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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Two New York Hill Gold Mining Co. Revenue Checks,4140 - Two New York Hill Gold Mining Co. Revenue Checks,
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two F. Berton & Co. (one has Alfred Borel & Co. stamped above), RN-G, New York Hill Gold Mining Co. checks. Both issued in San Francisco, 18...
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 240.00
 
 
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Two Yosemite Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificates4141 - Two Yosemite Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificates
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Two certificates - one issued and one unissued - for the Yosemite Quartz Mining Company. Dateline Grass Valley, 1883. # 5. Signed by H Uphoff as presi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******a for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Greenwater Bimetallic Copper Mining Company Stock4142 - Greenwater Bimetallic Copper Mining Company Stock
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Cert. #186, issued for 500 shares in 1907 to J. Obendorfer. Signed by the acting president (ill). Inc. in A.T. Location of Mines: Greenwater, Inyo Co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Tahoe Treasure Mining Co. Stock, West Shore Lake Tahoe, Cal.4143 - Tahoe Treasure Mining Co. Stock, West Shore Lake Tahoe, Cal.
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Cert. #166, issued to H.C. and V.B. Winslow for 49 shares in 1934 and signed by Winslow as president. This mining company operated near the west shore
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Greenwater Saratoga Copper Stock Certificate, Inyo- 19064144 - Greenwater Saratoga Copper Stock Certificate, Inyo- 1906
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Cert. #446, issued to William Israel for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by H.T. Bragdon, Vice-President, and L.E. Goodberlet as asst. secretary. Vignette
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 2*****s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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South Greenwater Copper Company Stock, Death Valley, 1906.4145 - South Greenwater Copper Company Stock, Death Valley, 1906.
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Cert. #20, issued to John S. Hills for 15,000 shares in 1906. Signed by John Hills as president and R.C. Moore as secretary. Tasker Oddie was a direct
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to A*******d for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Washington Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock4146 - Washington Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock
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# 43 for 2 shares to WS Smith. Signed by AD Hendricks and president JH Neff. Dateline Iowa Hill, Placer Co. 1865. Incorporated December 16, 1863. Loca
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to m******a for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Copper Outlook Newspaper4147 - Copper Outlook Newspaper
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Newspaper dated Saturday Jan 12, 1907 Kennet, Shasta County, Calif. various articles regarding the mining camp area. In overall poor condition, in pr
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Daisy Consolidated Mining Company4148 - Daisy Consolidated Mining Company
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Number 184 for 2,882 shares to Henry Howell. signed by William Kemp president. Issued 1883. Incorporated 1880. Not cancelled. Brown paper. William F M
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Union Petroleum Company Stock4149 - Union Petroleum Company Stock
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Here is where it all started! Early Southern California Stock Certificate. # 17 for 25 shares to John Whitney. Signed by George Riggs and Thomas Cliff
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m******a for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Ave Marie Gold Quartz Mine4150 - Ave Marie Gold Quartz Mine
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Orange version! Certificate for the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Association. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j******n for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Ave Marie Gold Quartz Mine4151 - Ave Marie Gold Quartz Mine
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Blue version! Certificate for the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Association. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of ea...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Compagnie Francaise & Americaine de San-Francisco Stock4152 - Compagnie Francaise & Americaine de San-Francisco Stock
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# 63176 - 63180 (five shares) in 1850 to (?). Signed by (?). Mining and the God Neptune vignette. Printer Appert fils et Vasnasseur. For the explorati
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Crown Lead Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company Stpcl4153 - Crown Lead Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company Stpcl
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# 112 for 30 shares to Alexander Dubois. (Dubois has purchased a lot of different certs, but almost always listed as A. Dubois.) Signed by John W Goul
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to j******d for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Mariposa Mining Stocks (3)4154 - Mariposa Mining Stocks (3)
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"Mariposa is where explorers John C. Fremont and Kit Carson found the rich Mariposa Vein and opened the first mill to crush ore and extract gol...
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Estimate : 480.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****r for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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The Philadelphia & California Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Mariposa, 1859, California Gold Rush4155 - The Philadelphia & California Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Mariposa, 1859, California Gold Rush
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No. 2237, issued for 300 shares to T.W. Neill on Dec. 9th, 1859 in Philadelphia. Not cancelled. Signed by president Pearson Servill and secretary Paul
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to a****y for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Compagnie Francaise & Americane de San-Francisco Stock Certificate4156 - Compagnie Francaise & Americane de San-Francisco Stock Certificate
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Very Early Gold Rush. Measures 7 7/8 x 4 1/4". Entire stock certificate is writing in French. Vignette of Neptune pouring water into a river wi...
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Estimate : 240.00 - 650.00
Sold to C*****r for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Handwritten Mineral Affidavit4157 - Handwritten Mineral Affidavit
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This is a fully handwritten, three page Mineral Affidavit, signed by L.B. Ayer, Registrar. Document is in very good condition, with fold marks. There
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Alfred Dixon, General Merchandise, Michigan Bluff Business Card4158 - Alfred Dixon, General Merchandise, Michigan Bluff Business Card
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Alfred Dixon had a general merchandise store. You could by hardware, corkery, dry goods, tinware, tobacco, hats, etc. But most importantly if you were
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
 
 
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Relief Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock4159 - Relief Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock
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# 35 for 8 shares to DC Staples. Signed by A (?) and president V Martin. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Incorporated July 29, 1863. Location Mokelumne
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to C*****r for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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