"Wild West Wonders" Premier Live Auction (2025 August)

This is a nicely framed and presented pair of items: 1) Memorandum of Bullion for the Pacific Mill & Mining Company, Morgan Mill, 1879. Deposit ...

13 x 11" metal sign. "Danger / Unsafe Mine / Stay Out / Stay Alive" Lists dangers below (like loose rock, bad air, rattlesnakes, etc....

We sold one of these in our last auction, and it was the first we'd ever sold. This marks the second known. Used for a very short period of time...

DANGER. LOOK OUT FOR TROLLEY WIRE. 9.5 x 17.5" Probably mining related. Black, white, and red. Many dents and soiling. Please inspect. Unknown ...

1872. Wheeler, George M. PRELIMINARY REPORT CONTAINING EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS PRINCIPALLY IN NEVADA AND ARIZONA. Prosecuted in accordance with parag

This is Paher's first edition, first printed, and signed "Nevada Ghost Town and Mining Camps". Hardcover, tight, and has never been us...

Lot of 20. Includes: 1956 report on Three Kids Manganese Deposit, Clark County; 1947 report of investigations of Sultan Zinc-Lead Mine, Clark County;

Small box of documents (100+) representing correspondence and reports for the mining interests in the Applegate Mining District, located in Jackson Co

250pp leather bound journal of an Oregon gold miner. It is an unusual diary of sorts, with daily entries on what was done and by whom, how many hours

Souvenir spoon, Thermopolis, Wyoming mining scene. Teaspoon size. Die-struck in ladle. ^ Date: 1900 Country (if not USA): State: Wyoming City:

Framed mounted photograph taken by EA Sather of Dawson City, Alaska and Tacoma, Washington. Text at the bottom reads "The Miners Cradle. Berry ...

One of the first Maps to Show Mexico Silver Deposits (Data 1500s) Published by William Blaeu (1571-1638), one of the great early cartographers. Blaeu

Map of Principality of Piedmont, showing the Alps, France on the left, 1724-80. 20 x 23 ". Copper engraved, hand colored. Under the soldie...

Lot of 6 different. Includes: California Journal of Mines and Geology, July 1937, mining districts in Los Angeles County; Prospecting and Operating S

Illustrated Handbook of James Leffel's Water Wheel for 1883-1884, Springfield, OH, 1883. 4.75 x 7"160pp. Fully and well illustrated. Very R...

Ephemera from two choice mining companies. 1. Varney illustrated postal cover with pic of folding Varney, includes three separate pink 4pp advertising

This is a W & L.E. Gurley miner's compass or dip compass. It is 3.75 in. in diameter with an octagon mahogany carry case. Both are in excell...

This is a miner's dip needle compass made by W. S. Darley & Co. at 3.5 in. in diameter. with carry case. The interior shows minor oxidation....

This miner's dip compass was made by "J. Prentice/ New York" it is brass framed with a blue anodized needle and clever needle hold. In...

This is a miner's dip needle compass made by Jos. Pollard & Co. The main body is knurled aluminum with brass side rings. This one comes with...

This is a Jos. Pollard dip compass used in the mining industry. At 3.5 in. in diameter with carry case. In good condition. Please see photo for detail

This is a Jos. Pollard dip compass used in the mining industry. At 3.5 in. in diameter with carry case. In good condition. The bail wire has been expa

This miner's dip needle was made by Tycos of Rochester, New York. At 3.75 in. diameter with cover. Used to detect ore deposits under ground. In...

Inc. in Alabama. No. A135 issued for 32 shares to Cornelius Walker in Birmingham in 1887. Signed by president Joseph F. Johnston and secretary WE Hoop

Inc. in New York. Cert #318 for 300 shares issued to Thomas A. Scott in 1864. Signed by J Randall as secretary and N.M Hartley? as president. Great pi

Cerro-Colorado Mining District, Arizona Territory, c1876. No. 66, 200 shares, issued to John P. Arey Trustee, on Oct. 30, 1876. Signed by president an

"Mines Located in Pinal County, Arizona, Ter." printed under title. Inc. in Illinois. No. 111, issued for 500 shares to AH Geisel, company...

