Desert Riches: Mining, Gold, Numismatics, Americana, 2025 January Auction

Issued 1866 Keystone Silver Mining Company of the City of New York, with mines located in Reese River mining district in Austin, NV. Browne (1868) not

A stock certificate for 100 shares in the El Dorado South Consolidated Mining Company of Belmont, Nevada, dating from 1877. The certificate is made ou

Stock certificate issued by the Bullfrog-Jumbo Mining Company on December 12, 1905 to M.E. Schellinger. It's signed by E.C. Winn, secretary and...

Issued-1907 Yankee Girl Gold Mining of Bullfrog in nice froggy green!, 1906 Pittsburgh Bullfrog, 1916 Pioneer Cons., 1909 and 1910 Tramp Cons., 1910 M

Issued-1908 Goldfield Combination Fraction-.5" lower left crease tear, 1909 Sandstorm Ext., 1906 Ad Astra Gold, 2x 1907 Jack Bell Gold-1 in fai...

# 36 for 15 shares to Thompson. Signed by secretary W. Hughes and president Thomas Buckley. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated August 30, 1863.

A stock certificate for 50 shares in the Nevada Blue Ridge Mining Company, made out to E. W. Wiggins in 1881. No. 46 issued. Signed by company secreta

Issued-1917? and 1920 Manhattan Morning Glory-fair condition on 1917. 1906? Manhattan Gold Wedge-1.75" lower tear, 1932 Manhattan Gold-center s...

Book of unissued stock certificates for Balloon Hill Mascot Mining Company of Rawhide, Nevada. The certs number 179-214, with shares selling for $1 pe

$500 First Mortgage Bond from the Mettacom Silver Mining Company of Reese River. Certificate #5 issued in 1867. Four bond coupons attached at the bot

Reese River Mining District, Lander County, N.T. (Nevada Territory). Inc. May 27, 1863 under the laws of Nevada Territory. No. 147. Issued 1/26/1865 i

1867 Pennsylvania and Nevada Mining stock. # 56 for 350 shares to OP James. Signed by George Lear and OP James as president. Dateline Doylestown, Buck

21 different Comstock mining stocks and bonds. Comstock-Keystone, Collar Ext., Bullion Gold and Silver, Comstock-Dexter, Comstock Tunnel, Cons. Virgin

Stock certificate issued by Christmas Wonder Mining Company to O.F. Jonasson & Co. for 200 shares at $1 per share. It's dated May 25, 1907 a...

There are two stocks from Mountain City Copper Company issued in 1940 and 1943. The vignette depicts two miners drilling underground. There are two mo

Rare 1900 Bayard Smelting and Milling bond with 10 coupons. 2 center holes and several tears. Please inspect. Sold as is.The company operated at the C

Issued-1881 Massachusetts and New Mexico Cons., 1906 Sierra Cons. Gold-1" lower right crease tear., 1907 and 1915 Santa Fe Gold and Copper-sev...

Office in Baltimore, Maryland. Numbers 794. Issued for 100 shares to George L Gootee on March 14, 1867. Signed by president (Williams) and secretary (

A stock certificate for 1000 shares in the Cincinnati (sic) Mining and Milling Company of Baker City, Oregon, dated 1883. No. 74 issued. The certifica

A pair of stock certificates from two American coal companies: the Lykens Valley Coal Company of Philadelphia, dated 1853, and the American Coal Compa

Inc. in New York. No. 27, issued for 250 shares to company president E.S. Wright on Jan. 18th, 1867, in New York. Signed by Wright and treasurer R. Ru

Issued-1928 Hickox x2-1 in fair condition, 1911 Carisa Copper and Gold, 1962 US Milling and Minerals, 1972 Big Horn, 1882 Stormont Mining of Utah, 193

Unissued rare Michigan 1870's Deseret Silver Mining & Smelting stock. Light toning on edges. According to Annual Report of the Commissioner ...

