Best of The West - February 2014

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.

Obverse: Universal/Silver/1001 Grams/.9999 Pure/Assayho25. Measures approximately 3 x 3.25”, 0.65” thick. 9999 Fine. This unusual squaere ingot appear

This is a very piece that commemorates “The International Competition for the Phoebe Hearst Architectural Plan for the University of California.” On o

c1873 Lot of 2: rare Denver Mint assay forms, 1 from 1873, No. 131, for rich ore from Gold Hill, Colorado. The other is a Memorandum of Gold Bullion,

c1878 US Mint Memorandum of Golld Bullion deposited at the Mint in Denver, dated September 18, 1878. The gold (am gold) amounted to $2023.16, by teh

c1945 This 1.25" x 0.5" pendant features a high relief, oblique view of a Colorado Silver mine. The scene shows a steep-walled canyon typ...

c1900 Cute silver ingot weighing 0.91 troy ounces. Punched "Silverton / N.S.S.M.C. (backwards C)." 1.2" x 0.50" x 0.25". T...

c1905 This small gold ingot is individually letter punched “Wild/ Horse/ Cons. Gold/ Mng. Co./ Colo./ 1905// oz. 2.3/ ths.675/dol.40.95/lot 9/assay...

1873 This is a rare receipt for bullion from the United States Assay Office in Boise City, Idaho. It’s dated July 1, 1873. It’s in the amount of $347

1875 This is a very rare and early assay receipt for deposit at the United States Assay Office in Boise City, Idaho. It’s dated July 24, 1875 and is

c1900 This lot consists of three metal bars, probably a salesman sample and might even could have been a Paperweight or a Repairman's Hammering...

1880 1) Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the United States Assay Office in Helena, MT Move, 10th, 1883. 9 Ounces Dust by P.V. Jackson Red Bluf

c1908 A very clean Seederer-Kohlbusch Inc. analytical balance scale out of Jersey City, NJ. Likely dates to the early 1900s. Includes balance arms an

No. 7782. Specimen deposited for assay and assay results for a sample submitted by N.S. Gallagher. Total value of specimen estimated at $325.16. Vigne

1887 Lot of 3. 1) Letterhead from the Cashier's office dated August 7, 1890. The topic of the letter was to notify that $7,137.16 was being tra...

c1889 Lot of 3: Memorandum of Silver Deposit documents from the Carson Mint, all dated 1889. All of these are from Comstock mills. The mills had merc

c1880 Original S. Dowling Assayer card from Virginia City on the Comstock. This piece is in very good condition for its age, showing little signs of

c1867 Mining, Storey, VC 500-750 R400 1867A statement showing the deposit by the Bacon Mill of 4 samples on May 23. These ran $13-$19/ton. Signed by

Leather wallet with tooled frontpiece. The illustration is a lovely liberty head facing left, below a patriotic eagle with American flags on either si

1909 Tiny leather-bound bbok, filled with hand-writen assay information, diagrams, ledger counts, assay amounts and records, plus other insriptions,

Extremely rare assay note from the famous Gould & Curry Scale, No. 17. It indicates 5 loads of gold and silver ore received, destined for the st...

c1892 164 of 255 pages are used. Size 12 x 16.” Available at our Reno Office. In fine condition, binding is torn with a few stains throughout the cov

c1867 Another assay statement showing 2 samples of crushed ore deposited by James G. Fair, probably for the Savage Mine. Signed by Leopold Kuh, Assay

c1867 A statement on the letterhead of the Assay Office of Leopold Kuh, Taylor Street, Corner of D Street, Virginia, Nevada, May 7th, 1867, showing t

c1867 A statement showing the deposit by the Bacon Mill (for Mr. J.G. Fair). These are crushed ore samples. Wheeler and Hepburn pans (2 different pro

c1860 This is a blank assay book from the superintendent’s office of Gould & Curry S.M. Company for the Savage Mining Company. There are well o...

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

The New York Assay Office served a vital function to the Treasury Department, and opened 10 October 1854, the same year as the San Francisco Mint. The

1868 This is an assay receipt issued by the Mark A. King Assay Office in Portland, Oregon.Rare, possibly unique. It is for gold bullion deposited at

c1907 These lead advertising ingots were used to promote the National Lead Company. Starting in 1907, the company produced lead-based white paint mar

1871 Letter to the Metallurgical Laboratory, Royal School of Mines, dated July 28, 1871, regarding samples from the Star Mining District, Beaver Coun

Unique pair of silver ingots, attained from an estate sale in Utah. The larger ingot measures 40mm x 22mm x 14mm, and weighs 3.25 troy ounces. There i

c1780 This 4.5" x 2.5" x 1" carved wooden case features simple wire hook hinges and a clasp, and contains a steel beam, two 34mm bra...