December 2018 Auction- A Sale to "Die" for.

Auction Details

DAY 1 (Wednesday, December 5) Lots 1000-1582

Minerals (1000-1028)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (1029-1096)
Bottles (1097-1275)
Numismatics
Banks (1278-1279)
Books (1280-1282)
Catalogs (1283-1292)
Coins (1293-1342)
Counterfeit Detectors (1343-1349)
Currency (1350-1374)
Medals (1375-1403)
Scales (1404-1408)
So-Called Dollars (1409-1437)
Tokens (AL-OR) (1449-1582)

DAY 2 (Thursday, December 6) Lots 2000-2663

Tokens (Texas-on) (2000-2352)
Dies (2353-2663)

Day 3 (Friday, Dec 7) Lots 3000-3654

General Americana
Autographs (3000-3002)
Badges (3003-3010)
Checks (3011-3024)
Circus (3024-3025)
Fireman (3026-3029)
Music (3030-3039)
Navigation (3040-3149)
Auto (3150-3152)
Outlaw & Lawmen (3153-3163)
Silver/Flatware (3164-3166)
World’s Fairs & Expos (3167-3170)
Geographical Sorted AK-on (3171-3452)
Military (3453-3452)
Political (3543-3481)
Postal History (3477-3481)
Wells Fargo & Express (3482-3518)
Cowboy (3519-3527)
Firearms & Weaponry (3528-3551)
Saloon (3552-3570)
Gaming (3571-3583)
Mining Alaska (3584-3654)


Day 4 (Saturday, December 8) Lots 4000-4746

Mining (4000-4003)
Artifacts (4000-4003)
Books (4004-4007)
Explosives (4008-4031)
Spoons (4032-4040)
Geo Sort AZ on (4041-4746)


Day 5 (Sunday, December 9) Lots 5000-5752

Textiles (5000-5072)
Native Americana (5073-5110)
Jewelry/Watches (5111-5115)
Entertainment Industry (5116-5124)
Furnishings (5124-5132)
Sculptures (5133-5166)
Art (5167-5227)
Railroadiana (5228-5693)
Passes (5228-5233)
Imprinted Revenue Stamps (5694-5752)



