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

Extra fine Alaska placer gold. Approximately 17.4 grams. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City: Provenance:

Native Copper & Copper Slag from Blue Bird Mine, Ranchers Exploration, near Gila Bend, AZ. The Bluebird mine was an historically significant min...

Ore specimens from the Bluebird Mine in Mexico, the first successful commercial copper electrowinning operation. The mine is known for its copper mine

This group consists of average ore, a piece of high grade turquoise, and copper slag all from the operation at Miami, AZ. It was mined in the 1950s-to

Mined by Duvall Company at the time he collected. Piece is 2 x 2 x1" A second specimen is from the Lake Shore copper deposit. About the same si...

Lot of 18 assorted high grade zinc ore samples, Cerro Gordo Mine, Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California. 3.8 lbs. Most are in the 2" range. S...

Very large, complex, and colorful high grade zinc ore with smithsonite, Cerro Gordo Mine, Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California. 6 x 3 x 3" 3...

Massive complex zinc ore with smithsonite, Cerro Gordo Mine, Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California. 8 x 5 x 3" 9 lbs. Cerro Gordo (Fat Hill) ...

Stunning native gold specimen from the "million dollar pocket" at the Original Sixteen to one Mine. The specimen shows bright wire and cry...

Near Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California. 168 grams. Perhaps 25 grams of gold? 2.5 L x 1.75 W x 1.75" H. Native gold in quartz. Vein was 1.7...

Kern County California, from the Volcano Mine in the El Paso mountains: a 12.1 gram gold in quartz nugget. Pretty piece, gold color all sides. 20 x 17

Medium size (#10) California placer gold, approximately 15 grams. Suitable for jewelry! ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: P

Medium size (#10) California placer gold, approximately 16.5 grams. Suitable for jewelry! ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

Four specimens of native gold in quartz totaling 24 grams in weight. Crystaline and wire gold. Maybe 7-8 grams of gold? ^ Date: Country (if not USA)

Beautiful gold piece 3/4 of an inch by 1 1/4 inch. 7.9 grams, with unknown black mineral. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenan

Two small gold nuggets: 1.2 grams and 2.8 grams mounted to a post for a tie tack. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Rectangular gold nugget (11 x 16 mm), set in wooden trim in a 14 carat gold band. Size 8 1/2; total weight 9.1 grams. ^ Date: Country (if not USA):

Gold nugget (12.2 grams; about 18 mm wide and long) with 20 inch necklace. Total weight 25.5 grams. Necklace chain is not marked ^ Date: Country (i

Unique necklace with two California Period one half dollar gold coins and a Mojave Desert nugget (11.4 grams; 22 mm long. 10 mm wide). The wire neckla

This is a truly world-class piece that not only deserves a great story on the piece itself, but on the man himself. So which one would you start with?