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Americana and Numismatics
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Two Nevada Mining Corporate Seals1550Two Nevada Mining Corporate Seals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vernal Mining Co. of Goldfield. They had 2 claims in Diamondfield. Washoe Mining Co. Big bold letters. Both circa 1900-1915. Very nice black fancy cas
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****8 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
Various Nevada Documents1551Various Nevada Documents
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1) Voucher Check (blank), the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. 2) Charles G. Walker, Assayer Receipt, Beatty, NV, 1933. 3) Tonopah Copper Mining and M
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
Nevada Portland Gold Mining Co. Documents1552Nevada Portland Gold Mining Co. Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An Affidavit of Publisher naming Claude L. McKesson and Charles L. McKesson owners of the new corporation Nevada Portland Gold Mining Company. Four st
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
Colossal Mine archive1553Colossal Mine archive
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Lot of 12, 1) 1919 lease to purchase on letter head of C. T. Brown, mining engineer. 2) 1919 letter from Socorro State Bank with the $15,000 loan agre
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Keystone Mining District Map1554Keystone Mining District Map
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Beautiful bird's eye map shows the Great Gold Fields of La Beille, New Mexico, by C. H. Amerine, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Measures 22" H...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (1,350.00 + 303.75BP) = 1,653.75
Eleven New Mexico Mining RN-G Checks1555Eleven New Mexico Mining RN-G Checks
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Two different types of checks both with RN-G. All are issued by Carlisle Mining Company. 1) Six Porter & Crawford Bankers checks from 1882. 2) F...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to L*****8 for (85.00 + 19.13BP) = 104.13
Mining patent Nineveh Mining Copper etc.1556Mining patent Nineveh Mining Copper etc.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful patent with ribbon and red seal (cracked at fold). Signed by M. W. Strong for William Taft.. For the Nineveh, Mammoth 2, Oro Fino, and Bucke
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
Mining Center of New Mexico1557Mining Center of New Mexico
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Socorro Mining Center of New Mexico, 1882, Socorro Miner Office. Small fold out map. Forerunner of today's magazines, advertising pages equal w...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 2,000.00
New Mexico Mining Documents1558New Mexico Mining Documents
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Lot of three 1) Expenses for the Merritt Mining and Milling Company from September 1887 to January 1889. Mostly for the watchman. This was a Socorro f
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
1900 Map of Territory of New Mexico w/ Mining Districts15591900 Map of Territory of New Mexico w/ Mining Districts
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Lists 80 mining districts on the side that are labelled on the map. From the Secretary of the Interior: labelled "Interior 56 2." Measures...
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (275.00 + 61.88BP) = 336.88
Letters and Prospectus from Mendenhall Oil & Mining Co.1560Letters and Prospectus from Mendenhall Oil & Mining Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 11 letters dated 1864-1876 and prospectus, 1864. Harry baker, Secretary of the company and a realtor, to JWL Brown, the field superintendent
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to i***y for (325.00 + 73.13BP) = 398.13
Report on Kankakee Dredging Placer Ground1561Report on Kankakee Dredging Placer Ground
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Six page typewritten report by William Smith of Baker City Oregon September 18,1901. City: Big Bend State: Oregon, Date: 1901
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to r***6 for (10.00 + 1.95BP) = 11.95
The Mineralogist1562The Mineralogist
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51 copies of the Mineralogist published in Portland Oregon. "A National, Semi-technical Magazine Devoted to Minerology, Gem-Cutting and the Col...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********y for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
The Ore Bin1563The Ore Bin
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126 copies of The Ore Bin, published by the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. City: State: Oregon, Date: 1970's
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b******a for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
Prospectus of the Pyrite King Copper Mining Co.1564Prospectus of the Pyrite King Copper Mining Co.
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Located in the Black Hills, South Dakota. "Telling of Untold Wealth…" Capital stock 1,000,000 shares, $1 per share. Property is located at...
