2012 December Americana & Numismatic Auction

1855 - Extremely rare "The New Mexico Mining Company" document No. 40, hand-cancelled, certified to David Walker for 10 shares. Signed by th

Lot of 16 various inspection and tool tags. Representative businesses include Kennecott Chino Mines, Anaconda, and the 85 Mining Company, among others

c1910-1960s - Lot of 38 index cards (5 x 7”) with attached photos of early Verdi, fishing, lumbering and mining scenes and people all from the collect

c1890 - Lot of 10 photos of a mining camp and its inhabitants, with 3 images showing mining operations, citizens posing on a city street in front of N

1881 - This lot is an assorted group of different photos and documents. There are 2 really great CDV’s from around the Austin area believed to be date

c1890-1920 - A smaller-than-usual but nonetheless fine example of a coin sword perhaps made by a Chinese worker in one of Nevada’s mining communities.

Lot of 24 photos from the Nevada and Arizona deserts. There are no notes or dates on the images, but all are in very good condition. A nice array of s

June 2, 1864 - Extremely rare and spectacular uncancelled certificate, issued to one J.D Hunt, for 50 shares of capitol stock. Serial No. 437, signed

c1890 - Lot of 5 different scenic photos, including a posed photo of citizens outside the P&B Bar, a campsite in the forest, a train headed for a

This lot includes a fine pair of mining sieves from U.S. Standard Sieve Series. 1) The small set of sieves includes 6 stacking canisters with a lid, s