.00BP) = 310.00
Flag of our Union and Twin Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1420Flag of our Union and Twin Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Certificate No. 55 for 50 shares made out to A. J. Field and dated March 17th 1864. Incorporated Dec. 1, 1863 and capitalized at $450,000; 2250 shares
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8*****M for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
People's Gold & Silver Mining Co., Alpine County, late Amador Stock Certificate1421People's Gold & Silver Mining Co., Alpine County, late Amador Stock Certificate
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Incorporated December 1863 and capitalized at $500,000; 100,000 shares at $5. Monitor Mining District, Alpine County. Certificate No. 1506 made out t
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 5*****r for (325.00 + 68.25BP) = 393.25
Mountain Oak Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Amador County, Silver Mountain Distri1422Mountain Oak Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Amador County, Silver Mountain Distri
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Very early Certificate No. 7 dated Oct. 16, 1863 for 10 shares to T. Cooper. Signed by President G. H. Parsons and Secretary, J. Warren Clark. Incorpo
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*********r for (275.00 + 66.00BP) = 341.00
Geologic Atlas of Nevada City1423Geologic Atlas of Nevada City
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22 x 19". Special folio of Nevada City with history of the area. Done by the U. S. Geological Survey. ` State: California City:...
Start Price : 55.00 | Estimate : 110.00 - 170.00
Nevada City Nugget (Mining Magazine)1424Nevada City Nugget (Mining Magazine)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare magazine called the Nevada City Nugget. This is the Special Mining Number, issued Friday, May 10, 1929. It is 32 pages including an 8 page direct
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Selby Hill Mining Company Stock Certificate: Nevada County1425Selby Hill Mining Company Stock Certificate: Nevada County
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Incorporated November 1875 and capitalized at $1,000,000; 40,000 shares at $25 per. Certificate No. 281, for 10 shares issued on October 20, 1877 to H
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Two Mine Views, Nevada County1426Two Mine Views, Nevada County
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Two different mine photographs, both matted, circa 1900. A) 8.5 x 10.5" Moore photo "miners waiting for cage, Central Shaft, Grass Valley....
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l******8 for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
Two Oat Hill / Calistoga Mining Stock Certificates1427Two Oat Hill / Calistoga Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Acme Mines & Mill, Inc. Inc. in Nevada. No. 1929, issued for 1,000 shares to RF Brown on Feb. 26, 1929. Signed by the president and secretary...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b******a for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
Oroville Mining Photographs1428Oroville Mining Photographs
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Two spectacular Oreville mining photographs. Two different side views of the Indiana dredge taken September 1901. Mounted to board, excellent conditio
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1429Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining Districts. Number 329 for 25 shares to JSS Robinson. 25c United States Revenue Stamp. The districts l
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 1*****c for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Company (Pilot Knob, Mud Springs & Mound Springs Mining Districts)1430Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Company (Pilot Knob, Mud Springs & Mound Springs Mining Districts)
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Office at S. B. Pelson's House in White Oak Township. Incorporated June 20, 1863 and capitalized at $1,515,000; 30,300 shares at $50 per. Certif...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*********r for (140.00 + 33.60BP) = 173.60