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Clark Oil & Mining Company Stock4600 - Clark Oil & Mining Company Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 110 for 100 shares to Isaac H Hibberd. Signed by John Gould and president James R Webb. Dateline Philadelphia 1864. Incorporated in 1864. 25c Entry
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Tionesta Oil, Lumber & Mining Company Stock4601 - Tionesta Oil, Lumber & Mining Company Stock
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# 192 for 500 shares to JH Hibberd. Signed by treasurer WIlliam A Simpson president Levis. Dateline Philadelphia 1864. Incorporated 1861. Lost much of
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Two Lykens Valley Coal Company Stock - 1837!4602 - Two Lykens Valley Coal Company Stock - 1837!
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Two Lykens Valley Stock Certificates. One cancelled the other not. Lykens was located at Bear Gap between Coal (or Thick) Mountain and Big Lick Mounta
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Cairo Oil & Mining Company Stock4603 - Cairo Oil & Mining Company Stock
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# 163 for 100 shares to Charles S Johnston. Signed by Edward S Goodwin and SS Carpenter. Dateline Pittsburg 1864. Allegorical vignettes. BF Schuchman
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Snively Copper Mining Company Stock: Rare Large and Decorative4604 - Snively Copper Mining Company Stock: Rare Large and Decorative
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Located on the South Mountain Copper Belt, Pennsylvania and Maryland. This is quite a striking certificate. A 15" vignette of the Western Maryl...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Susquehanna & Elmira Coal Company Mortgage Loan4605 - Susquehanna & Elmira Coal Company Mortgage Loan
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Due 1866. Sixteen coupons still attached. Signed by Van Antwerp and Gerard M Stevens. Pale green seal. Center fold has rip about half the length of
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to h***f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Two Pennsylvania Named Iron and Coal Stocks4606 - Two Pennsylvania Named Iron and Coal Stocks
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1) Pennsylvania and Virginia Iron and Coal # 82 for 200 shares to Delaney. Signed by Dorphley and president RN Pool. Milling vignette. Dateline 1879.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h***f for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Two Pennsylvania Stocks: Mammoth Vein and Valentine Ore4607 - Two Pennsylvania Stocks: Mammoth Vein and Valentine Ore
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1) Mammoth Vein Consolidated Coal Company of Pennsylvania. # 865 for 10 shares to Charles Williams. Signed by secretary George (?) and president Charl
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Brewer Mining Company Stock Certificate4608 - Brewer Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Early number 60 for a large number of shares - 15,000. Issued to HB Parsons the president. Signed by Parsons and secretary Jesse Young. Extra fine wit
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Wando Mining and Manufacturing Company of South Carolina Stock Certificate4609 - Wando Mining and Manufacturing Company of South Carolina Stock Certificate
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Number 60 for 3 shares to George Aimar in 1871. Signed by president John R Duke and secretary FB Hacker. Interesting farming vignette of hay? United S
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Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
Sold to m********r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Flint Hill Assay Report from Johnson, Matthey & Company of London4610 - Flint Hill Assay Report from Johnson, Matthey & Company of London
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Three assay reports from the London Assay Office of Johnson, Matthey & Company of Hatton Garden in London. Assays were fro. Flint Hill, Broad Ri...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Wando Mining and Manufacturing Company Stock4611 - Wando Mining and Manufacturing Company Stock
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# 195 for 5 shares to Charles Listchgi. Signed by AB Cadler(?) and president George E Gibbon president. Dateline Charleston 1873. Not Cancelled. Hay g
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Detroit & Deadwood Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 18984612 - Detroit & Deadwood Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1898
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Inc. in South Dakota. No. 1220, issued for 1,000 shares to Josiah H. Barker on Sept. 16th, 1898. Signed by the president and secretary (Robert Murray)
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Estimate : 60.00 - 140.00
Sold to B******3 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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1858 Nashville & Rowena Coal Company Bond4613 - 1858 Nashville & Rowena Coal Company Bond
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# 29. $1000 First Mortgage Bond. All 20 coupons still attached. Pink seal (faded red). Dateline 1858. Incorporated 1856. Object to mine and transport
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Tennessee City Land, Mining & Manufacturing Company Stock4614 - Tennessee City Land, Mining & Manufacturing Company Stock
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#155 for 100 shares to Ella G Prentice. Signed by secretary (?) and president George W Snyder. Dateline Chicago 1888. Incorporated in 1888. Not cancel
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Etna Mining & Manufacturing Company Stock Certificate4615 - Etna Mining & Manufacturing Company Stock Certificate
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Very early number 20 issued to J Homes Agnew for 50 shares. Signed by Secretary Z Platt and president J Holmes Agnew. The "Supreme Court Report...
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Start Price : 160.00 | Estimate : 320.00 - 640.00
 
