2012 December Americana & Numismatic Auction

"COLORADO/ 320/ GRAIN/ NEW SILVER / EMPIRE/ MINE/ 0.580// U.S. VAL./ 13/DOLLAR/ IN/ GOLD” This 40mm diameter specimen weighs 0.66 troy oz. and su

1905 - This small gold ingot is individually letter punched “Wild/ Horse/ Cons. Gold/ Mng. Co./ Colo./ 1905// oz. 2.3/ ths.675/dol.40.95/lot 9/assay...

c1980 - This hefty gold nugget is 5" long, 2.5" wide, and 0.75" thick and bears few quartz inclusions. This nugget can be valued as fol

c1950s - This spectacular specimen weighs 12.53 troy oz. and is about 80% by weight gold. Measures: 2.75" x 2.25" x 1.5." This massive

This charming little nugget weighs in at 3.24 troy oz and measures 1.75" x 1" -62005

This lot features a delightful little gold nugget! Weighs 3.04 troy oz. and measures 2.25” x 1.15”. -62004

This lot is a must have for any mining historian! This is a lot of 3 references from 1868, 1870 and 1873. They all provide reports on mining the Rocky

This item is from the Greens Creek District. It measures about 2.25" x 2" and weighs about 2.7 troy oz. -61645

This specimen measures about 4.25" x 3.5" and weighs about 10.66 troy oz. -61648

This is a lot of over 35 different kinds of ore specimens. Just some of the ore included in the lot are; silver ore from the Kelly Mine in Ransburg, o

c1950s - This specimen weighs 8.69 troy oz. and is about 70% gold by weight. Measures: 3" x 1.25" x 2.5". Nice gold in quartz specimen

c1900-1920 - Gold in quartz 4.18 troy oz. and approximately 40% gold by weight. Measures: 2.75" x 2" x 0.75", with one cut surface. -

White quartz sample flecked with gold particles and embedded gold traces. The quartz shows veining of black and gold, with some reflective crystalline

This is a gold nugget from Placerville, California, weighing in at 3.95 troy oz. It measures 3" x 2.5" and was found in a backyard of this f

Large, very heavy raw copper specimen. Somewhat heart-shaped, it measures approx. 12" x 11" x 4" and weighs over 60 lbs. Visible blue v

Lot of 3 ore samples from The Excelsior Mountains. All have several flecks of gold evident. Pieces range from 1.5" to 3" in size. Great samp

Lot of 14 samples from various mining operations. Included are quartz from the Mad Mutha Mine, The 10 Mile District, Stonehouse, The Sleeper Mine, Gol

Lot of 5 specimens including: 1) A 25mm long sample of Dendritic Gold from Nellie Grey Mine in Manhattan, NV, in a display case with two fragments. 2)

Lot of 4 gold samplings from Round Mountain area. Included are an 0.3 troy oz. of gold, 13 small samples of gold ore from Round Mountain Mining Co. Pr

1871 - Lot of 3. Includes gold and acanthite in quartz, from the Adriatic Mine. And visible gold from the Alpha Shaft. Ranges in size from 2” x 1” to