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"Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale!
"Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale!
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4050 -
Nevada Mining and You Ore Specimens (12) [202193]
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Black plastic case (13 x 9 x 3 inches) entitled "Nevada Mining And You," containing twelve kinds of Nevada rocks: Barite; Fluorite; Garne...
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4051 -
Homestake Mine High-Grade Ore with Visible Gold 455 grams [206746]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4052 -
Homestake Mine High-Grade Ore with Visible Gold 474 grams [206747]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4053 -
Homestake Mine High-Grade Ore with Visible Gold 525 grams [206745]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4054 -
Homestake Mine Ore Several Pounds Likely w/microscopic gold [206748]
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No visible gold but there may be invisible gold if you break up the specimens. Homestake Mine Ore from 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Min
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4055 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 1009 grams [206743]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4056 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 140 grams [206789]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4057 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 174 grams [206788]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4058 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 176 grams [206784]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4059 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 266 grams [206787]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4060 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 335 grams [206785]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4061 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 366 grams [206786]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4062 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 513 grams [206741]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground gold ...
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4063 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 708 grams [206742]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground gold mine, the Homestake, ...
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4064 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 770 grams [206744]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...
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4065 -
Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold 94 grams [206783]
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Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground ...
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4066 -
Homestake Mine Ore Specimens Visible Gold (16) [206933]
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Sixteen small ore specimen pieces with visible gold from the Homestake Mine. Total weight of 55.3 grams; largest piece 3/4 of an inch. ^ Date: Count
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4067 -
Highgrade Homestake Ore with Native Gold [206881]
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Highgrade Homestake Ore with Native Gold. Large hand specimen of quartz in the Homestake Mine formation 6 x 3 x 3.5 inches. Native gold exposed in the
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4068 -
Native Gold in Quartz - 2 specimens. [206878]
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Two specimens of native gold in quartz. 1.5 x 1.5 x 1, 1 x 1 x 1.5. Crystalline gold in vuggy quartz. Shaddrick could not recall the location where he
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4069 -
Homestake Mine Ore, Large Specimen [206882]
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Homestake Mine Ore, Large Specimen. 10 x 6 x 7 inches. One cut surface, no visible gold, but a nice specimen out of the gut of the ore deposit. About
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4070 -
Structural Folds in Poorman Fm. Schist, Lead, SD [199190]
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Group of approx. 6 specimens of the Poorman Formation at the surface at the Homestake Mine. These specimens were all collected by Shaddrick to illustr
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4071 -
2 Homestake Formation Slabs & Poorman Formation Specimen [204340]
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Homestake Formation slabs (2) & Poorman Formation specimen. Copy Homestake Patent. Homestake stereogram section. Homestake area stocks. Specimen...
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4072 -
Tennessee Lead-Zinc Ore Specimens [199408]
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Two specimens from two different lead-zinc mines from the Mississippi Valley, Tri-State. One is from Elmwood, TN, and the other is from the Young Mine
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4073 -
Polished Bookend, Lupin Mine, NW Territory [206876]
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Polished Bookend, Lupin Mine, Northwest Territory. Polished single bookend, 2 cut surfaces, only one polished from the Lupin Mine. Pyrite with gold, a
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4074 -
Mexico Ore Specimen Collection (10) [207238]
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About ten ore specimen pieces from classic Mexico mining regions. Most are typical hand specimens, about 2 x 4 x 6" or so. 1. La Reyna, Sonora...
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4075 -
Ore Specimens and More, Shaddrick Collection [198168]
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A number of random ores specimens from Homestake Mine geologist Dave Shaddrick's office. 1. Iron ore, no location. 2, banded quartz, unknown gol...
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4076 -
Gold & Silver Flake Vials (4) [202200]
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Four little vials: three 24 karat gold, ( 10 grams; 26 grams; 36 grams); one pure silver (8 grams). ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:
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4077 -
Klondike Gold Rush Mounted Photograph by EA Sather, Framed [199961]
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Framed mounted photograph taken by EA Sather of Dawson City, Alaska and Tacoma, Washington. Text at the bottom reads "The Miners Cradle. Berry ...
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4078 -
Excursions in Northern British Columbia & Yukon Territory & Along the North Pacific Coast [202380]
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Rare. Late stage Yukon Gold Rush. Missing back cover. Issued by the Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, 1913. Guide Book No. 10. 179pp. with photos and
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4079 -
Canadian Gold Mining Art [202090]
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Mining related art printed on a newspaper, June 8th, 1878. Frame is in good condition with minor dents dotting an inch-long length of the left and rig
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4080 -
Mexican Mine Prospectus: Playa de Oro 1903 [90597]
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1903 Mining Prospectus for a Mexican mine "Playa de Oro". 9pp, toning Mexico ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Mexico State: City: Pr...