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******a for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
Homestake Mining Company Stock, Signed by Lloyd Tevis1565Homestake Mining Company Stock, Signed by Lloyd Tevis
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Cert. #7954 issued in 1897 to Lounsberry & Co. for 100 shares at $100 each. Signed by Lloyd Tevis as President. The Homestake, one of America’s...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
Tecopa Consolidated Mining Company Stock1566Tecopa Consolidated Mining Company Stock
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Uncancelled stock certificate, No. 801, issued to Charles B. Sloan, 65 shares of capital stock, signed by (illegible), President and H. W. Hayden, Sec
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
Bingham Copper Mine Stereoviews1567Bingham Copper Mine Stereoviews
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Duplicate pair of Keystone View Co. stereoview No. 33981. "The Largest Open-cut Copper Mine in the World is at Bingham, Utah, the Longest City ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
Dalton & Lark Mining Co. Stereoview1568Dalton & Lark Mining Co. Stereoview
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Rare view! No 746. Boarding Houses of the Dalton & Lark Mining Co., Larks, Utah. Published by A.E. Dickerson, Coshocton, Ohio. View of two men o...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Utah Letter1569Utah Letter
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Outstanding 14 page letter discusses 1000 miners in Utah and 20,000 mormons in town and 4000 gentiles in the mountains. "The mines will bring m...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****a for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
1904 Silver-capped Presentation Cane for Bert Seaboldt, Prominent Utah Mining Figure15701904 Silver-capped Presentation Cane for Bert Seaboldt, Prominent Utah Mining Figure
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Engraving at top reads: "Presented to Bert Seaboldt by Manuel Alvarez at (illegible) Cuba, Dec 13, 1904." Approx. 36.5" Silver cap. W...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
Garnett and Moseley Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate1571Garnett and Moseley Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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One of the earliest issued Appalachian gold mining certificates we have seen. Registered on January 17th, 1854. Certificate No. 24712, issued to John
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
Alliance Mining Co.1572Alliance Mining Co.
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Four Pieces. 1) Alliance Mining Company First Mortgage Bond with revenue stamps, 2 & 3) Arlington Mining Corporation, 4) Spokane Tin Mines Co. ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
Northwest Mineral News/The Gemstone1573Northwest Mineral News/The Gemstone
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18 copies of Northwest Mineral News from 1950's published in Tacoma WA. City: Tacoma State: Washington, Date: 1950's FHWAC#:
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to m********y for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
Three Copper Certificates1574Three Copper Certificates
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1) United Copper Mining Company, 2) Index=Peacock Copper Mining Co., 3) Galena Copper Mining Comopany City: State: Washington, Date
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
Ethel Consolidated1575Ethel Consolidated
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Ethel Consolidated Mines # 1980 for 250 shares issued to R W Snyder. Also Comstock Gold Mining and Milling Co. # 650 for 5000 shares issued to J B Ro
Estimate : 80.00 - 102.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
Nine Washington Mining Certificates1576Nine Washington Mining Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Judge Mining Company,Sunset Copper Mining Co., Standard Silver-Lead Mining, Sir Eagles Mining, Prize Mining Company, Olympic Mining, Keller &...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
Various Mining Reports1577Various Mining Reports
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1) Goldstream Mines Company, 2) The Golden River Mining Company, 3)First Thought Gold Mines, Limited, 4 & 5) National Gold Corporation (2), 6) O...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to w******o for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
Mining Supply Catalogs1578Mining Supply Catalogs
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Three pamphlets. 1] Marcy Open End Rod Mill of The Mine and Smelter Supply Company, Denver. 2] Gold and Silver Mill Machinery Catalog No. 1, Second Ed
Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to S****2 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
"Mineral Resources" of Laramie (Booklet)1579"Mineral Resources" of Laramie (Booklet)
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Rare. Brown softcover. Published by The Laramie Mining and Stock Exchange, 1896. 51 pages with advertisements. Full title: "Albany County, Wyom...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Gold Mines, Five1580Gold Mines, Five
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1) The Continental Consolidated Mines Co., 2) The Tiger Group Mining and Milling Company, 3) The Commercial Gold Mining Company, 4) XL Gold Dredging C
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to S****2 for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
Wyoming Copper1581Wyoming Copper
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1) The Big Five Mining Company, 2) The Union Copper Mining Company, 3) The Winona Pool Copper Company, 4) Evening Star Mining Company City:
Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Sold to S****2 for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
Le Champ D'Or, French gold Mining Company1582Le Champ D'Or, French gold Mining Company
