"Fall Frontier Fortunes" Numismatics & Americana Timed Auction (2025 September)

Lot of 4. Three are issued to Hiram Oyer, who had the exclusive contract to supply the Gould & Curry Mine with lumber. The last is issued to CW ...

Lot of 27. This group spans the mine's history from just 2 years after the Comstock was founded, thru the G&C bonanza period in the early 18...

Lot of 50 checks issued by the Gould & Curry, all to workers of the company's mill, all listed in the 1864 Collins directory (available onli...

Lot of 50 checks issued by the Gould & Curry, all to miners and workers of the company listed in the 1864 Collins directory (available online fo...

Rare. 1878 Nevada Bank of San Francisco (handwritten over Bank of California) check with RN-G imprinted revenue. Signed for James G. Fair by Patton. I

Lot of 4 different. Includes: 1876 to William Gill, RN-F imprinted revenue, signed by FF Osbiston as supt.; 1888 to Carson & Tahoe Wood & Lu...

Lot of 4 different. Includes: 1877 to Joint Shaft Chollar Norcross Savage Co., signed by Gillette, RN-G; 1876 to WB Hopkins, signed by Osbiston, RN-F

Gould & Curry check issued to Col. D.S. Turner for "Gold Hill & Va Dv M Co." Signed by Charles Strong as supt. Not endorsed. This ...

Lot of 2 different. 1) 1863 Wells Fargo, Empire Mill & Mining check to LB Frankel. Frankel is listed in Collins 1864 VC directory as a grocer. H...

Lot of 2 different territorial checks issued to the employee and proprietor of a daguerrean room (photo studio). 1864 Stateler & Arrington to Ro...

1865 Gould & Curry Mining check issued to Rev. HD Lathrop for $100. Signed by Louis Janin Jr. as supt. Signed on the back by Lathrop. US IR Stam...

Lot of 5 Gould & Curry checks. Four different superintendents: Bonner, Strong, Janin, and Batterman. Includes: 1864 Stateler & Arrington to ...

Lot of 3 different. Two Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company issued to Sunderland & Wood, 1871, with RN-C and orange Nevada adhesive revenue ...

Lot of 4 checks issued in 1864. All listed in Collins 1864 directory. All signed by Charles Bonner for the Gould & Curry Mine. All have the scar...

Lot of 7. Includes: 1864 Wells Fargo Empire Mine to AS Oslin (horse, carriages); 1865 Gould & Curry to Hanbridge & Pennison (plumbers); 1870...

Lot of 4 different. Includes: 1863 Stateler & Arrington to AB Thompson (who worked for the Sutro Tunnel and Hale & Norcross Mine); 1864 chec...

1) 1864 check issued to Willis Hunton for $60. Signed by Charles Strong. Hunton is listed in the 1864 Collins directory as a fireman for the Gould &...

Lot of 2 different. Both issued to men listed in the 1864 Collins directory as assayers for the Gould & Curry Mill: AW Oakley and Oliver Hawes. ...

Fantastic group of 18 checks issued to the assay employees of the Gould & Curry Mill in 1864. This mill was built at considerable cost in 1862 a...

Lot of 8, two each of 4 types. All are Gould & Curry. Includes: 1870 and 1872 with rare RN-B17b, signed by CC Batterman; two 1871 checks with ra...

Lot of 39. Includes: 25 Stateler & Arrington territorial checks issued for the Gould & Curry Mine in 1864, signed by Charles Bonner; 1864 We...

Lot of 3 different Gould & Curry checks on three different bank checks. Includes: Stateler & Arrington (1864) signed by Charles Bonner; Well...

Lot of 20 Bank of California checks for the Gould & Curry signed by Louis Janin as supt. All have a US IR stamp. Janin was a prominent mining en...

Lot of 30, ten each of 3 types. 1-10) Ten Bank of California 1870 checks with RN-B and printed green NV stamp, signed by CC Batterman as superintenden

Lot of 30 Bank of California Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company checks issued in 1869. These have RN-B imprinted revenue with green NV stamps p...

Lot of 50 Bank of California Gould & Curry checks, all with RN-C plus 2 cent orange Nevada adhesive revenue stamps. 17 have tied cancels on that...

Lot of 30, 10 for 3 different types. 1-10) Ten Bank of California 1865 checks signed by Louis Janin as supt. All have US IR stamps. 11-20) Ten Bank of

Lot of 2 different. Both are issued to Peter Savage, a miner for the Gould & Curry. Both have rare imprinted revenues. 1870 with RN-B17b and 187...

Lot of 39. Nice variety! Five mining superintendents. Includes: 25 Stateler & Arrington territorial checks, 1863-64, issued by the Gould & C...

Lot of 10 checks issued in 1871 and signed by CC Batterman as supt. These checks have RN-C imprinted revenue plus orange Nevada adhesive stamps (most

Lot of 10, issued 1865-1866. These are the green Bank of California checks that list WC Ralston as treasurer. Four are signed by Charles Bonner (1865)

Lot of 50 green style Bank of California checks issued by the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company in 1866. Signed by Louis Janin as superintende...

