Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Lot of 2. One to 3 cubic inches. 1. Argentite Cerrusite-Minium. 2. Argentite Stetefeldite (Minium-Cerrusite-Wulfenite).

Lot of 19 specimens from a myriad of areas in Nevada. The specimens contain scheelite, powellite, wolframite, garnet, beryl, marmatite, sneelite, stro

Lot of 4 specimens from Nevada containing Scheelite. One specimen is from the Cowboy Mine in Lyon County and contains Calcite, Quartz, Garnet, and Epi

Lot of 4 specimens from the Nye County area. These specimens contain wolfamite, powellite, and scheelite. Two are noted to have been found in Tonopah.

Lot of 5, 1-4 cubic inches. Kimberly Distict. 1) Silver ore, argentite. 2) Silver, argentite, pyrargyrite, 5 mi. N.W. Of Kimberly. 3) Two of "Gol

Lot of 22. Minerals included, famatinite, goldfieldite, bismuthnite and others. Size ranges from 1" x 1 1/2" to 3"x 3".

Lot of 3 mineral specimens of scheelite from the following locations: Ormsby County, 1.5 miles southwest of Stewart, NV and Douglas County. These spec

Lot of 4 specimens from the Nightingale Distric. All are examples of scheelite and are from the following regions: Nightingale District, Bluewine Vall

Lot of 8 specimens of containing scheelite. These specimens were collected from a variety of Nevada regions including Washoe County, Nixon, and other

Nevada Hills Mine. Silver Gold Ore. Argentite, Stephanite, Polybasite. Same type as comstock ore.

Lot of 7. Tonopah had gold and silver production from 1900 to 1943, and during its peak years produced over $120 million worth of gold, silver, and le

Lot of 20 silver and copper ore samples from various historic districts in Nevada and Utah including the Blumel District, Pioche, Butte, and the Sawto

Lot of 8 silver ore specimens from Tonopah, Nevada. Ore minerals include proustite, pyrargyrite, polybasite, argentite, cerargyrite, iodargyrite, and

Lot of 7 specimens with silver, lead, and zinc ores. Minerals include mimetite, wulfenite, plumbojarosite, cerussite, descloizite, and argentiferous

Lot of 4 ore specimens from the Protective Group Mines, near Mountain City, NV. Samples range from 1 to 2 inches in diameter and are composed of arge

Lot of 7. Ore minerals include cerargyrite, argentite, anglesite, proustite, and pyrargryite. Sizes range from 3 x 2 cm to 5 x 2 cm.

Lot of 10 silver ore specimens from Jefferson Canyon Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. Silver ores include cerargyrite, argentite, polybasite, and

Lot of 4 silver ore specimens from the Dolly Varden Mine and Silver Head Claim. Samples range from 1 to 2 inches in diameter with mineral species inc

Lot of 5 silver ore specimens from Tonopah, Nevada. Tonopah had gold and silver production from 1900 to 1943, and during its peak years produced over

Lot of 6 silver ore specimens from the Mizpah Mine. Tonopah had gold and silver production from 1900 to 1943, and during its peak years produced over

Lot of 4. Minerals include silver lead ore, argentite, cerargyrite. Some have polished sides. Range in size from 3” x “3 to 4” x 5”.

Lot of 49 silver ore samples from Austin, Nevada, one of the most prolific silver mining boom towns within the state. Many samples were collected fro

Lot of 13 specimens from Hamilton, Nevada, a historic silver mining town during the late 1860s. Specimens range in size from 3 x 2 cm to 10 x 8 cm an

Cerargyrite Agcl Embolite

Lot of 2 to 3 cubic inch silver ore from the Jim Butler discovery that paid out $1,151,073 in dividends . Contains Cerargyrite, Embdite and Argentite.

Lot of 2, 2-4 cubic inches. 1) Argentite + Pyrargyrite + Stephanite + Tetrahedrite from the Betty O'Neill mine. 2) Argentite + Stephanite + Pyra...

Lot of 5. From one-half to 2 cubic inches. 1. Silver ore. 2. Panama Mine. 3. Silver ore, 6 miles S. W. Carson. 4. Panama Mine. 5. Silver ore

Lot of 6. All measure 1-3 cubic inches. All described as "South of Ely," possibly Ward. Included four described as silver-gold-copper ore f

Lot of 5. 1. Is a 2 to 3 cubic inch sample of Stromeyerite with gold content. Found in the Pine Nut Range and is possibly an extension of the Comstock

Lot of 8. One to 3 cubic inches. 1. Prodotite and Pyrargyrite and Pyrite-Chalcopyrite from Cortez in 1864. 2. Gold + Galena. 3. Gold-Silver-Lea

Lot of 8. One to 3 cubic inches. 1. Silver ore from 20 miles south of Battle Mountain. 2. Pyrargyrite, Polybasite. 3. Betty O'Neil Mine fr...

Lot of 3, 1-3 cubic inches. Marrietta District. 1) Polybastic silver + antimony. 2) Silver ore: silver, lead, and antimony. 3) "Little Charlon...

