"Marvels of the West" 2024 January Auction

Three limited edition silver ingots: 1) Brett Favre: the Highland Mint "Mint-Coin" #3323 of 5000, football shaped ingot in original gridir...

Lot of four, all one troy ounce, 0.999 fine silver: two 1988 Super Bowl XXIII Champions S.F. 49ers; one 1988 NFC Champions S.F. 49ers; one Steelers, S

Twelve sets of Chinese coins with cardboard holders and plastic wrapped: 1) Three sets of ten coins each "Coins of Ten Emperors of Qing Dynasty...

Two items featuring Havana: 1) Universitas Havanensis medal 44 x 66 mm, engraved both sides; 1928 in Roman Numerals. The University of Havana is a pu

Lot of 30 pieces of German notgeld (emergency) notes and other currency. Einhundrert Millionen Mark, 1923; 50000 mark, 1922, 5000 Mark, 1922,10 Millio

Over 180 foreign coins: Canada, Honduras, Mexico, Switzerland and other countries. Includes the two leather coin purses they came in.

Lot of 2 coins. An1861 Austria 4 Kruezer "B," and an 1851 Austria 1 Kreuzer "G." Austria

Lot of three: 1) 100 Yuan, 1936; 2) 10 Yuan, 1940; 3) 10 Customs Gold Units, Shanghai, 1930. All fine to extra fine. China

Lot of 28 pieces: North Korea 100 won 1947 ( K-11), 4 pieces; Japan 1946 10 yen Diet Building (K-87); Japanese Government ten centavos notes (4); Kore

Lot of 2. These may be overruns done by the printer or proofs. 1) Sheet of 3 $1 notes, Worthington, Ohio. Printed by Murray, Draper, Fairman & C...

Foreign Paper Money - Collection of 100 foreign paper money. See photo.

Thirteen pieces: 2 Russia, 2 Korea, 2 Hong Kong, India, Netherlands India, Bolivia, Philippines, Italy, Ceylon, Germany.

Series 1993 and 1995 with s/n 55553555 and 55355555. Uncirculated.

Lot of five Professional Numismatics Guild badges, from Chicago, Ill., c1967-1972. Includes pins with ribbons from conventions, from the fourth, fifth

Lot of five coin related items: 1) 1865 catalogue Dr. James R. Chilton auction by Bang, Merwin & Co. 2) 1877 Coin Collector's Journal Volume...

Lot of eight souvenirs from various Expositions: 1) 1898 Trans Mississippi International Exposition Omaha gilted bronze pinback; 2 & 3) 1904 St...

Copper plated pot metal, 58 mm. Obv.: full horned Indian Head / Lucky Penny; rev.: Golden Gate International Exposition / San Francisco Bay. San Fr

Lot of three Colorado items: 1) 1898 Denver Carnival & Peace Jubilee, Oct. 4-6; 2) 1896 Leadville Crystal Carnival (with loop); 3) Denver advert...

Like HK 463 but larger: bronze, 56 mm. Obv: Full male figure, nude with flowing loin-cloth, outspread arms and legs, on top of and astride pillars; un

Obv.: Souvenir For The Benefit Of / The Public Library Of Waukesha, Wis. / portrait of Indian dipping a gourd into a stream; Rev.: Made / From The / F

Lot of six metal fobs: 1914 National Guard War Maneuvers; General Motors Diesel Engine; Caterpillar Tractors (two different); Arroyo Seco Bridge Pasa

New Orleans Mint Flags and Flowers copper and silver medals, numbered by state 1-17. R300.

Lot of five bronze medals, 38 mm. Four from the San Francisco Mint 1874-1937, and one from Philadelphia, August 14, 1969.

Lot of eleven bronze medals made by the U. S. Mint to honor famous men: Abraham Lincoln, 34 mm; 2002 General H. H. Shelton, 38 mm; 1983 Fred Waring Mu

26 assorted US Masonic medals. Sizes and metals vary. Quincy, CA. Owego, NY. Seattle, WA. Oakland, CA. San Francisco, CA. Reno, NV. Upland, CA. Merril

Bracelet made of seven 25 centimos silver coins with Simon Bolivar's bust from the Republic of Venezuela. 6 inches long. Most coins dated 1960, ...

Unique crescent shaped silver pin back from the Crescent City. Engraved on reverse: U. S. Mint New Orleans May 1891. Obverse has an alligator. 1 1/2 i

Maria Theresa thaler suspended from pin back engraved: Middle East Campaign / Africa. 3 x 1 1/2 inches.

Lot of four numismatic books: 1) The American Numismatic Association Centennial History Volume I" by Q. David Bowers, hardcover, 1991, 842 page...

Lot of twenty fascinating pieces of Asian money. Two pieces of mother of pearl; three pieces of Japanese porcelain money, 14 coins with square holes.