Issued 1869 stock and 1866 $100 bond with 2 coupons. 2 different vignettes. "Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines in Arizona." Very attractive e...

"Baltimore Ravine, Auburn, Pacer Co. Cal." printed at bottom center. Inc. in Connecticut. No. 55, issued for 8 shares to Philip J. Borcher...

Incorporated in 1863. Unnumbered, unissued stock certificate but signed by Leland Stanford as president. Yellow ground with pink underprint: $1,110,00

Cert. #33, issued to John S. Hills for 500 shares in 1906. Signed by John Hills as president and R.C. Moore as secretary. Not cancelled. Orange border

"Location, El Dorado County, Cal." printed above the title. Inc. April 1872. No. 500, issued for 5 shares to president Job. M. Seamans in...

Eureka Quartz Mining Company stock certificate, No. 97, for 5 shares of capital stock. Issued to William Jenkins, dated 24 January 1853. Signed by E.H

Rare. $500 bond. No. 48, issued to the Banking House of B.F. Hastings & Co. of Sacramento City in 1862. Signed by president Arrowsmith, secreta...

Rare and early. Inc. in March 1863. Ultra low No. 6, issued for 27 shares to EP Twitchill on Sept. 20th, 1864 in Nevada City. Signed by president Wm.

Location, Nevada District, Nevada Co., Cal. (printed at top center). Deer Creek was where George Hearst owned the rich LeCompton Mine, which he had lo

This stock has previously been a mystery to us because it's name is too common to pinpoint its exact location. However, new articles found on ne...

Ultra rare. Incorporated in New York, 1881. Cert. #1674 issued to Theo Vos Burgh, Trustee for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by N.G. Fairman, secretary an

Location: Forest Hill District, Placer County, California (printed under title). Inc. Oct. 1880 in Wyoming Territory. No. 464, issued for 1,000 shares

Rare. Inc. in Arizona. No. 78, issued for 100 shares to Harry Drury in 1906. Signed by president Eicholtz and secretary Crouch. Not cancelled. Gilt bo

Lot of 2. William Stark Rosencrans, a Union Army Major General, developed a patented fuse cutter and in 1875 formed the Safety Powder Company in Los A

West End Chemical Stock, Trona, California Signed by F.M. "Borax Smith" as President. Issued for 15 preferred shares to Thomas Hunter in 1...

Lot of 5 stocks issued in 1856. All are signed on the reverse by DO Mills. These have arguably the best vignette out there, a beautiful sluice box vig

Lot of 10 stocks issued 1854-62. All feature the fabulous sluice box and placer mining vignette by Britton & Rey. Overall condition for the grou...

All issued. 1)1863 Lady Bell Copper Mining with nice vignette. Low Divide District, Del Norte County, Cal. (printed on the top and bottom left). In

Very rare. Issued for the purchase of Mining property in Colorado. No. 2750, issued for 100 shares to FT Hewitt in May 1872, New York. Signed by vice

The Nellie Bly Gold Mining and Reduction Co. issued 5000 shares of stock to president Robert Seaman in 1896. Mill was located at Magnolia near Boulder

"Chaffee County, Colorado" printed on either side of underground mining vignette. Not listed in C&L, 1883. We could only find notices ...

Inc. 1866. No. 122, issued in 1873 to William Hare for 20 shares. Signed by the president (illegible) and treasurer. Not cancelled. Black border and p

Rare. Inc. in Colorado. No. 380, issued for 100 shares to VB Bencler in 1902. Signed by president Theodore Bender and secretary Harry Bender. Not canc

Rare. We haven't offered before. Inc. in Colorado. No. 540, issued for 1,000 shares to JL Lindsay on June 5th, 1896 in Kansas City. Signed by pr...