Lot of 5. One to 3 cubic inches. 1. 13 Gold + Argentite and Cerorgyrite from Harris Mine. 2. Gold-Silver ore from east of the Harris Mine and wes

Lot of 9. One to 3 cubic inches. 1. C[. . . ]pyrite + Iodyrite + Argentite. 2. Stromoyerite. 3. Idoyrite. 4. Iodides +Sultide. 5. Argentite

Lot of 3. Silver Peak was a gold and silver producer from 1863 to 1948, making it one of the oldest in Nevada. Silver ores include argentite, pyrarg

Lot of 7. With the discovery of silver and gold bearing veins in 1900, the town of Tonopah became one of the biggest mining booms in the history of t

Minerals include argentite, pyrargyrite, polybasite. Ranges from 1”x ½” to 3” x 3”.

Lot of 2, 1-3 cubic inches. Both with Argentite and Cerargyrite, Leopard mine.

Lot of 4 specimens, between 1-3 cubic inches. 1) Cerargyrite; 2) Argentite; 3) Cerargyrite, Gold, Bromyrite, and Azurite, Eurora mine; 4) Gold, Argent

From the Comstock Lode. Measures 3" x 2 1/2"

Lot of 18 lead and silver ores from historic mines and districts in Nevada including the Echo District, the Broken Hill District, the Bristol Silver M

Lot of 3, 1.5-3 cubic inches. 1) Silver + gold + lead + copper ore. Pine Nut, Cherry Creek. 2) Gold, silver, lead, zinc, antimony ore, Cherry Creek. 3

Lot of 8 silver bearing ore specimens from Clark and Nye Counties, NV. The Au-Ag-Pb-Cu ore consists of argentite, tetrahedrite, and galena dominantly

Lot of 5. 3 examples of mineral specimens containing wolframite (black) & scheelite (white). 1 specimen consists almost entirely of scheelite and

Lot of 18 Iron species. Includes paravauxite, pharmchsiderite, pyrrhotite, delvaexite, destinezite, pyrolusite, loellingite, amosite, pyrite, melonter

Lot of 25 specimens from North America, South America, and Western Europe. 1.) Argentite hosted in calcite, Thunder Bay District, Port Arthur, Ontari

Lot of 11 Lead Species from Africa. Minerals include descloizite, cuprodescioizite, descloizite, mottramite. Ranges in sizes 1”x 2” to 3”x 3”.

Lot of 18 lead and silver ore specimens from various locations in Mexico including Los Lamentos, Durango, El Oro, Senora, and San Sebastian. This is

Lot of 20. Minerals include ellsworthite, arsenic, erythrite, bismuthinite, hackmanite, nickelite, pentlandite, columbite, cyrtolite, biemuth, breitha

Lot of 20. Minerals consist of tin ore, pyrophyllite, baddeleyite, botryogen and copiapite, chromite, rutile in quartz, polycrase, cassiterite, erythr

Lot of 9 miscellaneous mineral specimens from various locations within Ontario. Samples range 1 to 2 inches in diameter with collection locales inclu

Lot of 28. One-half to 4 inches. 1. Kroshnkite. 2. Torbornite, Mt. Painter, Australia. 3. 195 Hausmanite, Ilmeneu, Thurinaia. 4. Stithite in Se

Lot of 32. Minerals include monazite, malacom, wiikite, holmquistite, risorite, anorthoctase, gadolinite, fergusonite, euxenite, ilmenorutile and many

Lot of 23. Foreign Mineral Specimens and Odd Ore specimens. Most items in this lot are small, around 1-2cm in diameter, there are several that are con

Lot of 20 miscellaneous mineral specimens from France, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, and Germany. Mineral include uraninite, acmite, hausmannite, manganit

Lot of 4 silver ore specimens from Mazapil and Hidalgo, Mexico. Specimens include embolite with iodargyrite, argentite with a light coating of malach

Lot of 2 high grade silver specimens from the cobalt, iron, nickel, silver, arsenic bearing ores of Cobalt Ontario. Silver was discovered in the area

Lot of 7 tungsten ore specimens from international locales. 1.) Fantastic crystalline wolframite on quartz + chalcopyrite + lepidolite from the histor

Very rare $20 counter California token. Front: "California Token" with an eagle holding an olive branch and three arrows. Obverse: 1849 pict

Let's Take A Bearing: Economic Review and Outlook by Henry H. Clifford, copyright September 1964. Booklet by Henry Clifford, famous coin collec...

GA - Dahlonega,$5 Gold Piece 1846D- VFXF

This is an important coin because in the year 1850 much of the gold deposited at the Dahlonega Mint came from Georgia miners returning from California

Lot of 2. 1) Sepia tone RPC with no border. Two men in the photo, one is a patient, the other is an optician. Behind his head is an eye chart. The off

Obverse: Official Bicentennial Gold Piece Commemorative (eagle pictorial with "California" banner) Reverse: Old San Francisco Mint (SF Mint

Lot of 2. These ledgers show ingot submissions from the western states. Entries include deposits from Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, and California. Of par

Handwritten on "The Mint of the United States at San Francisco, Superintendent's Office" official letterhead. Two pages written to &qu...