Lot of 15 issued checks. 5 each of 3 different styles, 3 different superintendents. Great group for resale! Includes: five 1865 checks signed by Louis

Lot of 12: three different styles of check for this famous mine. Includes 1) Five 1866 checks with NV and US IR adhesive stamps signed by Louis Janin

Lot of 8 different. Excellent little collection! Includes four different territorial checks. Group has: super early 1861 Wells Fargo signed by Strong;

Lot of 13 different including territorial checks and rare RNs. Includes: 1861 Wells Fargo signed by Charles Strong, Gould & Curry; 1862 Stateler...

Lot of 11. Nice starter group to get your VC check collection going. Includes: 1864 Wells Fargo territorial check signed by Charles Bonner for the Gou

Lot of 50 Stateler & Arrington checks issued in 1864 by Charles Bonner for the Gould & Curry Mine. Bonner had taken over for Charles Strong ...

Lot of 50 Stateler & Arrington checks issued by the Gould & Curry Mine, likely to mine or mill workers (these were not listed in Collins dir...

Lot of 100 Stateler & Arrington checks issued in 1863-64 by the Gould & Curry Mine, likely to pay mill or mine workers. Signed by either Cha...

Prospectus for the Walker Lake Copper Mining & Smelting Company and the Thorne Copper Mining & Reduction Company. Lists production at the en...

Very rare! Certificate of incorporation for this company whose office was based in Virginia City, but its mining properties were in the Steamboat Mini

Report to stockholders of Savage hale & Norcross, Chollar and Potosi on the Comstock 1916.2 foldout maps with depths and a section of Hale &...

Lot of 20. Includes: 1956 report on Three Kids Manganese Deposit, Clark County; 1947 report of investigations of Sultan Zinc-Lead Mine, Clark County;

1877 Sutro Tunnel indenture. 1900 Gladiator Gold Mining & Milling indenture. 1882 Mountain Buck Mine, Eureka, NV indenture. 1880 indenture invol...

Black Hills Mines prospectus booklet from the Deadwood-Colorado Investment Company, of Deadwood S.D. This booklet illuminates "Pointers" f...

Report of the Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Session of The American Mining Congress held at Deadwood and Lead, South Dakota (site of the Homestake M

Group of approx. 6 specimens of the Poorman Formation at the surface at the Homestake Mine. These specimens were all collected by Shaddrick to illustr

Two specimens from two different lead-zinc mines from the Mississippi Valley, Tri-State. One is from Elmwood, TN, and the other is from the Young Mine

1975 reprint by Yale University Library of an 1868 work by EH Saltiel and George Barnett. #63 of 400 copies. 113pp. Hardcover. Excellent condition. Bu

Rare. Late stage Yukon Gold Rush. Missing back cover. Issued by the Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, 1913. Guide Book No. 10. 179pp. with photos and

Mining related autograph check: Fred N. Atwood. Born in Boston 1867, Atwood went to the Klondike (Dawson City) in 1897. He crossed the Chilcoot Trail

Map of Principality of Piedmont, showing the Alps, France on the left, 1724-80. 20 x 23 ". Copper engraved, hand colored. Under the soldie...

One postcard from Japan, an RPC of a Japanese mine. "THE TSUDO OF MANUFACTORY/(ASHIO COPPER MINE)" along with Japanese lettering printed i...

Bullion to Books by Henry R. Wagner-1942. Tracks the author's experience mining in Mexico. Book is in near new condition 370 pages. Please see ...

Photo taken at a funeral held for a miner killed in a fall. Location unknown. 10.25x8" photo on a backing ~13x10". Top left corner missing...

1979 reprint in slipcase. The Miners Dictionary. "Explaining Not only the Terms used by Miners, but also Containing the Theory and Practice of ...

Fourth Edition. Volume Two. 998pp. Covers "K" through "Z". Water damage and staining. Sold as is. ^ Date: 1853 Country (if not...

Translated from the German Edition of 1580 by Sisco and Smith. University of Chicago Press, 1971. 360pp. with index and some illustrations. Wear to co

By Leonard S. Austin, Professor of Metallurgy and Ore-dressing, Michigan College of Mines. First Edition. 1907. Published by Mining & Scientific...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Matte Smelting. Its Principles and Later Developments Discussed With An Account of the Pyritic Processes. By Herbert Lang. Publ

Lot of 2 different. 1) Elements of Ore Dressing by Arthur F. Taggart. 1951. 595pp. Dust jacket in pieces. Otherwise a nice copy. 2) Recent Copper Smel

Lot of 2 different. 1) The Making Shaping & Treating of Steel. Carnegie Steel Company. 1920. Second Edition. 614pp. with index and many illustra...

Hardcover. Published by the Department of the Interior Geological Survey, 1970. 417pp. Includes general reference maps of the US, as well as geologica

A copy of "Interviews with Mining Engineers" by Thomas Rickard, published in 1922 by the Mining and Scientific Press of San Francisco. Ric...

A first edition copy of "A Manual on Metallurgy" Volume 1 by William Henry Greenwood, published 1875 by G.P. Putnam's Sons of New York...

