Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Only three of these good for tokens are known. This one is from 1905. Amboy is near San Bernardino, CA. It is located on the historic Route 66. It was

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," by Mark Twain was based on a story overheard at the Angel's Hotel in Angel's Ca...

Water was in short supply at the Columbia mining camp, so water companies were formed to bring water over sixty miles to the diggings.

The only known saloon token from this Mendocino County town.

An unlisted token from this remote mining camp. This piece has possibly the best obverse and reverse of the group.

Lot of 3 tokens for 12 1/2 cents in trade. These three have slight discoloration on obverse and reverse.

Lot of 3 Good For 12 1/2 cents. Likely for use in a saloon on the historic mining town of Dale, CA. All three have light discoloration on both sides.

Named for W.W. Durham, a member of the California State Assembly.

Obverse: Dante's Café / 10c / Guadalupe / Calif; Reverse: Good For / 10c / Drink. Copper. Token with some corrosion on both sides. Unlisted.

Front: Buncan & Abbanat Madison, Cal. Obverse: Good for 5c in trade. Brass metal with a triangle cutout in center. Madison in Yolo County, Califor

The county seat in the heart of California's most famous wine region.

"The Gateway to Yosemite," Oakdale was founded in 1871 at the juncture of two railroads.

This town is named for colored bluffs along the Sacramento River.

Chas. Camenzind was the proprietor of this saloon located at 20th and O Streets in the California capitol city.

San Jose was the capitol of California before Sacramento.

The mission was opened in 1772, and the town added the word "Bautista" in 1905.

Frank Thomas was the proprietor of the Peerless saloon.

This 1848 gold camp has twelve different saloon tokens attributed to it.

From the "Queen of the Southern Mines."

Listed in Kappen's Supplement as Sutter Creek #41: obverse: Good For / 5c / In Trade / H.W. / Williams; reverse: BBC.