Lot of 2. 1) No 296. Memorandum of Silver Bullion deposit for ninety dollars per fine ounce. Dated March 21 1892. Purchases made by Wright from Peters

This unique and wonderful piece was spotted by Carson City Mint Press Operator, Ken Hopple and brought to us from a Reno collection. It is a remarkabl

Lot of 29 coins, original uncertified, fine to uncirculated.

Lot of 24 coins, original uncertified, extremely fine to uncirculated.

Lot of 19 coins, original uncertified, extremely fine to uncirculated.

Lot of 36 better grade, very fine to uncirculated, uncertified and original.

Two rolls 100 coins total, average circulated condition.

Lot of 10 original, uncertified assorted pieces, grading good to fine. One 1868 slightly bent, and one 1871 holed and plugged. One 1865 fine, two 186

Lot of 6, original uncertified, 1821 small date very good; 1827 pointed top 1, poor; 1829 small ten cent very fine; 1831 very good; 1835 small rim nic

Lot of 20 original, uncertified, assorted low grade coins about good to good condition. 1845, 1850, 1851-O, 1852, 1853 (lot of 5), 1854, 1856 (lot of

Lot of 7 original, multi-colored toned coins. The crème dela crème of the Fell cookie jar collection. Two 1887, one 1889, two 1890, one ...

Lot of 5. Two 1877 CC dimes good condition, three 1877 CC quarters, good to very good condition, all uncertified.

Lot of 15 original and uncertified, 1853, fine; 1854 fine; 1854-O fair; 1855 fine; 1856 good; 1856-O good; 1857 very good; 1857-O good; 1858 good; 185

Lot of 2 original and uncertified 1878 CC quarters. One has a small field scratch below Liberty's elbow. The other is a multi-toned mint state...

Lot of 53 uncertified and original duplicates, 33 seated Liberty quarters average condition, good; and 20 seated Liberty half dollars average grade co

Lot of 2 original, uncertified coins, 1829 very fine to extremely fine and 1830 fine to very fine.

Lot of 13 original, uncertified coins, 1842-O very good; 1856-O very good; 1853-O good; 1854 good; 1855 very good; 1855-O good; 1857 very good; 1858 v

Lot of 3 original and uncertified, 1899, 1907-D, and 1912-D half dollars. Toned, about uncirculated to uncirculated.

Lot of 5 original and uncertified coins, two 1865 3 cent nickels holed for suspension. 1855, 1856, 1857 and 1858 vertically engraved between the 3 th

Eclectic mix of coins. Six Lincoln wheat straw pennies, extremely fine; 8 seated Liberty dimes, fine; 2 Barber dimes, good to very good; three 1892 B

Assorted grab bag of problem coins separated from the Fell cookie jar collection. Ninety Indian Head pennies, 56 Lincoln wheat straw pennies, 19 shie

Group of 6 items. 1. Stock purchase warrant for the Fidelity Trust Company of Buffalo number 838 for 10 shares. Signed by Geo. B. Macphail, Secret

Lot of 2. First time seen by Holabird-American.

Lot of 4. 1)Buffalo Souvenir Photograph Album. 7 X 9" with cardstock cover and heavy cardstock pages with approximately 12 photographs of impo

Lot of 20 original and uncertified obsolete pieces. One 1851 large cent, fine; 1 flying eagle 1858 and 8 assorted copper nickel Indian Head pennies,

Obverse: portrait of WJ Bryan, 1908. Reverse: W J Bryan Democratic Nominee For President. J Henri Ripstra. Plain edge, copper, 38mm, brown uncirculate

Obverse: Bryan facing to the left, 1900 below, William J. Bryan for President above. Very fine, holed as made. Reverse: For President William J. Bryan

Silver cut from plate 77.4 mm length, 13.75 width, 3.25 thickness. Obverse: Free Silver and Plenty of It; reverse: In Memorium Wm. J. Bryan 1896-1904-

Obverse: Labor is Capital Gold is not King It is a heinous crime to reduce the money volume before public debts already contracted and paid Lincoln. R

Obv. 823 / Grains of Silver / 900-1000 Fine. The Equivalent of One Gold dollar in Value Sept. 14, 1896. Rev. Size of Government Dollar Containing 412

Obverse: The figure of a short-statured fat man dressed in conventional sack suit of checkered fabric, each square enclosing a dollar sign. ($) The ma

Obverse: A government Dollar Contains 412 1/2 Grains Coin Silver 900-1000 Fine. This piece contains 823 Grains Coin Silver in value the equivalent of

Obverse: A government Dollar contains 412 1/2 Grains coin silver 900-1000 Fine. This piece of silver is the size and weight of a Government Dollar co

Obverse: A government Dollar contains 412 1/2 Grains coin silver 900-1000 Fine. This piece contains 823 grains coin silver in value the equivalent of