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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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
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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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