Inc. in New York. "Location, Custar[sic.] Co. Colorado, 28 Mining Claims, 39,600 feet in length and 3000 feet in width" (printed at bottom...

Very rare; we've only sold one before. Super early for Colorado. Incorporated in New York. Certificate number 69 issued in 1864 at New York, to ...

No. 410, issued for 1,000 shares to Jos. Harrison Jr. in 1870. Signed by president Haseltine and the treasurer. Not cancelled. Black border and print,

Very early. $500 bond no. 69, issued in 1864. Signed by president Beach and secretary Bolles, as well as two trustees. Not cancelled. Red border and p

This is a bond certificate for the Big Five Tunnel Ore and Transportation Co. of Idaho Springs, Colorado dated 1907. This tunnel ran for 9000 ft. for

Inc. in Maine. No. 182, issued for 50 shares to HD Birsch in 1905. Signed by John Thomson as president and the treasurer. Punch cancelled on the side.

Inc. in Colorado. No. 50, issued for 100 shares to Edward Ely in Washington DC, 1881. Signed by president Morgan R. Wise and secretary Hayward. Not ca

Very rare; we have no records of selling this in over 10 years. "Mines in the Pike's Peak Gold Mining District" printed to the left of...

"Nevada District, Colorado Territory." printed under the title. We have seen two Nevadaville stocks in 40 years. This makes three. No. 240...

Every now and then we get in a special piece that warms my heart (FH). Here is a doozy, the North Park Vandalia Mining & Smelting Co., issued to...

Lot of 40 different! Most are mining. Issued 1880s-1960s, with most clustered in the 1890s-1910s (a nice group of Cripple Creek mining stocks). Non-mi

Lot of 6 different issued pieces. Includes: Brookside Water & Development Co. (1892, Colorado Springs); Game Ridge Cons. Mining Company (Rosita,...

Issued to C.S. Pell for 100 shares on Dec 29, 1864, signed by O.W. Woodford as president and EB Fellows as Secretary. Goddess of Gold vignette at left

Inc. in Arizona. The company, not to be confused with famous mine in Globe, Arizona, was organized in 1893 and they acquired the "Dividend"...

Cert. #101 issued for 1000 shares. Russell Springs, Kansas on the masthead. Large size certificate in very fine condition. This describer has never se

Inc. in Minnesota. No. 62, issued for 100 shares to RH Harris in 1892. Signed by president Walker and secretary Morris. Not cancelled. Black border an

Organized in Michigan, approved in 1853. No. 33, issued to FA Arbault in 1864. Signed by the president Dunnely and secretary Abil. Not cancelled. Nice

Inc. in New Jersey. No. C262, issued for 100 shares to Gustaf Lundberg in 1903(?). Signed by president Fuller and asst. treasurer Whitney. Not cancell

Extra rare. Unlisted in Degood. There was an Aurora Mine at Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan, but that appears to have been founded in 1880, after o

Organized under the laws of the state of Michigan. No. 33, issued for 500 shares to John Coughlin in Hancock in 1888. Signed by president Daniel Crawf

Rare; we have not sold this before. Low certificate number 7, issued for 16,666 shares to JV Nye, founder of Nye City, Stillwater County, Montana, in

Lot of 32. Issued 1877-1967, I/C, I/U. Eastern Montana Mining and Smelting, Butte & London Copper Development Co, North Butte Mining Co., Parr...

Lot of 8/ I/C, I/U. Issued 1877-1967. Eastern Montana Mining and Smelting, Moulton Mining Co w/ Wm. A. Clark signature, Jefferson Mines Co., Butte...

