Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Obverse: No. 544 / Riehn, Hemme / & CO. / Assayers // $2.40. / SILV. Charles F. Riehn and August Hemme opened an assaying business in late 1862 o

"Copy of San Francisco News Letter 60th Anniversary", California Advertiser. Vol. XCII, No. 4. San Francisco, Cal., July 20, 1916. Cover sho

San Francisco Chronicle Annual Calendar “A Half Century of Progress.” Calendar and black and white lithographs by “Langguth” on obverse. The reverse h

No. 2827 issued to Palmer Coor Meo (sp?) for $1,000 by P. A. Morse, D.J. Tallunt, W. Hooper, John W. Geary, and R Sands as commissioners. O

Lot of 2 Journals. 1) Vol. 1 No. III. The topic of the entire issue is the Gold Rush and the people who were there at the time James Marshall discover

Twenty-two pages. Some foxing around the edges, but bound and otherwise good condition. The oration was given by Col. Chas E. Travers and a poem is i

Broadside advertisement which promotes the Central Short Line from the Pacific Coast to Great Plains states of Kansas and Nebraska stopping along the

Lot of 2. 1) Diary of "The Sierra Division of the Sunset Outing Club." "Memoranda" stamped with fancy ornament on burlap cover. Da

Introduction The William Sharon silver dinner plate ingots were first described by us almost a decade ago. Lost to history for over a hundred yea

Lot of 3 rare blob-top bottles: 1) Fairmount Soda Works, S.F. is embossed on one side. Light aqua in color, 6 ¾” tall. D.J.C. 460 is embossed o...

Rare. Pre-dates the Babbitt Ingot. Weighs 4.0 oz. Has a length of 73.31 mm, width of 21.97 mm, and depth of 10.37 mm. Stamped on the front “Selby

Measures 9 ¼” x 2 ¼”. Made of soft fabric and tassels at the bottom. The tassels at the bottom consist of some sort of medal. The ribbo...

May 4, 1913 time schedule for the Pacific Coast Railway. This schedule details the schedule for 4 types of trains: 1) Passenger, 2) Mail and Express,

Salinas Mining District. Incorporated in 1864. Cert. #109 issued to Charles Fernald for 10 shares. Signed by D. F. Newsom, president and by Walter Mur

A rather mottled photo of the town showing multiple residences and a few commercial buildings. Photographers are Pierce & Cobb (printed on the mat

Incorporated in 1887. No. 355, issued to Ed. E. Trethewaif for 300 shares. Signed by Angle Busch, president, and by J.H. Kruithson, secretary. Vignett

From Q. David Bowers personal collection, purchased in Bowers and Merena's September 2001, this elegant "tree" of native gold sits on ...

Esmeralda District. Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #107 issued to Geo. C. Perkins for 15 shares. Signed by C.C. Kenworth, president and Geo. N. Peck, sec

Lot of four letters and three covers. All letters are addressed to Miss Nellie V. Barnum from a Jim, L, and illegible writer. Two of the three covers

Pennsylvania Lode. Incorporated in 1863. Cert. # 81 issued to Thomas Broun for 10 shares. Signed by S. Davidson, president, and by T.S. Broun, secreta