Lot of two 19th century love tokens made from silver U. S. half dollars: 1) 1829 Capped Bust. Solder mountings and graffiti on the obverse; the revers

Lot of three counters designed like U. S. gold coins. Spiel Muntz / 3 (size of a ten dollar piece); Comp S. Marke (Kurth 57; size of a ten dollar piec

Fourteen pieces of numismatic ephemera including: Fractional Currency by Len & Jean Glazer; 1963 Abe Kosoff auction catalog of the Jacques D. Sw...

CAR PARTS / ELOY, / ARIZ. // GOOD FOR / 50¢ / IN GASOLINE; Br., rd., 29 mm. Uncirculated. Arizona Eloy Eloy Arizona

The Chocolate Shop, Rat; New Modern Dairy, Globe; Schumate's Home Bakery, Prescott; Fred A May, Prescott, B F Sweetwoods Pool; Columbia Club, Pi...

Shamrock Dairy-Milk (2), Phoenix; Shamrock Dairy-Cereal, Tucson; New Modern Dairy, Globe; Del Monte, Ray; The Chocolate Shop (2), Ray; Schumates Home

Lot of four tokens from the City of Angels: 1) At The Turf / 616 W. Pico // Good For / 2 1/2c / In Trade; Al. rd., 21 mm. 2 & 3) Nielsons / One...

Lot of two tokens from the Ventura County town: 1) PALACE BILLIARD / PARLOR / RAY / TIMBERLAKE / OXNARD, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 25¢ / IN MERCHANDIS...

Lot of four tokens from the San Luis Obispo County town of Paso Robles: Mac & Gabe; Geo. R. Nuckolls; Geo. F. Bell; Johnny's Cocktail Lounge...

Eleven Card Parlor tokens: Community Club, Club Teutonia (3), Pat & Marge Shea, Barrell House, Irvine Club, Cotillion (2), Walkers Grill, Moose ...

D.Dusi/Templeton/Calif.//GF/25c/IT/rd/A/26 San Luis Obispo County California John Reynolds Collection

Lot of seven California tokens: San Francisco: Fredericksburg Lager; Simi Valley: Chuck E. Cheese; Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co.; Santa Monica High Sch

Lot of nine tokens from The Golden State: 1) Elmira (Solano County): M.E. / MOISE S.F. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br., rd., 21 mm. (tokencata...

Lot of six tokens from Santa Barbara County: Lompoc (2): Lance Coin Company; Pine Car Wash. Guadalupe: G. D. L. Club. Santa Maria (3): Black Bros., B.

Indiana State Automobile Insurance Assn. member medallion. Issued to Harry A Davis, mounted on shield shaped walnut. 7.5x6.25". Indiana ...

Small town in Broadwater County: EARLING & CONWAY / RADERSBURG, MONT. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 25 mm. Radersburg Montana

Lot of 45 Montana tokens. Virginia City, Anaconda, Cut Bank, Dillon, Miles City, Great Falls, Lavina, Harlem, Butte, Bozeman. Montana State Prison tok

One of two tokens from the Nye County town of Pioneer Nevada: COLUMBIA CLUB / PIONEER, / NEVADA / L.A. RUB. STAMP CO. // GOOD FOR / 12Ω / CENT

Seated Black American male child chalkware coin bank with coin slot on back. 12x6x8".

THE / BUDWISER / CARROLL / & / HESTER / RENO // GOOD FOR / 12Ω¢ / IN TRADE; Br., rd., 21 mm. The tokencatalog.com mentions the busines...

From the Center Street establishment opened in 1933 by Pick Hobson (closed in 1977. Home of the $25,000 keno jackpot, it also billed itself as The L

McKinley County New Mexico: HOWARD WILSON / INDIAN / TRADER / GALLUP, N. MEX. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN / MERCHANDISE' Br., rd., 18 mm. Gal...

A wonderful grouping of tokens from Gallup. The first of 3 lots today._x000D_ _x000D_ NM457 Akers Hotel-Bar Good for 12 1/2 Cents in trade. 28mm R-7_x

Lot of five store cards: Rome Brass & Copper; Traphagen, Hunter & Co.; General Tom Thumb; L. W. Hall Whitehall, N. Y.; New York Central Rai...

Lot of eight tokens: Z. Spingarn Saloon; Columbus Hive No. 3 B. O. Bees; A. E. Hollander $10 Ingle token; Belmont Smoke House; H. P. B. Brunswick Balk

Brown viewing stone 8x7x8". China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Large specimen of scalenohedral calcite/dolomite crystals, milky pink in color at the tips, near-clear yellow at the bases. Interior crystalline core

River rock. 14 x 6 x 9î banded spherules bicolor China Chunlin Zhu Collection

12x6x16". Dark brown river rock view stone. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Chinese Viewing Stone surface has deep erosion. Custom Stand. 10x5x12"and weighs 24 pounds. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Gobi stone. 15x8x4ì. Medium gray. No base. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Malachite, 1.25 x 1.25 x 1"; cluster of clear/white quartz crystals with small flecks of dark-green epidote crystals, 2.75 x 2.25 x 1.75";...

24 Pyrope garnets from 3/4" to 1" in diameter, 383 gr; two clusters of clear quartz crystals with dark-green epidote crystals, 4 x 3 x 1.7...

