2012 Hot August Auction

This is an altered version in what appears to be copper of Victor David Brenner's sculpture of the 16th President. Brenner's original work w...

Morris Canal & Banking Co. 1844 Certificate, (uncancelled) dated 16 June 1848 for (100) shares in the Capitol Stock of the Company. Printed by G.C

The Mine and Smelter Supply Co. (MASSCO) catalog for Assayers and Chemists Supplies and Scientific Instruments, Catalog No. 54. MASSCO had supply hous

Memorandum of Gold Bullion, number 1613 C, submitted by Clark Dodge Company (not to be confused with Clark Dodge Co Asset Management in White Plains,

Cline, Seiberling & Company of Doylestown, Ohio was founded circa 1861 by Peter Cline, John F. Seiberling and John H. Hower. Their business being

A framed and mounted 22" x 29" advertisement for S.J Patterson Wholesale Coal. A copy of this particular piece is filed in the Library Of Co

Rand McNally & Co.’s indexed and railroad pocket map and shippers’ guide, in color. Accompanied by a new and original compilation and ready refere

Lot of 6 pieces. 1-5) Silver King Mining Co. documents include two promotional foldout brochures, one complete 32-page prospectus booklet, and two can

"The Portland Directory, for the Year commencing January, 1866; Embracing a Gneral Directory of Residents, and a Business Directory, together wit

Lot of 4: 1) photo of the Portland Central Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), circa 1912. 8" x 39.5". 2) photo of the &quo...

This is a 13" x 13" cherry wood store display case with 10 W.R. Case knives. Models include the miniature Butterbean, full size Butterbean,

Gorgeous antique microscope and wooden storage case. Includes 7 Bausch & Lomb objective lenses in 5 brass screw-top cases: 8mm 0.50, 16mm 0.25, 2/

Map of Texas and the Indian Territory. The state of Oklahoma is still depicted as “Indian Territory” therefore this map was created before 1907. Produ

This lovely lithograph shows several mines including the Blackbird Copper-Gold Mining Co. Limited, the Frisco Consolidated Mining Co., the Imperial Co

Mining Claim Record for the United States Mining Co. Measures 18.5" x 10.5". Some wear, binding is partly detached. Produced by F.W. Gardine

Designed by William T. Olmstead under the supervision of Salt Lake City Civil and Mining Engineer Robert Gorlinski in 1902, this brightly colored piec

A 4` x 4` framed and mounted map of the West Mountain and Tooele Unorganized Mining Districts of Salt Lake and Tooele Counties. The map was compiled f

An extremely rare and important collection of more than 65 maps from the Mammoth Mine. The Mammoth Mine history goes back before 1880. It contained so

A size 7 John B. Stetson bowler, manufactured in Philadelphia and sold at the Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI) in Salt Lake City. The i

Some pictorial pieces included. Most are from Anderson Brothers Incorporated of Vancouver, Washington. Other companies represented include The Columbi

Bound Volume of Seattle Post Intelligincer. Sept-Oct 1899 2" thick. Minor water damage to front few pages. This volume contains much news on the

Lot of 5. 1) "Seattle" a hardcover complimentary booklet published by Chas H. Kittinger, from the Charles F. Emery Real Estate Loan Co. Illu

Lot of 2 rubber hand stamps with wooden handles. 1) 3.25" wide rubber inscribed "$5,000/ CHICAGO". 2) 4.25" rubber inscribed &am...

Broad 8.5" long clip point blade stamped RICAN HUNTING KNIFE, the ricasso marked WOODHEAD & HARTLEY 36 HOWARD ST. SHEFFIELD. German silver cr

Superb cluster of native copper octahedrons after cuprite from the Rubtsovsky Mine, Altai region of Russia. Specimen size 1.75: overall width. -60129

Lot of 3. 1) Choice Coloradoite with gold and Sylvanite. From the Rex Mine of Boulder, CO. Sylvanite's discovery site is Boulder County but not ...

Lot of 3. 1) 2.9 troy oz. measures 6.5” x 5.” From the New Cornelia Pit of Ajo. 2) 2.3 troy oz. measures 4.25” x 2.50.” From the New Cornelia Pit of A

7" x 6.5" x 2.5" native copper specimen from the Campbell Shaft in the Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona

Very rich gold ore from Vulture Mine "cache", Vulture Mine District, AZ. Triangular-shaped ore approx. 1.75" x 1" x 1 1/8" in

Lot of 5. 1) Vulture Mine Assay Office Color Post Card. 2) High grade gold ore specimen. 3) Rock ore specimen with visible gold veining, approx. 2.5...

