Best of The West - February 2014

1915 Titled "Indian Days of the Long Ago," by Edward S. Curtis. The book contains photos and illustrations among its 223 pages. Hardcover...

1882 Lot of 2: very nice period map of the Indian Territories by the famous Rand, McNally firm. 2 colors on off-white background, very detailed. Meas

Photograph measures 2.25” x 2.75” and 3” x 3.5” in holder. Dark to medium contrast and focus is sharp, but blurred in some spots. There is some wear o

1882 The photograph measures 6” x 4” and the matte measures 6.5” x 4.25.” There is some surface wear. The focus is not too sharp and the contrast is

The photograph features Chiefs Good Lance, Big Talk, High Halk and Chief Two Strike. The photograph measures 7.5” x 4.5” and 8” x 5” on the matte. The

Had trouble sleeping lately? Well, this lot could take away all those bad nights of tossing and turning. This is a lot of five Nez Perce dream catcher

This is a lot of 26 various and sundry arrowheads and obsidian tools, some fashioned by the Nez Perce people. The arrowheads, some modern, come in the

c1930 This lot starts off with a very nice sample of Peacock copper from a mine in Cosalia, Mexico. It was found in 1965 and measures 116 mm x 86 mm x

Silver Presentation Ingot for William Sharon. The George S. Dodge (Eureka Consolidated) PieceThis is the first of the Sharon ingots to surface publicl

c1851 This 27mm x 14mm x 5mm 14k gold ingot is marked "51/ Hummer" on obverse, and "Unassayed/ Low Grade" on reverse. The rounde...

c1915 From Silver Bow County, Butte, MT. This tan canvas bag measures 14.5 x 5” and is stamped Richard McCarthy/ Assayer/ Butte, Montana. McCarthy was

c1971 This is a Franklin Mint Bank Marked Silver Ingot Series in a wood presentation box. This set includes such institutions as B of A from Californi

1870 Lot of 4 pieces—3 assay sheets and one handwritten check for the Owyhee Nevada Co. mine datelined Silver City, I.T. There is a nice biography of

c1820 Early British scale possibly from 1820-1850. Inside the wooden box is the complete label and partial weight set. The box measures 7.75” x 2.5.”

Approximately 1” x 0.6” x 0.2”, hand engraved “George” at the center of a single face. All faces are highly polished, typical of several western assay

c1870 Approximately 0.25 x 0.5 x 2.6” rectangular silver ingot. “”1.1636 silver, .82.68 gold, 1.8304 ozs// FINE 900 silver, 40 gold// Total Value $3.

1743 This very early 5.5" x 2.5" x 1" wooden gold scale box is fastened with simple wire loops and is lined in green cloth. The thre...

c1825 Early British scale pocket scale (balance) with complete label and weights. It was made by Thomas Harrison of Connon Street in London for “expo

Lot of 3: 1 is a pocket scale, balance type with a stand, and 2 sets of trays. The smaller measures 1.5" in dia. and the larger set measures 2....

c1900 This is a very large balance scale, all brass construction. It measures 24" high, with 8" dia. trays that are chain suspended. The ...