Issued-1898 British North-American Trading & Exploration. Randolph Oil and Mining, Wood County, West Virginia, PMG 63 graded. Date: 1898 Coun...

A stock certificate for ten shares in the Silverthorn Lead Mining and Smelting Company of Wisconsin, dated 1867. No. 300 issued. The certificate is ma

Very rare 1928 State of Minas Geraes specimen bond. This was one of the richest mineral specimen locales in the world. Upper edge wrinkles. Date:

A stock certificate for 131 shares in the American Mining Company's New Granada Mine, signed by the president and secretary of the company. Issu...

1864 Cinco Senores Gold and Silver Mining with great woodblock print vignette by William Keith, a famous landscape artist. Located in Copala, Sinaloa.

Lot of 3 different. 1)Issued Cordillera Gold & Silver Mining, 2 above ground mining vignettes-2.75" top and both upper corner chips. Accord...

Very early number 17 for 25 shares to S Whipple. Datelined Eureka, Humboldt Co. 1865. Signed by secretary S Whipple and president JE Wyman(?). Incorpo

Lot of 2 different. 1) Rare issued 1866 Mendocino Oil stock. Nice derrick vignette. We could not find any info on this company. Stock lists 200 acres

Great Los Angeles Swindle! Oil Scam Stocks - Issued 1930, 1931 and 1935 Julian Oil & Royalty stocks. Both browns have CC Julian signatures. Jul...

2x 1916 Palmer Union Oil stock issued to president John Williamson for 444, 291 and 442,296 shares. That was a whole lot of money! "The Palmer...

California oil company stocks include Colfax Oil Company 1918, Richfield Oil Company of California 1938, The Loma Vista Petroleum Company 1900, Port L

About 20 different California oil stocks, 1901-48. Sierra Refining, San Juan Oil, Midway Premier Oil, California Diamond Oil, Sunset Pacific, Sedalia

About 75 California oil stocks, 1921-83, mostly older. Union, Wellington, Sierra Refining, Sunset Pacific, 1901 Oil, Sedalia and California, San Juan,

Group of 38 stock certificates from 33 different California-based oil/gas companies, dating from 1901 to 1939. 4 certificates are unissued; 3 certific

A group of 14 stock certificates from thirteen different California-based oil companies, dating from 1900 to 1929. All certificates in the lot are iss

A collection of 11 stock certificates from eleven different Colorado-based oil and gas companies, dating from 1917 to 1956. See photos for names of al

VERY EARLY AND VERY RARE MICHIGAN OIL. Perhaps unique. # 27 for 15 shares to H Castle on November 17, 1865! Dateline Pontiac, Michigan. Oil field vign

19 different c. 1907-61 Nevada oil stocks. Some or most are for oil fields in eastern Nevada such as Railroad Valley. Some are Nevada incorporations f

A collection of 31 stock certificates from three Nevada-based oil companies, dated 1911-1963. These companies are Alliance Oil Company (14), Pacific U

A group of 9 stock certificates from eight Nevada-based oil companies, dating from 1911 to 1961. See photo for names of all companies in the lot. All

A stock certificate for 10 shares in the Lacy Farm Oil Company of New York City, made out to Cornelius R. Colyer in 1865. No. 33 issued. Signed by tre

A stock certificate for 40 shares in the Kanawha Petroleum Company, dated 1864. The certificate is made out to Clarence Harley, and is signed by the s

2 stock certificates, dating from 1865 and 1866, from two New-York based oil companies: the Lacy Farm Oil company and the Heydrick Oil Company. Both s

A pair of stock certificates from two oil companies: the Heydrick Oil Company of New York and the McClintockville Petroleum Company of Pennsylvania. T

This Ohio stock is #145 for 20 shares to EM Pattisome on October 9, 1865. Signed by president Bettimon and secretary Campbell. Oil field vignette loca

14 1901-68, mostly older Texas and Oklahoma oil stocks. CC Julian Oil & Royalties with fraudster CC Julian signature, Ranger and Burkburnett, St...

