Western Americana Safari

“Father Kino” Famous Hoax Ingots – a New Group By Fred N. Holabird, 2011 , revised 2016 Two of the “Father Kino” ingots appeared in our November

Serial Number 346. .999 fine and weighs DWT 5; Grams 3. In original case. (Paper in case is warped and and handwritten parts are bleeding.) State:

A large broken copper ingot, originally over 12 inches long and six inches wide. The ingot weighs 49 pounds. It was found at a smelter site at Rosalie

Modern Cripple Creek gold ingot, c.1990.--Cripple Creek, Colorado, 999 Fine, 1.253 TR. OZ. Beautiful piece of Gold History! Rectangular in shape, this

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. art bar. 3oz. silver bar, .999 fine. dist. by Foster Inc., Walla Walla, Washington. Loaded wagon pulled by mule, mount...

Sunshine Mining Company art bar. 3oz. silver bar, .999 fine. dist. by Foster Inc., Walla Walla, Washington. Loaded wagon pulled by mule, mountains in

Consolidated Silver Corp., Art bar, Wallace, Idaho, 1969. 3oz silver, .999 fine. Dist. by Foster Mint Walla Walla, WA State: Idaho City: Walla

Day Mines, Inc. art bar, Wallace, Idaho, 1969. 3oz. silver bar, .999 fine. dist. by Foster Inc., Walla Walla, Washington. Loaded wagon pulled by mule,

Five Out of the West Silver art bars in original box from various mines: Canyon Silver Mines, Sunshine Mining Company, Hecla Mining Company, Lincoln M

Hecla Mining Company art bar. 3oz. silver bar, .999 fine. dist. by Foster Inc., Walla Walla, Washington. Loaded wagon pulled by mule, mountains in the

Set of five art bars in original box from various mines: Coeur d' Alene Mines Corp., Sunshine Mining Company, Hecla Mining Company, Consolidated...

These were collected by a copper geologist who worked at McGill, Nevada. Please see photographs. Unusual and very different. State: Nevada City

A very rare 1908 McGill copper ingot. This is the first one we've seen. It's embossed Steptoe Valley Smelter, NEV., July 1908. 2.25 inches i...

Two great numismatic items. 1) Papier mache woman's shoe (5.5" long x 1.5" wide x 2" tall) made from $3,000 macerated US currency...

Two well worn notes: $1 not endorsed; $3 Signed and dated March 1830 we believe. Haxby's "United States Obsolete Bank Notes 1782-1866"...

Seven Dollar note, well worn, signatures not readable. State: City: Date: 1778 FHWAC#: 43527

Wooden framed (22 x 23 1/2") and nicely double matted collection of eleven pieces of Confederate currency. Fractional currency in 10c, 15c, 25...

Fascinating American history. Four pieces of political currency and an original hand written letter explaining their distribution. Ainger and Taylor

Two one hundred dollar notes issued by Dennis Kearney and Benjamin F. Butler representing "absolute Money" .The reverse is covered with pr...

Issued by the First Bank & Trust Company of South Bend to promote business activity after the Crash of 1929. State: Indiana City: South ...