 
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Cisco Land, Coal, Manufacturing and Livestock Company Stock4616 - Cisco Land, Coal, Manufacturing and Livestock Company Stock
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Rare Texas Mining Stock. # 17 for 18 shares to FA Gray Jr. Signed by William G Audenrud and president Peirce Crosby. Dateline 1885. Incorporated Septe
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*******u for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Zero Death-Hercules Powder Tin Sign4617 - Zero Death-Hercules Powder Tin Sign
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The Baccus Hercules Plant was opened in 1915. 32 x 51" hand painted tin sign in orange and beige. "ZD" for "zero Deaths" Po...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sunnyside Coal Tin Sign4618 - Sunnyside Coal Tin Sign
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30 x 40" red on white tin mine sign. Pollock Collection. Sunnyside was founded as a ranching town in 1879. The Denver & Rio Grande first we...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to l*******p for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Miner's Sinking Bucket4619 - Miner's Sinking Bucket
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This is the iron bucket that was filled with rock at the bottom of a mining shaft and hauled up to be processed either as ore or waste. This bucket is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S*****8 for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Six Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates4620 - Six Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of 6. Included: O.K. Silver Mining & Milling Company (1910, cancelled, 3 mining vignettes), United States Mining Company (1903, punch cxl, a...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 1**5 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Underground Mine Ladders - Lot of 24621 - Underground Mine Ladders - Lot of 2
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Two rough-hewn wooden mine ladders used in underground mining operations in the late 1800s, possibly at the Mammoth Mine in Utah. Heights are approxim
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Underground Mine Ladders - lot of 34622 - Underground Mine Ladders - lot of 3
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This is a lot of three rough-hewn wooden ladders, probably built on-site for an underground mining operation in Utah in the late 1800s, possibly the C
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Underground Mine Ladders - lot of 34623 - Underground Mine Ladders - lot of 3
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This is a lot of three rough-hewn wooden underground mine ladders assembled with dado joints fastened with square pegs. See photo for construction det
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r*****r for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Underground Mine Ladders - lot of 34624 - Underground Mine Ladders - lot of 3
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Three rough-hewn wooden ladders used in an underground in Utah in the late 1800s, possibly the Mammoth Mine. See photo for construction details. These
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to k**********y for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Underground Mine Ladders - lot of 34625 - Underground Mine Ladders - lot of 3
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Three rough-hewn wooden ladders used in an underground mine in Utah in the late 1800s, possibly the Mammoth Mine. One is called a sinking ladder and h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to k**********y for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Underground Mine Short Ladders - lot of 24626 - Underground Mine Short Ladders - lot of 2
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Lot of two handmade wooden ladders collected from an underground mining operation in Utah, possibly the Mammoth Mine which operated in the late 1800s.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Utah Mine Bell Signal Sign over an old Fairbanks Morse Cloth Bell Signal Sign4627 - Utah Mine Bell Signal Sign over an old Fairbanks Morse Cloth Bell Signal Sign
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A choice mining collectible. This originally underground framed mine bell signal sign is a classic. It came from the 1400 level of the Moscow Mine in
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Utah Mine Bell Signal Sign, Tin4628 - Utah Mine Bell Signal Sign, Tin
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12 x 36" black on white Utah mine bell signal sign. The would go well with the Gardner oil painting that shows a Utah mine bell signal sign und...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Utah Mining Stocks (4)4629 - Utah Mining Stocks (4)
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1) Pittsburgh and Utah Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead Mining-located in Ophir Mining District 343 i/u to J Watson 1903 signed by vice president Henders
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Estimate : 160.00 - 240.00
Sold to 8***4 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Wooden Box - K&L Salt Lake City4630 - Wooden Box - K&L Salt Lake City
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This is a wooden box with a stenciled label of "K& L Salt Lake City Utah" State: Utah K& L Is Kimball & Lawrence of SLC, who...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to S*****8 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Buffalo Gap Iron & Steel Company Stock4631 - Buffalo Gap Iron & Steel Company Stock
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VERY EARLY # 14! $1000 bond. All six coupons still attached. Most bond are issued for periods of 5, 10, 20 or even 50 years, this bond is due in just
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Very Rare Stony Man Mining Company Stock4632 - Very Rare Stony Man Mining Company Stock
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Number 80 for 500 shares to George James Adams on August 9, 1858. Signed by secretary William Danforth and president Josiah Barker. 1859. Unusual unde
