2012 Hot August Auction

Gold plated pick and shovel pin with pin-on "Representative" enameled plaque above. The Odd Fellows logo is cast on the shovel with the famo

The latter half of the 19th century saw major growth and development in the American West, especially in mining communities like Virginia City. More s

Black and white photo of scenic Donner Lake and the fledgling town of Truckee, taken by H.K. Gage on June 11, 1879. The early town of Truckee was orig

Just North of Yosemite National Park lies the County of Tuolumne, which was incorporated in 1850 and is one of the original counties of the state of C

Lot of 6 pieces: 4 gold jewelry and 2 gold. Altogether weigh 1.08 troy ounces. The mounted jewelry consists of a stickpin, 2 pins, and a necklace. The

A 3.75" tall carved black wooden handled wax seal: "WELLS FARGO EXPRESS/ 573/ YREKA, CALIF." - Jacobitz Collection -59701

A broadside advertisement for A Guide. . .Gold Region By James Redpath & Richard J. Hinton, of Kansas. With Maps. Published by J.H. Colton, No. 17

Measures 9.75”x 7”. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado Stock number 2377 issued to D.G. Girtis on March 24, 1897 for 5000 shares. So

Incorporated under the laws of the state of Colorado. Stock no. 114 issued to J.P. Curtis for 625 shares. Dated 8 January 1897. Signed by secretary M.

Large 26.5" x 20" publication by U.S. Government Geologist F.V. Hayden, of maps and sketches from Colorado and the adjacent territories. Inc

Lot of 3: 1) The Easter Bell Gold Mining and Milling Co. Stock #2545 issued to J.P. Curtis on 8 March 1912 for 5,000 shares. Measures 11” x 6.75”, lit

Lot of 18: 1) "H.A. Miller Dental Company" stock numbers 12-20, all issued to E.R. Anderson. 2) "The Greater American Corporation"

Lot of 7: 1) Palace Drug Store Prescriptions. Goldfield Colo. 3 oz. Clear glass with some minor stains. Rarity 3, only 10-20 known. Post 1906. 2) F. J

Lot of 2. United States Gold Corp. Record ledger books, 1 Cash Book, and 1 Voucher Record ledger. US Gold Corp. was incorporated in 1903, finally prod

A very old and fragile ledger book containing many invoices, receipts and original billheads of supplies purchased from various merchants in Ogden, UT

Lot of 2: 1) The Worcester Gold Mining Co. Produced by the Gazette Printing Co. 2) The Block Twelve Gold Mining Co. Both measure 12” x 9” and have lit

Lot of 2: 1) Women`s Gold ring with a Cherub cameo set in a gold grape leaves and clusters surround. High luster and finely detailed hand-engraving. I

A large Ore Record ledger book covered in mahogany colored leather and tan suede, and containing 46 pages of entries of Ore Received from various mine

Commemorative Medal award from the "Festival of Mountain and Plain," dated September 26-30, 1899 Denver. Features a glass insert with mining

In March 1887, Lt. General Phil Sheridan came to Denver and, after viewing the 11 sites suggested by the local citizens’ committee, he selected a trac