The Vulture Mine was discovered in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg, for whom the nearby town was named. The Vulture Mine was the most productive gold mine in

Lot of two choice high grade specimens from the famous Vulture Mine. Pieces total 6.18 Troy ounces. Each measure about 1x2x1 inches. High grade ore wa

This ore specimen weighs in at 5.57 Troy ounces, measures 2" x 3", and is California specific. -60112

Lot of 6 cupels, with gold samples from various mines and assayers in California and Nevada. Total weight of the samples equals 0.18 Troy ounces and t

Gold Nugget with visible quartz crystals , 85.82 grams. Approx 2.75 Troy Oz. Believed to have been found in Banner Canyon, Banner District in Californ

Jewelry Gold Ore slab, 1.93 troy oz. Quartz breccia with native gold filling interstices. The Golden Chariot Mine was discovered in February 1871 by J

High grade fluorite with gold. Measures about 1.50" x .60" -59989

This is a remarkable slab weighing 9.71 Troy ounces, containing high grade sulphide ore gold in chalcopyrite. It was mined between 1915-1940 near Hods

Spectacular gold leaf specimen with a natural quartz mount. Professionally curated out of a quartz vein, this premium example is a real show piece fro

Gold Nugget from the Randsburg area of California, believed to be El Paso Mountain. 40.7 grams, 1.30 Troy Oz. - Woodward Collection -59062

Lot of 7 different specimens: 1) Pyrargyrite, Kelly Mine, Randsburg. 12 oz.; 2) Pyrargyrite 2 oz., from the Kelly Mine; 3) Gold in quartz, one-half oz

Specimen weight is .11 toz. Measures 1" x 1." Choice twinned gold crystalline and leaf. This is a beautiful piece from the Red Ledge mine. W

Lot of 4. 1) High grade gold quartz ore slab. Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County. Measures 1.55” x .50”. 0.27 Troy oz. 2), 3) & 4) “Butterfly"

10.66 troy oz, Measures 5.5” x 3” Leaf and crystalline copper with two excellent small silver crystals from the Keweenah Peninsula. -60251

Lot of 4. 1) Copper/ silver from Keweenaw County, Michigan. 0.5 troy oz and measures 2.95” x .75.” 2) Copper from Bingham, UT. 0.9 troy oz and measure

Lot of 4.1) Large copper & silver specimen. 6.47 troy oz. Measures 3” x 3.” 2) Mohawkite copper specimen from Keweenaw County. 0.6 troy, measure...

Lot of 7 specimens from the Reese River Mining District.Sizes range fron 1.5"-2.75". Altogether weigh 5.19 troy oz. Specimens of high grad...

Lot of 2. 1) 5.19 troy oz. measures 5” x 2.50.” 2) 3.91 troy oz, measures 5.50” x 3.75” Slabs of Bullfrog ore showing native gold are rare. The color

Lot of 2 with high grade visible gold. 1 weighs 4.8 troy oz and measures 4.90" x 3.” The other 0.72 troy oz and measures 3” x 2.” -60074

Lot of 2 with high grade visible gold. Both weigh 4.2 and 1.09 troy oz. and measure 4” x 2.60” and 2.90” x 1.75” -60087

Lot of 2. 2.91 troy oz. -60304

2.62 Troy Oz. Gold amalgam specimen in crucible. Found in the Ghost Town of Delamar, believed to have been found in the early 1950s. - Woodward Colle

Weighs 5.2 troy oz. 5” x 2.30.” An extremely rare example of visible gold from the Carlin Trend. -60079

Lot of 2 classic Nevada silver. 1) Banded silver, barite, acanthite, 7” x 1.80” and 11.84 troy oz. 2) 5” x 4” and 12.30 troy oz. The Mohawk was a hi

Unpolished rock slab with visible gold veins or "Blebs" from the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield NV. Approx. 1.66 troy Oz. But less than 5% Gold. Apr

2.46 troy ounces, from the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company. Measures about 3” x 2.” This piece is from an old mining family’s mining collection.

Lot of 2 paired slabs from the Sleeper Mine in the Awakening District. 1.73 troy oz. and measure between 3” x 1.25” and 1” x 2.5.” -60084

Polished rock slabs with Quartz-Adularia Veins (Gold replacing fragments) from the Sleeper Mine, Awakening District from Humboldt County. Approx 1.48

Exceptional banded gold specimen from the Sleeper Mine in the Slumbering Hills. 1.82 troy oz, measures 4" x 1.25" the Sleeper is a modern ma

A possible copper specimen. 74.5 troy ounces. Measures 10"x 5." Copper ore was discovered in the forgotten town of Ludwig in the 1860s, but

Lot of 6 from Manhattan, NV. Including a piece from the White Caps Mine, a small nugget and ore sample with no mine of origin listed and 3 pieces from

Lot of 3 Electrum with Naumannite and Aguilarite from the Ken Snyder Mine. Midas is located west of Tuscarora and witnessed several small gold rushes.

