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

Lot of 4. I/C, issued 1853-64. Three Lykens Valley Coal Co., 6 vignettes, one w/25c revenue stamp. Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. Vignette of mine w

Lot of 6. Issued 1853-1940. Two Lykens Valley Coal Mine Co. one w/25c revenue stamp. Two Glen Alden Coal Co.. Two Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. w

Only one present in the Homestake Collection. "Location of Works: Bald Mountain" (printed in bottom left). Inc. in the Territory of Dakota...

Only one present in this Homestake Collection. "Location of Mines: Black Hills, Dakota" (printed at bottom center). Inc. under laws of Dak...

Lot of 2 different from the Homestake Collection. According to a Jan. 4, 1902 Lead Daily Call article, the company acquired 200 acres on the west flan

Very rare. Location, Whitewood Mining District, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory (printed at top). Issued in 1881. Signed by vice president BA Haggin

Only one present in the Homestake Collection. "Location of Mines, Carbonate, Dakota" (printed bottom left). Inc. in the Territory of Dakot...

The two earliest deSmet certificates from the David Shaddrick Homestake Collection. Certificate A25 issued to Margaret Myer on March 10-, 1880 for 10

The Highland Mining Company was one of the largest producing gold mines at lead, and owned by the Hearst-Haggin-Tevis group. This certificate no. 12 w

Highland Mining Company stock certificate, No. 15, the lowest number in the Shaddrick Collection, issued to O.J. Salisbury for 1000 shares and signed

Homestake Mine Cert #2. This iconic stock is the second stock issued by Lloyd Tevis and George Hearst's new company. It is the earliest possible...

Spectacular. This is stock No. 2, found in the Homestake hoard by mining geologist Dave Shaddrick. Certificate number 1 was NOT present, which we beli

Extremely low issue from the Homestake Collection. Certificate no. 5, issued to CE Bigelow for 25 shares in 1878. Signed by RP Lounsbery as vice presi

Inc. Nov. 1877. Stock no. 314, issued for 50 shares to RP Lounsbery on Nov. 11th, 1878 in San Francisco. Signed Lloyd Tevis as president and the secre

Very rare first issued stock! This comes out of the Homestake hoard. Fractional scrip No. 1, issued for 50 hundredths of a share to George Adair in 19

Very rare second issued stock! This comes out of the Homestake hoard. Fractional scrip No. 2, issued for 50 hundredths of a share to George Adair in 1

Very rare. Located in the Carbonate Mining District, Lawrence County. Inc. in Dakota. No. 881, issued for 100 shares to JA Gaston in 1887 in Deadwood.

Very rare. Found in the Homestake hoard. Inc. in Dakota. No. 564, issued to JF Lindner for 500 shares in 1886 in Deadwood. Signed by Seth Bullock as p

Lot of 3 different. Seth Bullock was the first sheriff of Deadwood and ran a hardware store there with business partner Sol Star. Coming from law enfo

Fantastic! The first issued stock for this company, found in the Homestake hoard. Dave Shaddrick notes that this mine encountered a fabulously rich st