"Collector's Jackpot" Numismatics & Americana Timed Auction (2025 July)

Group of 14 railroad passes from the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specif...

Group of 30 railroad passes from the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additi...

Group of 12 railroad passes from the Central Vermont Railway Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional d

Group of 5 railroad passes from the Rutland Railway/Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional d

Lot of twenty membership cards from the American Train Dispatchers Association, dated from 1919 through 1971. All issued to J. J. Finnessey. ^ Date:

Group of 22 railroad passes from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific year...

Group of 21 railroad passes from the Atlantic Coast Line. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional detail. ^ Da

Group of 14 railroad passes from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and addi...

Group of 7 railroad passes from the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additiona...

Group of 17 railroad passes from the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and add...

Group of 22 railroad passes from the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company/Mineral Range Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1...

Group of 16 railroad passes from the Erie Railroad. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional detail. ^ Date:

Group of 26 railroad passes from the Great Northern Railway. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional detail.

Group of 2 railroad passes from the Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and add...

Group of 2 railroad passes from the International & Great Northern Railway Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific ye...

Group of 30 railroad passes from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years an...

Group of 18 railroad passes from the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additio...

Group of 22 railroad passes from the Nickel Plate Road/New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see pho...

Group of 15 railroad passes from the Norfolk & Western Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and add...

Group of 32 railroad passes from the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional

Group of 8 railroad passes from the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and...

Group of 19 railroad passes from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for speci...

Group of 22 railroad passes from the Rock Island Lines/Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see phot...

Group of 9 railroad passes from the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional

Group of 15 railroad passes from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional

Group of 12 railroad passes from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company for Southern Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana. Passes date from the early 1

Lot of 21 railroad passes issued by Southern Pacific Company to Mr. H. H. Williams and his wife, general agent of the Pacific Electric Railway. Years

Lot of seventeen Union Pacific Railroad passes issued to Mr. & Mrs. H. H. Williams, general agent of Pacific Electric Railway between the years ...

Group of 22 railroad passes from the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional de

Group of 14 railroad passes from the Wabash Railroad. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and additional detail. ^ Date:

Group of 13 railroad passes from the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years and addition...

Group of 5 railroad passes from the Wichita Falls & Southern Railroad Company. Passes date from the early 1900s; see photos for specific years a...

Large collection of membership cards in various railroad groups (34): Feather River Rail Society (10); Western Pacific Railroad Company pass; Californ

3 tickets, Good Condition. Musser Hill Toll House and Lewiston Road, No fare. These tickets put you ahead of the drives. ^ Date: 1890's Country...

Lot of 3: Green Tickets. Good Condition. Lewiston Road and Junction Toll House. Horse Buggy. Rare collection of 3 tickets. ^ Date: 1890's Count...

Railroad date nails from the 1920s to 1952. A date nail is a nail with the date stamped in its head. For example, a nail with a "41" is fr...

A 1927 report on the logistics and costs of building a railroad in western Siskiyou County, California, as well as discussion of the reasoning behind

Mounted photograph identified on the reverse as the depot at Sterling, Colorado in 1907. Photo is 4.5 x 6.75" on 7.75 x 9.75" mount. Nice ...

Boxed deck souvenir playing cards of the Denver Rio Western and Western Railway. Outer cover box has one side that is loose. The inside protective

Illinois Central Railroad lock with keys. 6-lever lock, but not noted. Embossed letters spelling "IORR" on a textured backdrop. One key is...

This elegant lock is embossed "N. & W Ry Co." on the front. The locking mechanism still works smoothly despite the touch of rust. See ...

A trio of Railway Express Agency padlocks, one with a key, from the early 1900s. Each is about 2.5" x 3.5" and engraved on rear, RY. EX. A...

This SP Freight lock was forcibly broken at the shackle--potentially during a robbery--resulting in a .75" gap. This lock's rusted to a lag...