From the Johnnie Mining District. -60306

The piece weights 2.82 troy ounces, or 87 grams. Measures 2" x 1" and is a great example of fine crystal and gold. Named for the town in New

Lot of 2. 1) Silver ore-gold. California Mine. Silver City, NV. 4.8 troy oz. 2.75” x 1.90” 2) Silver ore Virginia City. 2.10”x 2” 3.8 troy oz. This

Lot of 5 from the Emma Nevada mine. Altogether weigh 5.4 troy oz and range in measurements from 1.65” x .55” to 2.50” x 1.50” Note that one piece has

Lot of 5 from the Emma Nevada Mine, Comstock Lode. Altogether weigh 5.4 troy oz. Measure from 1” x .75” to 2.50” x 1.75." The Emma Nevada is name

Specimen weighs 447 Troy Ounces. Dug in Virginia City in 1941. -60158

A dozen ore specimens from Comstock Lode mines within Virginia City, Nevada. Originally from the Crystal Bar collection in Virginia City. Lot includes

Polished quartz rock slab with visible crystalline Gold tracings throughout. Slab is approx. 2.5" x 1.5" and 0.78 Troy Oz. Believed to be fr

Two choice small gold slabs from Oregon: 6.6 grams from the Malheur County area; and 3 grams from Grant County. In the early 1850s, prospectors first

Two specimens from the Homestake Mine, America`s most famous gold mine that produced more than 50 million ounces of gold. 1) large hand specimen appro

Weighs 3.82 troy oz. Measures about 2.10" x 1." Found in the Altai Mountains near Russia. -60049

Lot of 3. 1) Azurite, Spring Creek Copper Mine of Wilmington, South Australia. 10.84 troy oz and measures 5” x 2.80”. 2) Cuprite Chalcotrichite. Sandy

Lot of 2 from the Rubtsovsky mine in the Altai Mountains near Russia. Together they weigh 2.7 troy oz and measure between 0.75” x 1”. -60072

Lot of 4 cut slabs from Gowganda, Cobalt Lake and the Mann Mine. 2.90” x 2.25” and 5.75” x 5.80” Altogether weigh 31.5 troy oz. -60250

From the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Leaf and crystalline copper. Measures 2.80" x 2." and 3.37 troy oz. Rhenlite is rhenium sulfite. -601

Lot of 4 exceptional high grade native silver pieces from the Castle and Mann Mine of Gowganda. Measure between 3.25” x 1.75” and 7” x 4.25”. Altogeth

Lot of 2 from the Huang Tong Xian Mine near the La Jiang Anhni Province. 0.82 troy oz. Measure between 1.75” x 0.75” and 0.75” x 0.50” Part of the wir

From Mexico’s Cuartine Mine of Zacatecas. Large silver leaf protruding from Bornite. 9.02 troy oz. and measures 4.75” x 2.80” -60088

From the Bouismas Mine in the Bou Azzer Mining District of Morocco. Consists of exotic silver species of allargentum, dyscrasite, schachnerite, and na

Superb wire silver specimen from Imiter, Morocco. 3.46 troy oz, and measures 2.75” x 2”. -60097

Lot of 4 from the Beaver Mine, Castle Mine, and the Sandy K Mine. 3.80” x 2.95” and 4.90” x 3.” 16.91 troy oz. -60254

Gold ore from South Africa, measures 3" x 2" x 0.75" with visible lacy gold in the conglomerate. The piece was mined in 1960 outside Wi

A beautiful 6.75" Tommy Knocker style miners' candlestick. Highly polished with a squared spike. There are no numbers letters or markings t...

This is a very rare folding hook, one of only three known. It’s a spike and thimble model candlestick. Stamping on the thimble reads “The Aetna Powder

Lot of 4. 1) LABORATORY APPARATUS Catalog E52," by the Eberbach & Son Company of Ann Arbor, MI. About 900 pages of illustrated Lab Equipment

Lot of 4. Various balance scales in multiple configurations. Item 1, wood base with balance trays, complete with weights set. Delicate metal construct

Measures about 12” and is made out of polished steel. Date is unknown but possibly could be from 1900. There is a cutout design by the hook and handle

Lot of 7 wooden parts from wooden boxes from Nevada and California. They are from the Darwin, Keeler and Berlin mining districts. Some wear, the lette

Lot of 2. Mining Gas Testing kit and mask kit for gases. 1) wood cased/ metal bound Kit measures 7.25" x 3.5" x 9.5", with a belt closu

Carbide lamps have been in use since 1894 to provide reliable lighting for miners and cave explorers. The lower chamber of this lamp, the generator, h

A carved wooden bowl used for gold panning in South America and Africa, called a batea. The batea is an open conical dish, often with a small central

A folding hook spike and thimble model with combination. Length 5.5" closed, 8.5"open. Stamped C.H. GARLAND MAKER APRIL 1, 1889. Made with s

Lot of 5. 1) GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT by J.M. Boutwell-1905. 400 pages, includes regional maps. Book is in good condition, but binding i

This unique fancy model measures 14.25” and is made out of one piece of steel. Could have been a mine manager’s or superintendant`s candlestick. The t

Four volumes of Edward Salisbury Dana's "A Textbook of Mineralogy with an extended treatise on Crystallography and Physical Mineralogy.&quo...

Lot of 2. "The Mining Catalog 1924 by Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company Inc." This is the "Metal-Quarry Edition. The cover reads

Unique folding unit. No markings. No known patent application. Steel construction, approx. 4.5" folded and 7" unfolded. The grooved hinge pi