Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

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A Composium of Western Americana
Featuring the Bodie Collection and the Gottschalk Ore Specimen Collection.

Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction.
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
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Tungsten Ore Specimens - Western States2017 - Tungsten Ore Specimens - Western States
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 9 tungsten ore specimens from various western locales. 1.) Two samples of crystalline hubnerite + pyrite in quartz matrix from the Black Hills
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 8.75BP) = 58.75
 
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Vanadium & Uranium Specimens2018 - Vanadium & Uranium Specimens
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 24 includes Vanadium - Az, Co, Mex - Uraninite, Autenite, Carnotite, Gummite (NC), and Uranophane (NH).
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********y for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
 
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Zinc Mineral Specimens - USA & Mexico2019 - Zinc Mineral Specimens - USA & Mexico
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 55 mineral specimens - primarily zinc bearing minerals - dominantly collected within the US. Site locales inculde CA, CO, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NV,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********y for (275.00 + 48.13BP) = 323.13
 
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AL - Cleburne County - Gold in Quartz Specimen - Alabama2020 - AL - Cleburne County - Gold in Quartz Specimen - Alabama
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Native gold is hosted in massive quartz. The sample size is 5 x 2 cm.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********y for (400.00 + 70.00BP) = 470.00
 
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AK - Willow Creek,Valdez-Cordova County - Gold Ore Specimen - Willow Creek, Alaska2021 - AK - Willow Creek,Valdez-Cordova County - Gold Ore Specimen - Willow Creek, Alaska
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is a gold ore specimen from Willow Creek, Alaska. Between 1919 and 1940 Willow Creek produced 252,000 oz of gold. The sample contains visible g
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8****s for (400.00 + 70.00BP) = 470.00
 
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AZ - Copper Mineral Specimens - Arizona2022 - AZ - Copper Mineral Specimens - Arizona
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 27 copper specimens from various localaties within Arizona. Most of the mineral species in the following list are supergene products - that is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to m********y for (750.00 + 131.25BP) = 881.25
 
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AZ - Gold, Platinum &  Silver Specimens - Arizona2023 - AZ - Gold, Platinum & Silver Specimens - Arizona
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 5, 1-3 cubic inches. 1) Two described as Gold, Gila Bend. 3) Silver, Monte Cristo mine, 12 mi. E. Of Wickenberg. 4) Spervylite, Platinum + Arse
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to m********y for (325.00 + 56.88BP) = 381.88
 
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AZ - Lead-Ore Specimens - Arizona2024 - AZ - Lead-Ore Specimens - Arizona
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 11. Arizona lead specimens and ore minerals. Lot is comprised of specimens all approximately 2sqin. Items mostly own a shiny, bright –colored l
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8****m for (200.00 + 35.00BP) = 235.00
 
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AZ - Silver Species - Arizona2025 - AZ - Silver Species - Arizona
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 8 silver specimens from various mining districts within Arizona. Samples range from 1 to 3 inches in diameter with districts and mines includi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (80.00 + 14.00BP) = 94.00
 
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AZ - Tungsten Ore Specimens -  AZ and Mexico2026 - AZ - Tungsten Ore Specimens - AZ and Mexico
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of four tungsten ore specimens from Arizona and Mexico. 1.) Spectacular wolframite and hubnerite crystals in quartz from Doz Cabezas, Arizona. (1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (55.00 + 9.63BP) = 64.63
 
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CA - Copper Ore Specimens - California2027 - CA - Copper Ore Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 7 copper ore specimens from Inyo and Mono Counties, California. These specimens contain tetrahedrite, conichalcite, linarite, caledonite, chal
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********y for (300.00 + 52.50BP) = 352.50
 
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CA - Alpine & Amador Counties - Copper Specimens - California2028 - CA - Alpine & Amador Counties - Copper Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 5. 1) Chalcanthite, Mojave Desert. 2) Chalcopyrite, Copper Hill mine, Amador County. 3) Two of Enargite, Morning Star mine, Alpine County. 4) E
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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CA - Gold Ore Specimens - California2029 - CA - Gold Ore Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 14 gold ore specimens from the famous Mother Lode in California. These are the hard rock ores from the Sierras that produced most of Californi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to m********y for (1,300.00 + 227.50BP) = 1,527.50
 