14 Oklahoma oil stocks, 1918-68 mostly older. Sunac Petro., Crusader Oil and Gas, Amalgamated Oil, Uncle Sam, CC Julian Oil & Royalties with fra...

Central Oil Run Petroleum Company, issued at Philadelphia in 1866. Cert. #37. Three nice vignettes. Oil was discovered at Titusville in Pennsylvania i

Number 8 for 100 shares to Walter B Roberts. Signed by secretary illegible and president William Fogg. This has to be one of the more unusual stock ce

A stock certificate for fifty shares in the Cameron Petroleum Company, made out to Vance Stewart. It is dated April 13th, 1865. The certificate has be

A stock certificate for 25 shares in the Hay's Farm Oil Company, dated 1865. No. 126 issued. The certificate is made out to William I. Supplee, ...

Issued 1872 Hiland Petroleum stock. Date: 1872 Country (if not USA): State: Pennsylvania City: Venango County Provenance:

Issued 1865 Hoffman Petroleum with nice derrick vignette. #397 for 100 shares to Ann Stone on February 20, 1865. Signed by president George Abbe and

Issued 1866 Jersey Well Oil stock. Oil was discovered at Titusville in Pennsylvania in 1859. Nice derrick and oil tanks vignette. Some toning, 1&quo...

Lancaster Oil Company, issued at Philadelphia in 1864. Cert. #74, issued for 500 shares. Shows men handling oil in barrels with derricks in the distan

A stock certificate for 50 shares in the Linden Oil Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dating from 1865. The stock certificate has been signed by

A stock certificate for 1000 shares in the Pennsylvania Imperial Oil Company, made out to Ms. May Irwin and dated 1865. No. 45 issued. The certificate

"Venango County, Pennsylvania" printed under vignette. No. 331, issued for 500 shares to Geo. Seltzer in Philadelphia in 1865. Signed by p...

Plainfield Petroleum Company, Plainfield, N.J. Organized under the General Law of Pennsylvania, but issued at Plainfield. Free floating shares not iss

No. 545, issued for 500 shares in January 1865. Signed by McCutcheon and secretary Robert Wray Jr. Two vignettes: oil field with derricks and barrels

Issued 1865 Sterling Oil stock. The company owned property on Oil Creek and Cherry Tree River [The Philadelphia Inquirer, 30 Nov 1864}. In 1865, they

Inc. in Pennsylvania. No. 114, issued for 250 shares in 1865. Signed by president John Broach and secretary Nath. Freeman. Not cancelled. Very attract

A stock certificate for 100 shares in the Great Central Basin Oil Company, made out to Joseph A. Bremer and dated 1865. The stock certificate has been

Inc. in Pennsylvania, 1865. No. 276, issued for 450 shares to John N. Purviance in New York in 1866. Signed by president Spaulding and secretary Chas.

#495 for 25 shares to Elias Bunyon. Signed by president Oakes and secretary Stevens. Underprint purple Capital Stock $500,000. Stamp upper right and l

Inc. in New York. No. 134, issued for 300 shares to John Tyler Jr. in 1865 in New York. Signed by president Manning and secretary Chas. Seymour Jr. No

Issued 1867 Massachusetts and Oil=Creek Petroleum stock. According to an Dec. 17th, 1864 ad in the Bangor Daily, the company owned 13 wells and 10 pro

Issued-1865 Tionesta and Sugar Creek Oil, "Property included 209 acres on Tionesta Creek in Venango County; on Sugar Creek in Warren County; in...

A stock certificate for 50 shares in the New York & Philadelphia Petroleum Company, made out to William W. Beaver in 1865. No. 317 issued. Signe...

10 Texas oil stocks. 1901-26. Lucky Dime, Revere, Panhandle Producing & Refining, Cox Realization, Texas Crude, Ranger and Burkburnett, Cedar Ra...