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Le Champ d'Or, French Gold, May 22, 1895. Share Warrant issued from London. Ten shares, nos. 125136 to 125145. Bearer no. 31677. Half of the cer...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
American Bank Note Company Layout and Description of Las Nueve Minas mine1583American Bank Note Company Layout and Description of Las Nueve Minas mine
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On American Bank Note Company letterhead. By order of D. F. Verdenal, Secretary. for the Las Nueve Minas de Santa Maria Gold & Silver Mining Com...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Victory Gold Mining Company prospectus1584Victory Gold Mining Company prospectus
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In the Montezuma District. 11 pages. One small mining claims map. Principal office in Hamilton,Ohio. Incorporated in West Virginia. Some stains on cov
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to S****2 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
1865 bond from the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi15851865 bond from the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi
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1865 bond from the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi. Description written in English and Spanish and has pictures of Lincoln and Washington. Fo
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to w******o for (400.00 + 90.00BP) = 490.00
The Corralitos Company stock certificate1586The Corralitos Company stock certificate
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Nice collection of a stock and powers of attorney. Stock is issued to Solou Humphreys in 1889. It is number '7' for 3,000 shares. Signed by ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
Sold to t*******d for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers1587American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
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Hardbound volume of the transactions of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Volume LXXII. Containing papers and discussion o
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to S****2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers1588American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
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Volume LXVIII, transactions and discussions of the Butte and Bisbee copper mines. Hardcover, 1209 pages. City: State: , Date: 1
Estimate : 400.00 - 60.00
Sold to S****2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
Collection of Mineral Books1589Collection of Mineral Books
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Lot of three. 1) "Mineral Collectors Handbook" by Pearl. 1947. First edition. Excellent condition. 2) "The Book of Minerals" by ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
Coppers from Its Ores1590Coppers from Its Ores
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A New Process for the Extraction of Copper from Its Ores by Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S.; and James Douglas, Jr. Esq. 13 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2". ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Four Carbide Mining Lamps & Hat1591Four Carbide Mining Lamps & Hat
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Lot of six items total. Includes four different carbide lamps, one container of calcium carbide, and one miner's hat for the lamp. Three of lamp...
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*******r for (125.00 + 28.13BP) = 153.13
Four Prospectors Books1592Four Prospectors Books
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1) "Mineralogical Dictionary" with 40 colored illustrations. 1948. 2) "Handbook for Prospectors and Operators of Small Mines." ...
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to m********y for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
Gold Miner Statues1593Gold Miner Statues
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Small clay piece (6" x 3.5" x 4.5') with old miner holding pan with gold in it. Signed: Vincent, 1984. Written on front: "Old Nug...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
Harper's Weekly Pages1594Harper's Weekly Pages
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Three pages (one is duplicate) from Harper's, April 24, 1869. One is a news page that discusses the White Pine Mining District in Nevada; the ot...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Miner's Lunch Pail1595Miner's Lunch Pail
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Pail is rusted; top is drinking cup. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 27672
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*******4 for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
Mining Catalogs and Booklets1596Mining Catalogs and Booklets
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Lot of 4. 1) "Instructions for Setting Up and Operating Fairbanks-Morse Gasoline and Gas Engines." Includes fold-out part list and diagram...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Mining Collectibles1597Mining Collectibles
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Two carbide lamps (Autolite with large reflector), (Justrite with small reflector); "Welcome Nugget" Cigar Box Label 10 x 10" very sh...
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (150.00 + 33.75BP) = 183.75
Mining Machinery Ephemera1598Mining Machinery Ephemera
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Over 200 (some duplicates) terrific (great illustrations and news photos) brochures, newspaper ads, letters, agreements, newspaper articles of mining
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (55.00) = 55.00
Mining Science magazine, June 19131599Mining Science magazine, June 1913
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A magazine of mining, metallurgy, engineering and geology. "A World Review for Busy Men." Articles from Mine Explosions and Earthquakes, R...
Estimate : 20.00 - 80.00
Sold to m********y for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38