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CA - Auburn,Placer County - Gold Specimen - Auburn, California2030 - CA - Auburn,Placer County - Gold Specimen - Auburn, California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is a set of four beautiful native gold specimens hosted in massive quartz from French Hill in Auburn, California. Auburn was a gold rush town se
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m********y for (1,900.00 + 332.50BP) = 2,232.50
 
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CA - Mono County - Gold Specimen - Bodie, California2031 - CA - Mono County - Gold Specimen - Bodie, California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 1 gold sample, measuring one to three cubic inches. Mined in 1870 by "Bodie Sam" at the Standard Mine.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m********y for (900.00 + 157.50BP) = 1,057.50
 
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CA - Downieville,Sierra County - Gold Specimen - Downieville, California2032 - CA - Downieville,Sierra County - Gold Specimen - Downieville, California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2 . Downieville was settled in 1849 during the gold rush and remained productive until the late 1860s. The samples have native gold and argen
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********y for (300.00 + 52.50BP) = 352.50
 
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CA - Nevada County - Gold Specimens - Alleghany District, California2033 - CA - Nevada County - Gold Specimens - Alleghany District, California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 3 gold samples. 1. Is a 1 to 3 cubic inch sample from a placer boulder from the Washington District of Alleghany. 2. A 1 to 3 cubic inch float
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********y for (400.00 + 70.00BP) = 470.00
 
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CA - Calaveras County - Gold Specimens - California2034 - CA - Calaveras County - Gold Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 7. 1. A one to two cubic inch sample from the I Love Mine. This sample assayed out at $401.25 a ton. 2. A one to two cubic inch ore sample from
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********y for (400.00 + 70.00BP) = 470.00
 
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CA - Plumas County - Gold Specimens - California2035 - CA - Plumas County - Gold Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 7 gold specimens from the Green Horn Mine in Plumas County, California. Several of the samples have visible gold, other minerals include aurif
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to m********y for (1,000.00 + 175.00BP) = 1,175.00
 
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CA - Grass Valley,Nevada County - Gold Specimens - Grass Valley, California2036 - CA - Grass Valley,Nevada County - Gold Specimens - Grass Valley, California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 9 gold ore specimens from the Morning Star, Morning Glory, and Idaho-Maryland mines in Grass Valley, California. These ores are from the famou
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m********y for (950.00 + 166.25BP) = 1,116.25
 
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CA - Gold Specimens - Sierra Nevada, California2037 - CA - Gold Specimens - Sierra Nevada, California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 4. 1. 2 to 3 cubic inch gold ore from Sierra Nevada in California. Assayed out at $1,860.00 per ton. 2. 1to 2 cubic inch gold ore from The Mon
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********y for (125.00 + 21.88BP) = 146.88
 
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CA - Bodie,Mono County - Gold, Copper & Silver Specimens - Bodie, California2038 - CA - Bodie,Mono County - Gold, Copper & Silver Specimens - Bodie, California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 10. One to 3 cubic inches. 1. Tetrahedrite (argentiteferous), Bornite (auriferous) from the Addenda Mine. 2. Low grade Gold-Silver ore. 3.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m********y for (1,500.00 + 262.50BP) = 1,762.50
 
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CA - San Bernadino County - Lead Ore Specimens - Southern California2039 - CA - San Bernadino County - Lead Ore Specimens - Southern California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 14. Southern California Lead Specimens- Inyo and San Bernardino Counties. Most specimens have a light/brown, gray, or dark in color with patche
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********y for (200.00 + 35.00BP) = 235.00
 
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CA - Manganese Species - California2040 - CA - Manganese Species - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 7. Minerals from Mono and Inyo County, CA. Items are all small, between 1” and 2 “ in size. Specimens include the following: Psilomelane, Bridg
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********y for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
 
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CA - Miscellaneous Mineral Specimens - California2041 - CA - Miscellaneous Mineral Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 18 miscellaneous mineral specimens from throughout California. Specimens range from approximately 1 to 4 inches in diameter and include anorth
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********y for (200.00 + 35.00BP) = 235.00
 