Signal lamp from The Adams and Westlake Company , Chicago , Ill. Signs of age. poor- good condition. 13x9". Railroad company tag missing. ^ ...

This Tri-State button is 3/4 in. (.750) in diameter two piece with loop shank. "Tri-State/ Toledo. O ". Early button depicting Locomotive ...

12 different misc. railroad postcards. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of 10.. Promotional handouts for different models of the VW: Bug, Wagon, convertible. ^ Date: c1960's Country (if not USA): Germany Sta...

5 pounds of anhydrous quartz crystals from Szechuan, China, about 1x1.5" to 3.5x1.25". See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): China S...

5 pounds of medium size anhydrous quartz crystals from Szechuan, China, about 1.5x1.25" to 2.5x1.25". See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not...

7 nice yellow quartz crystal clusters, up to 6x6". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection

A large twinned yellow quartz crystal, about 8.75x4.25". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection

2 large specimens: large single smoky quartz with cleaved side 9" x 7" x 6"; plate of purple, green, and blue fluorite crystals on ca...

Green moss agate in clear quartz setting form Horse Canyon north of Mojave, CA. 2x2.75". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California C...

5 sulfite crystals from Trona Dry Lake. These are very rare crystals from Trona, only about .1% are sulfohalite. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Sta

C. 1910 RPC of Churn Drill Copper Mine on top of the hill. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Miami Provenance:

Macaulay Foundry cast iron ingot, c1996. Disc shaped ingot commemorates the Berkeley, Calif., company's centennial, 1896-1996. Approximate 3&quo...

Geology and Ore Deposits of the Bodie Mining District, Mono County, California. Bulletin 206. California Division of Mines and Geology. Chesterman, Ch

This is a check written off of the F. Berton & Co. Bank in Grass Valley, California dated 1879; for $231.00 . This is the successor to Hentsch &...

A very rare Prairie City, California dateline. Promissory note No. 17, datelined Prairie City, Cal., March 25th, 1854. Promise to pay $893.73 to D.B.

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

Large lot of Sierra County famous native gold locations ephemera. (15) Multiple stock unissued certificates from the Plumbago Gold Mine Company (Stock

There are three gold dust receipts from Forest Hill, Moore's Flat, and North San Juan dated between 1860 and 1866. These were: Banking House of ...

A pair of books on the California mercury mining industry: 'The New Almaden Quicksilver Mine (1963) by Kenneth M. Johnson and 'Cinnabar Hill...

Long Chance MC was the last major ore strike in Colorado to date, and signaled to the miners this was their last chance to make money. This partially

Long Chance Mining Company checks in good condition. This mining company is also possibly known as "Last Chance Mining Co", though nothing...

Two slightly different birds-eye views of Silver Plume. One is by Keystone View Company, the other by Kilburn Brothers. ^ Date: Country (if not USA)

13 different mining postcards (mostly from Colorado). Most of the postcards are in a sleeve. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City:

Pikes Peak souvenir Postcard depicting a burro loaded down w/explosives. B/W. Three post marks: Summit of Pikes Peak, Manitou Col, St. Louis MO.. Pro

A group of approx. 48 payroll checks from various Montana-based mining companies, mostly from Virginia City, Montana. The checks date 1887-1943, with

An exceptional rarity. First time offered by us. Pioneer Assay Office of Krause & Reese. Aurora, Nevada Territory. Sept. 1862 Memorandum of Bull...

A rare assay document from J.R. Murphy the office of the First National Bank of Nevada, Austin dated May 17, 1867. The assay is of mill pulp deposited

Assessment receipt from the San Francisco office for the Independent Gold & Silver Mining Company, June 22, 1864. Received of WC Ralston, $1,000...

Lot of 3. The Gold Hill Assay office was founded by Conrad Wiegand, passed onto Dowling, back to Wiegand's son, and then sold to W.S. James. 1) ...

"Goldfield" by Hugh A. Shamberger 1982. A great condition paperback book about the amazing history of Nevada's historic mining camps. ...

