Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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