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CA - Inyo County - Miscellaneous Mineral Specimens - California2042 - CA - Inyo County - Miscellaneous Mineral Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 3. Minerals include miargyrite, gold ore and others. Sizes range from 2” x 1” to 4” x 2”.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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CA - Miscellaneous Mineral Specimens - Southern California2043 - CA - Miscellaneous Mineral Specimens - Southern California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This lot of 22 mineral specimens consists of a number of uncommon and rare borates, phospates, calc-silicates, and cerium carbonate-fluorides from a n
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********y for (110.00 + 19.25BP) = 129.25
 
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CA - Miscellaneous Minerals, Odd Species - California2044 - CA - Miscellaneous Minerals, Odd Species - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 34. Minerals include rutile, crestmoreite, howlite, glaucophane, limonite, chromite, albite, ankeriteulexite, foshagite, tourmaline, quartz, bi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********y for (325.00 + 56.88BP) = 381.88
 
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CA - Inyo/Mono County - Silver Specimens - California2045 - CA - Inyo/Mono County - Silver Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 7. One to 3 cubic inches. 1. Silver from the Silver Queen Mine, Barstow. 2. Miargyrite from San Bernardino County. 3. Silver + Partzite f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********y for (325.00 + 56.88BP) = 381.88
 
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CA - Tungsten Ore Specimens - California2046 - CA - Tungsten Ore Specimens - California
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 10 tungsten ore specimens from various California locales. 1.) Granular scheelite in quartz - calcite matrix, Yosemite, CA ( 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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CO - Ouray County - Gold and Silver Ore - Colorado2047 - CO - Ouray County - Gold and Silver Ore - Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2 gold and silver ore specimens from the Mickey Breen Mine in Ouray, Colorado. This area was productive from the 1870s to the 1890s as a gold
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to m********y for (250.00 + 43.75BP) = 293.75
 
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CO - Ouray,Ouray County - Gold and Silver Ore Specimens - Ouray, Colorado2048 - CO - Ouray,Ouray County - Gold and Silver Ore Specimens - Ouray, Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 7 gold and silver ore specimens from historic mines in Ouray, Colorado including the American Nettie Mine, the Bright Diamond Mine, and the Iro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m********y for (500.00 + 87.50BP) = 587.50
 
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CO - Boulder,Boulder County - Gold and Silver, Rare Species - Boulder, Colorado2049 - CO - Boulder,Boulder County - Gold and Silver, Rare Species - Boulder, Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 10. Minerals include gold specimen, petzite, tellurium, hessite, silver ore, sylvanite and others. Size range from thumbnail to 2 1/4" x 2
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********y for (800.00 + 140.00BP) = 940.00
 
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CO - Crisman,Boulder County - Gold Ore Specimens - Crisman, Colorado2050 - CO - Crisman,Boulder County - Gold Ore Specimens - Crisman, Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 4 gold ore specimens from several historic mines in Crisman, Colorado including the Logan Mine, the Wallace K Mine, and the Tellar Mine. Nativ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********y for (550.00 + 96.25BP) = 646.25
 
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CO - Clear Creek,Clear Creek County - Gold Specimens - Clear Creek, Colorado2051 - CO - Clear Creek,Clear Creek County - Gold Specimens - Clear Creek, Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 3 gold specimens from the Dixie Mine. The mine began production in 1936 and produced over $500,000 worth of gold and silver by the time it clo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m********y for (700.00 + 122.50BP) = 822.50
 
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CO - Jamestown,Boulder County - Gold Specimens - Jamestown, Colorado2052 - CO - Jamestown,Boulder County - Gold Specimens - Jamestown, Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 3. 1. One-half cubic inches gold in Petzite, Rip van Dam Mine. 2. 103 cubic inches Roasted Sylvanite, Wano Mine. 3. 1-3 cubic inches gold and P
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********y for (550.00 + 96.25BP) = 646.25
 
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CO - Gold, Miscellanous Specimens - Colorado2053 - CO - Gold, Miscellanous Specimens - Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 7 specimens. Mineral include are sylvanite, gold ore and gold in galena. Some have polished sides. Size ranges from 1/4" x 1/4" to 3
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m********y for (500.00 + 87.50BP) = 587.50
 
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CO - Lead, Zinc Species - Colorado2054 - CO - Lead, Zinc Species - Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 14. Minerals include galena, sapalerite, columbite, riebeckite, jamesonite, fayalite, maracite and others. A number of these multiple specime
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********y for (190.00 + 33.25BP) = 223.25
 