Tonopah Fraction MC check register sheets for the year 1903. Approximately 20+ sheets. Comes with a single sheet of blank checks (5 checks per sheet,

Group of blank checks from the Tonopah Fraction Mining Company through the State Bank and Trust Company of Tonopah, Nevada, all c. 1903. Lot includes

Blue Wells Fargo & Co. check issued May 18, 1861. Dateline Virginia City. Issued to MA Sep(?). Signed by Charles Strong. At this time, Strong wa...

Extremely early 1861 Comstock check from Wells Fargo / Gould & Curry Mining Company. Issued for "Charity--Emigrants." Signed by mine s...

Lot of 11 different. This is a fantastic collection! The Bank of California Virginia City branch opened in September 1864 with William Sharon installe

Excellent Virginia City, Nevada Territory check issued in May 1864 to NO Arrington, one of the partners in the bank. Signed by Charles Bonner as supt.

Lot of 5, all issued in 1864 and signed by Charles Bonner, who replaced Charles Strong as supt. after his disastrous handling of the company's m...

Lot of 5 different. Four are from Gould & Curry, one likely from Savage Mining. Includes: extremely early 1861 WF to Louis Feusier (groceries), ...

Lot of 5 different. All issued to Comstock merchants; pair with your billheads! Four have revenue stamps or RN. Includes: 1) Empire Mill & Minin...

Lot of 3 different. Includes: 1871 Gould & Curry signed by CC Batterman, RN-C plus NV adhesive with tied cancel, issued to grocers Kennedy &...

Lot of 2 Gould & Curry Mining Co. territorial checks issued in 1864. Both are Stateler & Arrington. Both issued to book dealers on the Comst...

Early G&C check with NV and US IR stamps. Issued in 1866 to Joseph T. Goodman for $20. Signed by Louis Janin Jr. as supt. Goodman was editor of ...

Wells Fargo check issued in 1864 to Crittenden & Sunderland, lawyers in Virginia City, Nevada Territory. Signed by Charles Bonner (supt. of the ...

Lot of 5 Stateler & Arrington checks issued by the Gould & Curry Mine in 1864. Signed by Charles Bonner as supt. All have red S&A cance...

Scarce! 1871 Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. check issued to State & County Taxes for Proceeds of the Mine. Signed by CC Batterman as supt. ...

Lot of 3 different including two territorials. All are Gould & Curry. Banks include Stateler & Arrington (1864) signed by Bonner, Wells Farg...

Great item to pair with your Bank of California exchange! Check issued Feb. 1871 for "Exchange" $90. Signed by CC Batterman as superintend...

Lot of 10 consecutive checks issued to the company's book-keeper David Bowie who later became the superintendent. Stateler & Arrington, Goul...

Lot of 2 different. Both are NV Bank of San Francisco with RN-G imprinted revenues. Both signed by FF Osbiston as supt. 1) 1876 Gould & Curry. 2...

Lot of 2 different Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company checks signed by "Bonanza King" mining millionaire and US Senator James G. Fair...

Lot of 3 different checks issued on the bank of Stateler & Arrington from the Gould & Curry Mining Company. Two are signed by Charles Strong...

Lot of 2 Stateler & Arrington checks issued in 1864. One is issued to Fast Freight & Express Company and the other to Wells Fargo & Co. ...

Very scarce paycheck for the Gould & Curry Mill, Louis Janin, Jr. supt. Issued to HA Harville in 1866. Folds, spindle hole, some tears, bends. T...

1864 Wells Fargo check issued to Caledonia Tunnel Co. for $170. Signed by RN Graves as supt. for the Empire Mill & Mining Company. Not endorsed ...

Very scarce paycheck for the Gould & Curry Mill, Louis Janin, Jr. supt. Issued to AV Comstock (no relation to Henry) in 1866. Folds, spindle hol...

Lot of 2 different early checks both issued to mining companies. 1) 1864 Gould & Curry Mining Co. territorial check issued to Latrobe Tunnel &am...