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4081 -
Alaska Juneau and Alaska Gastineau Records [207142]
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Alaska Juneau and Alaska Gastineau Records. Small file folder c. 1914-44 perhaps 10 sheets. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City:
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4082 -
Alaska Mining Books Group [191658]
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A collection of five books on the Alaska mining industry, dating from the 1890s to the 1910s. Three books are reports on the U.S. Geological Survey by
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4083 -
Arizona Mining Photograph Pair, Framed [197787]
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Unknown Arizona mining location. Two photos matted and framed. Left shows three miners sticking up out of a pit. Right photo shows a small camp with t
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4084 -
Macaulay Foundry Cast Iron Ingot, c1996 [191568]
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Macaulay Foundry cast iron ingot, c1996. Disc shaped ingot commemorates the Berkeley, Calif., company's centennial, 1896-1996. Approximate 3&quo...
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4085 -
Densmore Consolidated Gold Mine Co. Assay Document c.1902 [194546]
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This document from the Densmore Consolidated Gold Mine Co. of California, has two ingots listed; one at 147 oz. the other at 150 oz. of gold. Finenes
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4086 -
Dutch Flat Hydraulic Mining Stereoview Group [199957]
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Important collection! If you have ever driven from Reno to San Francisco, you passed right by this place. 1) American Scenery Stereoview #749 Hydrauli
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4087 -
Georgia Slide, California Mining Photograph Pair [199958]
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Lot of 2 different. The first is a 4.5 x 7.75" photo (9 x 11" mount) by L. Reinhard showing a group of eight miners at the mine location, ...
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4088 -
Gold Blossom Consolidated Quartz Mine Map, Ophir, California, c.1880s [198127]
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Fabulous 60"w x 32"h linen map by WS Graham shows company holdings that include the Ohio, Back Action, Harrison & Gold Blossom Claims,...
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4089 -
El Dorado Placer Mining Co. Equipment Plans on linen [207385]
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El Dorado Placer Mining Co. Equipment Plans on linen. a group of about six original black ink on linen plans for large scale equipment, probably a dre
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4090 -
Key San Bernardino Mining References (2) [204687]
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Post Offices and Postmasters of Inyo County, California 1866-1966 by Robert Palazzo, 52 pages. New condition. California Journal of Mines and Geology
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4091 -
Daily Exchange Stock Assessment Directory 1878 (2) [207070]
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Daily Exchange Stock Assessment Directory 1878 (2). Two very rare assessment directories about 24 x 19 inches with damage. These important assessment
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4092 -
Assays From Thomas Price of San Francisco 1879, 1883, 1889 [194544]
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These are three assays from Thomas Price of San Francisco dated 1879, 1883, and 1889. Thomas Price ingots are extremely rare: about four silver ingot
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4093 -
John Taylor & Co. Catalog and Assay Tables for Silver c. 1894 [194254]
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This pp.45 booklet offered by the John Taylor & Co. includes the tables for silver assay values. It is listed at their new (1894) Mission St. ad...
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4094 -
Memorandum of Bullion, Tables of Value San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works,1867 [194253]
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This receipt written by P.L.Parker for bullion deposited at the San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works on Jan. 7, 1867. Deposit #3874 for 27.03 oz.
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4095 -
Knight Foundry File [194698]
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File from Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek. Brochures, The Knight Club 2002 Noon Whistle with dupes, News letters, historical pamphlet etc. See photo. ^
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4096 -
Custom Prospector Trophy for Metal Detecting, 1990 [197790]
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This is a custom-made "Jimmy Sierra Trophy" won by the "Nugget Ace" (who we've sold so many gold nuggets from in 2025). This...
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4097 -
Key California Mining Reference [203760]
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10th Annual Report State Mineralogist 1890 983 pages. Indexed. Missing back cover. Key reference for California Mines. ^ Date: Country (if n
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California & Montana Mining & Assay Ephemera [197964]
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Lot of 11. Nice group! Includes: 1875 Milton Mining & Water Co. billhead, French Corral, Nevada County, CA, for blasting contract; Pony Assay Of...
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4099 -
California Journal of Mines & Geology Vol. 54, 1958 [202325]
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Fred notes that this is a key reference as mining was down in this time period due to inflation and the cap on gold and silver. Much was done for the
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