Two large citrine quartz crystal sprays of numerous, radiating spears, from 1/10th of an inch across up to 1 inch in diameter. Crystal lengths up to t

Giant selenite spheres 1î diam., no base. 10x8x13 inches China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Beautifully carved Chinese zodiac figures of the Rat, the Snake, and the Tiger. Each animal is approx. 4 x 5 inches, mounted on an ornamental backing,

3 mineral specimens. Chunlin Zhu Collection Chunlin Zhu Collection

Large polished block with yellow brown and cream 6.5 x 7 x 4"

Two clocks, each mounted on a fossilized fish plate. Largest has two fish with the clock, about19 x 12 inches; smaller has one fish with the clock, an

From the classic Green River Formation near Kemmerer in western Wyoming, comes this artfully prepared Asineops fish fossil. The fish is about 6.25 inc

Fish fossil measures about 10"x 16". What more can I say about a fish fossil, except that it's very old. Please see photos for more de...

A salesman sampler from Coast Manufacturing & Supply Company, showing the different types of lasting fuse that one might purchase, There are ni...

A set of crucible tongs. They measure 19" in length and are made of brass. Please see photos for more details.

Probably down hole gamma ray logging probe lead. No instrument. No instructions, no extras. With original hard shell case. Probably 1970s.

Two reports by J.S. Diller, one on the Topography of the Pacific Coast, the other, which is signed by the author Sandstone Dikes. Please see photos f

5 California desert and prospecting books. 1925 Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals by Loomis. Minerals for Atomic Energy by Nininger, Treasure Gu

Very rare. The Denver Fire Clay Co./Denver Salt Lake/Bacteriological Supplies. 3.25". This bottle probably held assay chemicals. 1896 pictorial...

6.5 x 8.5" mounted photo by an unknown photographer of a North Star Mine ore specimen. c1925, from the Nevada Photo Collection. Tonopah Nev...

Item # 1 of 16: Mottled crucible, 6 1/2" tall . Items # 2 & #3 of 16 : Graphite gray crucibles, 5" tall & 4 1/2" tall , respe...

Here are a really nice pair, of miners lunch boxes. Item # 1 of 2: Embossed on the lower 1/3 of the body in front is : " LISK". This is a ...

Here is a great pair of "Early" miners lunch boxes. Item # 1 of 2: Embossed on the front & rear shoulder is : " National" ....

Ten publications mostly related to gold mining and the Gold Rush. A) Christie's Gold Rush Treasures from the SS Central America auction catalog ...

3 key references on copper and mines with info on operations large and small. The Mines Handbook, 1926, 2129pp, cover wear. The Copper Handbook, 1910-

Old Bardstown Bourbon Surface Miner decanter without contents, 13" tall. Avon 1987 The Gold Rush Stein with panning miner and Western street s...

Contains a number of correspondence and covers from the Hermosillo Copper Company in Hermosillo, Mexico. This typed correspondence includes letters

Prospectus for a Mexican mine. 9pp, toning Mexico 1903 Mexico

1968 reprint of 1865 Arizona letter to the Editor of the New York Tribune by Hon. Richard C. McCormick. He outlines the advantage of the counties and

1891 Newtown Mining in Inyo county ledger page. 1889 Bullion and Exchange Bank check, small livestock letter in fair condition. Inyo California

c. 1908-09 ledger book of The Sierra Queen Gold Mining Co. Motions seconded by E T R Powell who was a soda bottler. From the Powell Estate, Nevada Cit

Various letters from Pacific Coast Gold Mines to Angels Iron Works regarding equipment. Company owned mines at Quartz, south of Jamestown in Tuolumne

2 Sacket's Gulch original mining photos. See photo on page 334 in Garvis book. 4.75x7.75" photo of miners with their tools-wrinkle, small c...

1899 National Bank of D O Mills check with imprinted RN stamp. Stocks-1932 River Placers, unissued 1860's Rio Vista Gold and Silver, 1923 Grizzl...

1900 The Official Manual, Cripple Creek, 495 pp, complete except for missing map and in poor condition, but still a good historical reference. Sold as

4 panel 8.5x15.5", Thunder Mountain promo booklet with 2 panel map on verso. Mold, stains, chips and fold tear. Please inspect. Thunder Moun...

c. 1953 Butte, MT Jaycees copper leaf cover booklet with mine site on cover. 6x4.5" Montana Butte Butte Montana

1892 letter from Castle Mining to AM Holter Hardware regarding a pump, creased. 1891 letter to AM Holter Hardware regarding a safety(sic) valve. This

A time book and correspondence from the Helena & Victor Mining Company of Helena, Montana, from the 1880's. Please see photos for more detai...

Helena 1922 assay receipt for gold and silver dust. Stain on upper left. Helena Montana

1918 minutes of board of directors meeting. Trial balance sheets 1917-2/28, 3/31, 4/30, 5/31. Preliminary prospectus of Rocky Mountain Consolidating

1875 receipt and Memorandum US Assay Office NY.191.78 oz. Elling was paid in gold coin. Virginia City Montana