A pair of antique books on metals intended for metallurgists or mining technicians/scientists: "The Playbook of Metals" by John Henry Pepp...

Group of 3 books on flotation and its relevance to mine engineering, published in the 1910s by several different authors. Books included in the lot ar

An 1892 copy of "Coal and the Coal Mines" by Homer Greene, originally published 1889 by the Riverside Press, an imprint of Houghton Miffli...

A copy of "Timber Framing" by Henry D. Dewell, published 1918 by the Dewey Publishing Co. of San Francisco. The book is a practical guide ...

A pair of antique/vintage books on mining and metallurgy. Lot includes a first edition copy of "The Romance of Mining" (1944) by T.A. Rick...

A copy of "Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, Containing a Clear Exposition of their Principles and Practice, Volume IV Sup...

A pair of books on mining by T. A. Rickard, a significant mining engineer and author on mining who worked in United States, Europe and Australia throu

Copy of the "Wood Pipe Handbook" (2nd edition) from the National Tank & Pipe Co. of Portland, Oregon, published 1945. Product and pric...

A copy of the Metallurgical Bulletin of the General Engineering Company of Salt Lake City and New York City, published c. 1922. The booklet contains a

Lot of 6 different. Includes: California Journal of Mines and Geology, July 1937, mining districts in Los Angeles County; Prospecting and Operating S

A couple of bullion molds. One is marked Knight Foundry Sutter Creek 40 OZ. Sil. It measures 3"x 7"x 2". The other has no markings. I...

Two large (481 Troy ounce) bullion weights and 9 much smaller weights. These are all in nice condition, ready to weigh your riches. Please see photos

Portable miner's scales in metal boxes. First is marked "Miners Improved Gold Scale" "Manufactured Especially For California.&q...

Western Cartridge Co., East Alton, Ill. Big Burch Blasting Caps Box , 5.5 x 8.5 x 10.75 ". 1000 No 6 blasting caps. Very good cond. Very rare...

This lot is a public safety announcement flyer by the Institute of Makers of Explosives, advising people that blasting caps are dangerous. The flyer c

Pair of Miners' Safety Lamps, 'Permissible' models by the Koehler Mfg. Co. Patent number 209. Aluminum construction, gas lamps with safe...

Marked on all four sides. Label on one end. Joseph Dixon & Co., Crucible Manufacturers, Jersey City, NJ. 6.5 x 9.5 x 14" ^ Date: Country ...

The M. Werk Co. Cincinnati, Ohio, Stearic Acid Candles, 6s, 20lbs, green label with full company logo on one end, other end stamped/painted company lo

Excelsior Eagle Stearine Candles box, no candles. Box is complete w/ label on top. "Warranted To Stand The Hottest Climate. " on top of l...

Brass 6" signal bell on steel frame. Works, but needs adjustment, but in very good condition. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:...

An 18"x 22" framed sign soliciting for placer gold. This is not an original but is a beautiful example of what a gold dealer might place i...

4 miniature minecar wheels, 4 curved spokes. Modern made, probably for a small ore car model. Made of white metal painted black. Diameter is 7 1/4&q...

Lot of 3. 1. Perkins and House non-explosive lamp, 1871, no chimney. Very good condition, 9.5 ". 2. Glass oil lamp, no chimney. Unknown make...

Lot of 2. Inc. in Washington. Hydraulic mining at Fairbanks. 1) Stock certificate no. 75, issued for 380 shares to secretary Francis Waldron in 1905.

Very early and important Alaska operation. Number 4665 for 23,333 to Wm. Bellknap in 1899. Signed by president James Simmons and the secretary. Not ca

Mines probably located in the Hope-Sunrise area on the Turnagain Arm side of the Kenai Peninsula, where gold was discovered in 1895. This area is not

I/U. Yukon Basin Gold Dredging Co. LTD. Stock, issued April 1908. Signed William Ogilvie president. Unk. printer. Ogilvie bio and company ad incl

Lot of 5 different. Includes: Calumet and Arizona Mining Company (three different, 1907, 1922, 1923, underground mining vignette); Cadena de Cobre Min

Lot of 5 different. 1) Calumet & Arizona Mining Company. Two different, issued 1911 and 1923. Punch cancelled. Underground mining vignette. 2) C...

Lot of 7 different. Includes: Arizona & Michigan Mining Co. (1910); Arizona Commercial Mining Co. (1921 and 1927); Superior & Boston Copper ...

Lot of 6, 2 each of 3 different. Includes: Clemenceau Mining Corporation (Verde, 1943 and 1945); Pittsburgh-Jerome Copper Company (1918 and 1920); and

Lot of 10 different. Includes: United Western Mines Co. (1916); Tom Reed Gold MC (1919); Western Apex MC (1927);Rainbow MC (1921); Katherine Gold Mini

Lot of 5 different. Includes: Gold Range Mining & Milling Company (1910); Western Apex Mining Company (1927); Tom Reed Gold Mines Company (1929)...

Unissued. Shares are $100 each. Green border. Mine located in Pima County, AZ Territory. Inc. 1875. Rich silver mine located on the Arivaca Ranch in T