Best of The West - February 2014

This is a high quality controlled security assay bag, similar to the one we had a year ago for a Comstock assayer. It is made of heavy duty leather, r

Lot of 2: Two fine metallurgy books: 1) METALLURGY: THE ART OF EXTRACTING METALS FROM THEIR ORES by John Percy, 1880. Stamped throughout with “J. F. E

c1880 American made pocket scale (balance) in its original green box. It has an embossed eagle on the top of the box. There is no maker’s mark. The b

c1880 Lot of 3. 1) Chinese scale , wood case only. 2) Unmarked brass scale (no box). 3) Weight set. - HKA#66219

c1850 Lot of 2 pocket scales (balance) 1) Glass pans, probably for apothecary use. It measures 7” x 3” and has 8 weights. 2) This scale has 3 weights

c1850 Lot of 2. 1) The approved gold scale manufactured for California. It measures 7.25” x 3.5” and has retained most of the gold paint. 2) Black ti

c1850 Lot of 2 pocket scales (balance) in wood boxes. Both contain some weights. One has the original paper label in French. There is no maker’s mark

c Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited by C.T.H. Palmer. Receipt totaling $11.43. There is some creasing, but otherwise this piece is in Fine conditi

1860 This is one of the first of all western assay sheets worthy of any SSCA collection. No. 21237 Memorandum of Gold Deposited by Bankers, Decker, J

1854 This interesting lot consists of documents from as far back as the 1850’s. Included is an assay receipt from the office of Adams & Company...

This 1.25" x 1" gold ingot is stamped "G. Blake/ Assayer/ Sac. Cal." on obverse, and "198 Dolls/ 900 Thous/ 1854" on r...

1956 29.14 OZs, 999.75 Fine, with "W.W. Smith" Punched on the upper right side. 3.5 x 2.25 x 0.75. Light gold paint applied, mostly worn ...

c1854 The assay results are printed on thin blue Adams & Co ledger measuring 7 ¾” x 9 ¾” ¾.” The names of Adams & Co. and th...

c1859 Lot of 2: pair of "Kellog & Hewston & Co. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited" receipts. Both indicate before and after me...

1858 Another choice rarity for any SSCA gold ingot collector. No. 7664 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by W.F. & Co – C.T.H. Palmer. Palme...

Lot of six memorandums of deposit for gold and silver bullions at. Talapoosa was small mining community that was worked at early as 1864 according to

1861 This is a memorandum of gold deposited at the assay office of S. Molitor & Company at 418 Montgomery St. in San Francisco. It’s dated June...

1959 Measures approximately 2.25" wide x 3.5" long. Obverse: US Mint San Francisco Seal/18.19oz/999.75FINE - HKA#64833

c1918 Lot of 5: US Mint Services receipts, "Memorandum of Gold/ Silver Bullion Deposited at the Mint of the United States at San Francisco.&qu...

c1852 Collection of four different Rhodes pieces. 1) No 305. Dec. 27, 1853. Signed by famous assayer and expressman F.W. Blake. Fancy border at left.