Kagin's September 2017 West Coast Auction

This interesting – and no doubt rare – spoon features a purely California mining scene. The spoon itself has an inlaid silver Baldwin & Co. $10 ...

Another spoon, ostensibly from the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. The handle is essentially the same as the previous Baldwin...

And a third and final spoon from the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. The actual physical makeup is of exactly the same design f

A soft leather pouch, 7” x 2 ½”, beige, the bottom filled with black sand to simulate the feel of a lucky miner’s pouch stuffed with gold dust....

November 2, 1854. No. 38040. Miner vignette at lower left, depiction of banking office building at top center. Text reads: ORIGINAL vertically at mine

Approximately 30 x 8.5 mm. Deep slate-grey. This round lead seal no doubt closed a string or cord judging by the structure of the seal – there are two

Obv: THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES around a beaded circle, kneeling Columbia beseeches a glory of r

A tall canvas bank bag with RETURN TO THE / WELLS-FARGO NEVADA NATIONAL BANK / OF SAN FRANCISCO on the front in black ink. Who knows what treasures ma

Tan canvas bag with leather top that folds to receive a lock (not included). Front of bag reads: THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK / OF WILLOWS / WILLOWS, CALIF

Brown leather with a black leather tie-string threaded through the holes at the top. Front is impressed into the leather: FOR YOUR DEPOSIT / BANK OF W

Medium brown with threaded with an old cord draw string at top. Bag reads: (unintelligible) / THE FIRST BANK OF ANSELMO / (unintelligible). A small si

Unadorned and probably kept closed by tucking the top into a belt or pocket – watch out for pickpockets! Possibly used for money or gold fresh from th

Lighter beige leather soiled and darkened some by age and use. A thong attaches the bottom to the top of the bag, mostly like a shoulder bag in miniat

We have dubbed this uniquely shaped nugget the “Cowgirl Boot” owing to its shape – from either side its shape is unmistakable. This large nugget is in

An unusual long nugget with a cluster of smoky grey-lilac quartz across much of the surface, resembling a fly-over view of rocky desert landscape, a f

The ever-different shapes of nuggets call to mind childhood days of guessing what each cloud in the bright blue sky looked like – the same can be done

Deep yellow-gold on the flat side with a hint of quartz, the ridged side enjoys a healthy smattering of smoky quartz throughout. This particular nugge

Deep yellow-gold throughout with a nuance of quartz here and there – the nugget, not the quartz, definitely dominates this scenario. When the nugget i

Bright yellow gold with tiny quartz crystals deep within. Mounted with a bow-like double loop marked 14K. A neat keepsake from the gold fields of Cali

Warm honey-gold tones run throughout this hefty piece of gold. Worn nearly smooth all over, a sign this piece may have been a river find that was wash