18 Texas oil stocks, 1901-35. Beatty, High Island Mineral and Oil, One Penny, Becky Sharp, Cedar Rapid and Marion, Ranger and Burkburnett, Texas Crude

22 Texas oil stocks, 1901-30. Ocean Oil and Refining, Johnson, Amarillo-Panhandle, Continental National, Cox Realization, Lucky Dime, Beatty, Revere,

Rare 1901 Petroleum stock. Date: 1901 Country (if not USA): State: Wyoming City: Uinta County Provenance:

A collection of 17 stock certificates from fifteen Wyoming-based oil companies, dating from 1902 to 1927. See photos for names of all companies in lot

Airline company stocks include Universal Airlines Company 1966, Trans World Airlines Inc. 1977, Pan American World Airways Inc.1977, Tradewinds Airlin

11x unissued Helipod, 3x purple and 4x green 1968-69 Ling Temco Vought, 10x 1954 Fairchild Engine and Airplane, 3x 1928 Hornell Airways, 5x 1946 and 5

5 each. Issued-1968 ASA International Airlines. Sperry and Sperry Rand, green 1956, mauve 1955, violet 1954. 1946 Aviation Corp. Unissued-Travel Airwa

Group of 6 stock certificates from four American automobile companies: the American Motors Corporation (1), American Austin Car Company Inc. (1), Ben-

A group of 13 stock certificates, dating 1962-1978, from five major auto manufacturers: Ford Motor Company (2), General Motors Corporation (3), Contin

A group of 11 stock certificates from various automobile companies, dating from 1924 to 1982. The stocks come from seven companies: the Continental Mo

A group of 3 stock certificates, dating from 1922 to 1951, from three different automobile companies: Packard Motor Car Company, Durant Motors Incorpo

A group of 3 stock certificates, dating from 1929 to 1938, from three automobile companies: Peerless Motor Car Corporation, American Austin Car Compan

A group of 3 stock certificates, dating from 1930 to 1952, from three automobile companies: the American Austin Car Company, Hudson Motor Car Company,

6 different 1982-94 B F Goodrich bonds. Mauve, brown, orange, violet, tan, light brown. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance

Issued-20x 1917 green and 15x 1916-17 brown. All are cut tight, please inspect. Brown has car overprint. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

1947-53. 7 green, 10 blue, 10 orange. Large hole punched. Date: 1947-53 Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

3 different 1920-22 Lincoln Motor stocks, signed by Leland. 1920 rust has small verso tape on crease tears. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

5 different Nash stocks. 1951 and 1952 blue and brown Nash Kelvinator. 1937 and 2 unissued-brown, blue, green. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat

A group of 3 stocks, dating from 1928 to 1976, from two incarnations of Studebaker: the original Studebaker corporation (1) and the later Studebaker-W

Assorted auto tire stocks and bonds. B F Goodrich bonds-2x 1982 mauve, 1x 1982 brown, 2x 1994 orange, 1x 1994 violet, 2x 1994 tan, 1x 1994 yellow, 2x

Cert. #150, issued to Wm. H. Crump for 4 shares in 1899. Inc. in Illinois. Signed by Joseph Austrian as president and the company secretary. Nice vign

A stock certificate for three shares in the Lake Submarine Company, dated 1907. The company was an early producer of submarines, named for its founder

1855 East Boston Dry Dock Company Stock. Great vignette of a ship in drydock getting repairs. Shares were $50 each with total authorized capital of $2

1851 Orinoco Steam Navigation Co. of NY stock. The company incorporated to carry passengers and cargo from New York to Venezuela and South America. Al

2 choice issued 1874 Oregon Steam Navigation stocks. Vignette of a sidewheeler at the top. Both signed by J.C. Ainsworth as president. "The dis...

3x 1870 Pennsylvania Canal bonds with 2 adhesive RN's on each. R66 and R23d. R69c and R23d. R144 and R137. Pennsylvania Canal (or sometimes Penn...

A bond certificate from the Navigation Company of Coal River, made out to the Peytona Cannel Coal Company in 1869. Signed by president Delafield DuBoi