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CO - Teller County - Mineral Specimens - Cripple Creek, Colorado2055 - CO - Teller County - Mineral Specimens - Cripple Creek, Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 28 ore specimens representing the diverstiy of Au bearing tellurides mined within the Cripple Creek Mining District, Co. Discovered in 1890, t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to m********y for (1,400.00 + 245.00BP) = 1,645.00
 
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CO - Miscellaneous Specimens - Colorado2056 - CO - Miscellaneous Specimens - Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 11 specimens from various locations in Colorado including Gilman, Caribou, Dove Creek, Powderhorn, Turkey Creek, and Boulder. Samples include
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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CO - Boulder & Leadville,Boulder and Lake Counties - Silver Specimens - Boulder & Leadville, Colorad2057 - CO - Boulder & Leadville,Boulder and Lake Counties - Silver Specimens - Boulder & Leadville, Colorad
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 4silver specimens. 1. A 1 to 2 inch cubic inch silver and Argentite specimen from the White Raven Mine, Boulder, Colorado. 2. A 3 to 1 inch c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m********y for (1,000.00 + 175.00BP) = 1,175.00
 
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CO - Silver, Lead Species - Colorado2058 - CO - Silver, Lead Species - Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 10 species. Minerals include galeria, galena, silver lead ore, silver argentite, polybasite, ceragrrite and others. Size ranges from ½” ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********y for (250.00 + 43.75BP) = 293.75
 
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CO - Boulder,Boulder County - Tungsten Ore Specimens - Boulder, Colorado2059 - CO - Boulder,Boulder County - Tungsten Ore Specimens - Boulder, Colorado
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 4 tungsten ore specimens from Boulder, Colorado 1.) Crystalline ferberite in breccaited vein from the Franklin Mine. Cut surface exposing brecc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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Dak - Gold Ore Specimens - South Dokota2060 - Dak - Gold Ore Specimens - South Dokota
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 2 gold ore specimens from the Homestake Mine in South Dakota. The Homestake Mine was one of the largest gold mines in the country and produced
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to m********y for (425.00 + 74.38BP) = 499.38
 
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MI - Copper Specimens - Michigan2061 - MI - Copper Specimens - Michigan
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 20 copper ore specimens from the historic Michigan Copper Country of the Keweenaw Pennisula. This was the first copper district within the U. S
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to m********y for (600.00 + 105.00BP) = 705.00
 
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MI - Silver & Copper Specimens - Michigan2062 - MI - Silver & Copper Specimens - Michigan
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 3. One-half to 3 cubic inches. 1. Silver-Coper from "Half Breed Ore," Lake Michigan District. 2. 14 Silver, 15 Copper "Half
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********y for (375.00 + 65.63BP) = 440.63
 
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MO - Lead, Zinc Species - Missouri2063 - MO - Lead, Zinc Species - Missouri
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 11. Minerals include pyrite, galena, sphalerite and others. Range is size from thumbnail to 3”x 3”.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********y for (200.00 + 35.00BP) = 235.00
 
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MT - Butte,Silver Bow County - Copper Ore Specimens - Butte, Montana2064 - MT - Butte,Silver Bow County - Copper Ore Specimens - Butte, Montana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 24 copper ore specimens. Copper ores include malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, covellite, chalcocite, enargite, collusite, cuprite, native cop
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m********y for (550.00 + 96.25BP) = 646.25
 
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MT - Gold & Silver Specimens - Montana2065 - MT - Gold & Silver Specimens - Montana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 12. Minerals include silver, sternbergite, gold, galena, gold in quartz, and others. Sizes range from ½” x 1” to 3 ½” x 4 ¼”. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to m********y for (500.00 + 87.50BP) = 587.50
 
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MT - Anaconda,Deer Lodge County - Gold Ore Specimen - Anaconda, Montana2066 - MT - Anaconda,Deer Lodge County - Gold Ore Specimen - Anaconda, Montana
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is a gold specimen from the Cable Mine in Anaconda, Montana. The Cable Mine was opened in 1867 and produced over $200,000 worth of gold by 1940.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********y for (450.00 + 78.75BP) = 528.75
 
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