2012 Hot August Auction

Lot of 6, 2 ounce silver medallions depicting the various cars of the Virginia & Truckee: V&T Railbus, White Railbus, Railbus No.99, The Lyon

This silver ingot is from an old coin collection that became known to us about a year ago. It is a classic Assayer’s ingot, complete with the usual Wi

5.50 ounces, fineness 991, 1 7/8" x 5/8," 5/8" deep. In a presentation box stamped "Kagin Reference Colls. No. 416." &a...

Large solid copper molded ingot, stamped "SVMS" and "87.25 OZ" on top. Measures 5 1/2"L x 2 1/2"W x 1 1/2"H. This i

Obverse: miner with pick and shovel dated 1905 surrounded by 13 stars. Reverse: Tonopah Gold Nevada surrounded by wreath. Stars before and after Tonop

This ingot is a new discovery, coming from a collection in the East. It is a presentation ingot, engraved “from F.L. Corwin” to E. Booth of New York,

Nevada Silver Co. Silver Ingot, .999 Fine Silver, 5.11 Troy Ozs., Value 6.59. While this was a legitimate company in 1919, based at Rawhide, Nevada, t

This small silver ingot came from the same collection as the Butte silver ingot. It is hand engraved with the names of “L.C. Gillett and C.S. Gillett,

This ornately engraved presentation ingot was given to Mary Thompson Hunt “as one of the ladies of the Presidential Party” when President Hayes visite

Choice silver 50c piece made into a desk keyhole. Found by a coin hunter in the Virginia City area. - Jacobitz Collection -60485

This 1.50 troy ounce silver ingot is a typical Comstock ingot of silver fineness .957 and gold .0335. The ingot measures approximately 1.5" long

The New York Assay Office served a vital function to the Treasury Department, and opened 10 October 1854, the same year as the San Francisco Mint. Th

This wonderful, original broadside appears to date from the 1852 to 1854 period. After Dec of 1854 the captains of the SS George Law were Captain Fox,

Gold coin with "STONE & BALL" of Syracuse conterstrike vertically on obverse. Coin is almost AU condition. This coin is from an Ex-Hartz

Rare book of coins. Pages begin with 6 and end with 16. It is followed by pages of ads which begins on page 43 and goes through 48. Detailed black and

These lead advertising ingots were used to promote the National Lead Company. Starting in 1907, the company produced lead-based white paint marketed u

Lot of 5 coins from The Hollandia (1743-Ducaton), Admiral Gardener (1809-Copper Coin), Bredenhof (1753-Dutch Doit), Spanish Fleet (1715-Half Real)and

Two prints of the mountain and village, one is framed. Both show the Montagna del Potosi’ rising precipitously from the flat plano, with the town dwel

Finest Known. NGC Certified. 50C, round. Canada token. 12.7 MM -56542

The history of the mine is an interesting one besides being a long and heart wrenching one. The mine was first located in 1783 by Juan Jose Zambrano,