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to k********w.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Maximus Metals Corp4633 - Maximus Metals Corp
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Report of the companies holdings and net assets around 1905-1910 (possibly annual report to the State of Virginia). In good shape with nine very nice
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Renton Coal Co Stock4634 - Renton Coal Co Stock
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I/C #785 I Bateman 2 shares 1876 signed by President Corning? Inc 1874. Prag Collection. State: Washington City: Date: 1876 HWAC# 83473
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Washington Copper Mines4635 - Washington Copper Mines
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Two stock certificates for copper mines in Washington state. 1) One hundred fifty shares of Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company of Alas
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to u******i for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Washington, Idaho Mining reports4636 - Washington, Idaho Mining reports
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Three reports kept in protective sleeves from three different mining companies. 1. Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Co., 6 page repor
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Cabin Creek Kanawha Coal Company Bond4637 - Cabin Creek Kanawha Coal Company Bond
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Very early # 8 with nice steam train vignette. 25 x 17". 36 of the 40 coupons attached. Coupons and bond cancelled with 'PAID' hole pun...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Elkton Coal & Iron Company Stock4638 - Elkton Coal & Iron Company Stock
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# 190 for 100 shares at $50 a share. To WM Ashfield. Signed by Foster and president Ashfield. dateline 1877 New York. Organized and incorporated in Ne
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Ann Arbor & West Virginia Oil and Mining Company Stock4639 - Ann Arbor & West Virginia Oil and Mining Company Stock
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Early number 47 for 20 shares to SA Mattison. Signed by JH Burleson and president EO Haven(?). Incorporated January 17, 1866. Dateline Ann Arbor 1867.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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The Standard Smelting & Refining Company Stock Certificate4640 - The Standard Smelting & Refining Company Stock Certificate
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Inc. in West Virginia. No. C654, issued for 100 shares to H.G.O. Nye Jr. on May 29, 1902. Signed by AJ Brockett as president and Chas. H.H. German as
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to a*******u for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Western Virginia Coal Company of Baltimore Stock4641 - Western Virginia Coal Company of Baltimore Stock
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This is a West Virginia mining Stock before there was a West Virginia. # 18 (very early) for 100 shares to Hedges(?). Signed by BT McMurtin and presid
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k********w.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Wisconsin Mining Stocks (2)4642 - Wisconsin Mining Stocks (2)
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I/U Butternu Land Co #34 E Kasten 1891 signed by President Mankie. Inc in WI. Gold seal. Creases, hole and small ink stain. I/U American Canadian Gold
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Five shares of Wyoming stock4643 - Five shares of Wyoming stock
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Five shares of stock from Wyoming - early 1900's. 1) Two hundred fifty shares of Ruby Copper and Gold Mining Company, number 162 issued to Abe...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to S****2 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Wyoming & Colorado Mining stocks4644 - Wyoming & Colorado Mining stocks
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Six capital mining stocks . 1) One hundred shares of Inez Coal Company of Inez, Wyoming, number 43, issued to Leila Tynes, dated October 17, 1918, s
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to j****2 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Wyoming Copper Mines4645 - Wyoming Copper Mines
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Five capital stocks of copper mines in Wyoming. 1) Two hundred fifty shares of Ruby Copper and Gold Mining Company, number 162 issued to Abel, Bou
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Wyoming Mines -      11 stocks4646 - Wyoming Mines - 11 stocks
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Wyoming Mining common stock - 11 stocks. 1) Two hundred shares of Wyoming Queen Mining Company, number 504, signed on June 18, 1902 with revenue sta
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to S****2 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Penn-Wyoming Copper Co - Wyoming4647 - Penn-Wyoming Copper Co - Wyoming
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One hundred capital shares of stock for Penn-Wyoming Copper Co., number 18794 issued to William E . Whiting on October 21, 1908 by E. M. Cobb, preside
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Penn-Wyoming Copper Company4648 - Penn-Wyoming Copper Company
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Excellent bond from Penn-Wyoming Copper Company First Mortgage Debenture Twenty Year 6% Gold Bond, number 3393 with coupons. Principal due January 1,
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Two Wyoming Mining Company stock4649 - Two Wyoming Mining Company stock
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Two Wyoming Mining company capital stocks. 1) Three hundred seventy-five shares of Battle Lake Tunnel Site Mining Company issued to Frank C. Colby,
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to S****2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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