Choice stock certificates from three difference Aurora mining companies from very early on. Includes: 1) Governor Quartz Lode Stock, Territorial Gover

Rare Northumberland district. Issued for 1,770 shares to OP James. Signed by George Lear and OP James as president. Dateline August 10, 1867. Incorpor

Very rare. Major producing mine located in the Black Mountain District next to the well-known Endowment Mine. Two miles north of Marietta. Location pr

"Churchill County" printed at top. Inc. in New York. No. 137, issued for 10 shares to WR Ward in 1865. Signed by president J. Turnbull Smi...

Location: Excelsior Ledge, Lander County, N.T. Inc. May 21st, 1863. No. 26, issued for 42 shares to George R. Turner in Feb. 1863 in San Francisco. Si

Stock certificate issued by the Bullfrog-Jumbo Mining Company on December 12, 1905 to M.E. Schellinger. It's signed by E.C. Winn, secretary and...

Very rare. No. 64, issued for $500 in 1868. Signed by company president AO Hiester and treasurer Charles Williams. Not cancelled. Six coupons attached

Inc. in Arizona. No. 1524, issued for 1,000 shares to Thomas C. Heiners in June 1906. Signed by JL Butler as president and MM Makiever as secretary. N

Rare. We had no records of selling this dating back to 2014. Inc. in New York. No. 211, issued for 5 shares to Margaret R. Anthony in New York in 1867

Lot of 11. I/C, issued 1905-45. MacNamara Mining & Milling Co., Helca Divide Mining Co., Thomson Divide Mining Co. , Tonopah Belmont Developme...

Lot of 10. I/C, issued 1906-59. I.E; MacNamara Mining & Milling Co., Tonopah Gold Mountain Mining Co w/Wingfield signature, Tonopah North St...

Stock ledger with 45 issued stocks: 26 stocks issued to company president TJ Lamoureaux in 1903, 15 stocks issued 1903-1909 to others, and 4 more stoc

2 issued West End Consolidated 1923 and 1926 stocks. Both signed by F.M. (Borax) Smith, the Borax King and are relatively scarce. The West End Consoli

Lot of 21. I/C, issued 1905-69. I.E ; MacNamara Mining & Milling Com. Tonopah GOls Mountain Mining Co., Keystone Divide Mining Co., The Goldfi...

Fantastic! "Location Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada" printed above and below a stunning vignette of an ore wagon near a mi...

Very rare; we have no records of selling this before. Inc. in New York. No. 91, issued for 100 shares to CCE Russ in 1879. Signed by president (D. Mes

Very rare. "6,000 feet. Flowery District, Nevada." Inc. Dec. 1873. No. 3817, issued for 100 shares to CA Schmitt in San Francisco in 1876....

Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Nevada. Inc. 1872. No. 3379, issued to GB Bayley for 50 shares. Signed by the president (illegible) and secre

Lot of 6 different. Includes: State Line Gold Mining Company No. 3 (Gold Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, 1881); Wonder Chief Mining Compan

Inc. in the Territory of New Mexico. No. 20, issued for 100 shares to BB Place in 1898 in Missouri. Signed by vice president WP Cline and secretary Wm

"Las Vegas, New Mexico" printed under title. Inc. in New Mexico Territory. No. 397, issued for 417 shares to NA Spalding in 1891. Signed b...

Inc. in Colorado. No. 335, issued for 1,000 shares to Ira Pendleton in Denver in 1889. Signed by JT Comforth as vice president and the secretary (ille

Lot of 5. Issued 1864-1962, I/C, I/U. The New Mexico Mining Co., Massachusetts and New Mexico Consolidated Mining Co, United States Milling and Min

Lot of 2. The New Mexico Mining Co., #352, 530 shares @ $100 par. Issued August 25, 1864, Washington City. Black border, vignette top center of town

Lot of 10. I/C, issued 1863-67.. Lykens Valley Coal Co., six vignettes, revenue stamps. power of attorney on seven, entry of goods on one, one had be

lot of 4. I/C, issued 1866-67. Lykens Coal and Navigation Co., vignette if mine top center, each has 25c revenue stamp on top of vignette, In very goo