Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Ads, handbills, equipment brochures, letters, receipts, etc. from various companies. City: State: , Date: 1869/1940 FHWAC#:

Lot of 11. Includes: Old Gold Mines Co. (issued, 1906); Vose Mining Co. (two unissued); Stanley Cons. Mining and Milling Co. (two issued, 1907); Evere

16 copies of Oregon Geology, 1980's and 26 copies of Pay Dirt, published in Arizona (4 from 1879 and 22 from the 1970's) City: State:

Hercules Naval Stores, Mercury Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Excellent condition. Great for display or great for storage. City:

Early German work on the metallurgy of copper ores, published Hamburg, 1864. 5 1/2 x 9", 45 pages. City: State: , Date: 1864

Heat shaped dish: Copper Mine, Bingham Canyon, Utah. Two spoons, one copper from anaconda Mine, Butte, Montana and one from Cripple Creek, Colorado. a

1907 Edition of the classic reference book, copyrighted in 1907. Hard cover bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. 1228 pp. The Copper and Mines H

1908 Edition of the classic reference book, copyrighted in 1908. Hard cover bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. 1500 pp. The Copper and Mines Ha

Stunning necklace with five cabachons featuring gold-in-quartz from the Sixteen to One Mine in Allegheny. Probably gold from the "million dolla...

Watch clearly says "Shreve, Treat & Eacret." In the original green leather box with a felt interior. Leather on box is deteriorating, ...

Gorgeous watch in mint condition. 6.5" chain. Face is 3.5 cm diameter. Jeweler is Barret & Sherwood, who, according to the 1888 Langley dir...

Pocket watch with a chain containing 7 sets of small gold/quartz samples and one large oval (27mm x 32mm) gold quartz sample. Watch has fancy engravin

Beautiful size 18 Elgin pocket watch with 7-jewel hunter case movement. Key wind and set. Single sunk white "M.M. Fredrick" dial, black ro...

Pin is 2 3/8" long with horseshoe of gold quartz centered, each end has an inlay of cobalt blue lapis. City: State: , Date:

Beautiful oval-shaped gold quartz set in gold cuff links. Each link has oval (3/4") on each side--4 ovals. City: State: , Date:

Gold quartz mounted in gold horseshoe on gold bar (1.75" long). City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26047

Gold Quartz set in silver (5/8" x 3/8") pin. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26052

Probably a gentlemen's pinky ring. Three inlays in ring, one has small corner missing. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26

Small (1.25") bar pin. gold Quartz set in gold with scalloped ends. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26050

Diamond shaped stick pin (2.75" long), tiny amount of chipping on face. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 26048

Beautiful and striking 14kt gold and enamel Native Sons of the Golden West President's badge for Twin peaks Parlor 214. The reverse is engraved ...

Original pen and ink drawings of gold miners in California. Two images matted in frame—11" H x 19" W (Burger collection) City: Northern...

Fabulous archive of this Gold Rush-era newspaper. Approx. 85 issues. Earliest is Sept. 15, 1855, last is August 29, 1857. Published every Saturday. Mo

Number 164 for $500 to William Buchanan. Datelined Carrollton. Carrolton was on the North Fork of the American River opposite Condemned Bar. After the

John Sime arrived in San Francisco very early. He was a carpenter/builder. However, he is most known as a San Francisco banker, but also a driving for

Number 115 for 2 to Lucian Brooks. Signed by C. T. H.. Palmer and president (?). Printer - Lth. Britton & Rey, SF. 5 x 10. C. T. H. Palmer was a...

Geological Reconnoissances in California, from Philip Thomas Tyson's Geology and Topography of California. Dated 1850, Baltimore, measuring 12.5...

Number 389 for $500 to E. L. Porter. Signed by A. Arrowsmith. The American River Water and Mining Company was formed in 1854 to build a ditch to diver

RARE! Number 94 for $500. To B. F. Hastings, trustee. Signed by A. T. Arrowsmith and (?). The American River Water and Mining Company was formed in 18

This cash ledger definitely comes from Goodyears Bar. It is dated October 1859 through October, 1862, with listings of deposits, gold coin, gold dust,

Three bundles of iron. For S. A. Newkirk. Would have traveled on the Sacramento Delta under the California Steam Navigation Company. City: Kni

Cert. #33237, bond for 5 francs, issued in 1850. Three vignettes, top center, Neptune pouring water into a river with four miners working. Two vignett

Rare. Inc. November 5th, 1851 in London. Certificate No. 14370 issued to George Edward Cottrell for one share for the sum of ten shillings on Jan. 29,

Incorporated in 1851. Issued in 1851. Signed by President Ryke and Secretary Robert Dude. Light blue paper with blue printing. 5 shares: numbers 23631

White certificate. For five shares: numbers 70746 to 70750. For 25 francs. It looks like there is a hand-written date of June 30, 1852? See the ne

Means "New World." Two stock certificates: one pink and one white. Excellent condition. These are for five shares of 25 francs each. This...

Inc. in Pennsylvania. No. 2051, issued to Theodore Walker for 100 shares on Sept. 28th, 1852. Signed by Pearson Servill (president) and L. Alter (secr

Original watercolor of the Gold Rush view at Mokelumne Hill. The view is from a three story brewery looking toward the town and hills. It shows a grou

A choice certificate. No, 1655. Issued to I.C. Woods for one share. Signed by Henry Eno (president) and E.H. Pomeroy as secretary. No date. Lith. Bri

No. 46. Issued on January 1st, 1855. Issued to E. Rilison for ten shares. Signed by president and secretary. Pen cancelled. Vignette of Mercury figure

Standard Wells Fargo franked 3c envelope with a Napa City advertising cover for James H. Goodman & Co. Weak Napa cancellation. In 1859, James &...

Levee View of Sacramento City as it Appeared During the Great Inundation in January 1850./ Drawn from Nature by Geo. W. Casilear & Henry Bainbri...

Second of Exchange datelined Sacramento, Cal. in 1855 for $84.00. Duplicate printed at left border. The Hastings bank was founded in 1853 at the corne

Very rare! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Certificate No. 695. Signed by Justin E. Strong (the company president) and secretary. Not issued to anyone

From the California Steam Navigation Company. Signed by Hupon as captain. Printed by Towne & Bacon, printers, San Francisco. City: Sacramento

Receipt for freight on Steamboat Antelope signed by Mitchell. Nice vignette of steamer, printed by Towne & Bacon, Printers, San Francisco. The ...

Freight bill receipt from the Steamer Chrysopolis, the Sacramento River's most glamorous paddle wheeler (California Steam Navigation Company), r...

Freight bill receipt from the Steamer Chrysopolis, the Sacramento River's most glamorous paddle wheeler (California Steam Navigation Company), r...

Freight bill receipt from the Steamer Chrysopolis, the Sacramento River's most glamorous paddle wheeler (California Steam Navigation Company), r...

Steamer Chrysopolis delivering Standard Mill flour. J Hupon received payment. The greatest Sacramento riverboat of them all, the steamer Chrysopolis,