Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Bronze 1829 Andrew Jackson Peace Medal. Actual date is unknown.

Lot of 2. 1) No border black and white RPC. Two bartenders stand behind the glossy wood front bar. Bottles of liquor sitting on the counter behind. So

Lot of 2. 1) Two men stand behind the bar near the soda fountain. Another man is looking around the place probably a customer. Glass showcases with bo

2 aluminum lucky pieces issued by ALCOA to publicize Union Pacific Streamliners.

Vignette of a woman, almost nude, sitting on a stool and leaning against a small floral decorated table as she looks up. Brown background. Measures ab

Real photo postcard with no border. A birds eye view of Hot Springs with multiple trees and buildings, the focus is great. Small inscription at the b

A Moise Company token from this historic ghost town.

Rare 1847 California counter token. Front: Lady "Liberty" with crown and 13 stars. Obverse: U. S. Flag and "California Counter".

Lot of 6, including: 1) G. & N,/ Walnut Creek//Good For/10c/In Trade; 2) Dunning's/Pool/Room/Gridley, Cal.//Good For/5c/In Trade; 3-4) N. &a...

The E. Brunswick Billiard Table Company San Francisco is advertised on the reverse.

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.

A Brunswick, Balke, Collender pool table on the reverse.

Unique

Obverse: Florence / Saloon / 816 N Main; reverse: Good For / 12 1/2c / In Trade.

The largest gold mines in the Cripple Creek Mining District were located on Battle Mountain, just above the town of Victor, Colorado, founded in 1893.

A rare rectangular saloon token. W.H. Slee was the proprietor of the Walden Club Saloon.

One of the finest known pieces from the town where Robert Ford (the man who shot Jesse James) ran a saloon for many years.

Lot of 3. 1) Black and white RCP, no border. Four men stand on the outside of the bar, two holding alcohol in their hands, and one bartender on the o

In 1901, town leaders asked the Postmaster General for the town name of "Junction," since they were at the crossroads of stagecoach lines. B

Obverse: C.A. Millar's / Check / 12 ½c / Genesee, Idaho. Reverse: Mirror. Lettering is in gold. A young lady in a white shirt, where the le...

A top western territorial token! Only a handful are known. Silver City/D/Billiard/*Hall.*/A/Idaho,Ter.//Good for/25c/in trade at the bar. White metal

Obverse: Souvenir / Haymarket / Massacre / Chicago / copyrighted; reverse: anarchist bomb exploded May 4 86. Labor unrest led to the 1886 bombing tha

The only saloon token from Lenzburg, Illinois.

A grinning woman wearing western style clothing, leaning against a small table. She has a glass in her left hand and a bottle of Falstaff in the other

10 tokens from the copper town, mostly modern.

Whiteley was proprietor of the saloon. Basin peaked in population during the first decade of the 20th century as mining camps boomed. It's locat...

Obverse: Midway Saloon / Bonner, Mont.; reverse: Good For / 5c / In Trade.

5 tokens: M&M, The Tavern, C.E. Menzel, Tivoli Bar, Vote for Bozeman for the Capitol (1892).

Obverse: Elk Saloon / Medin & Co.; reverse: Good For / Drink or Cigar.

From the town named for the president of the Union Pacific Railroad, Sidney V. Dillon.

Obverse: Mint Saloon / H.E. Showen / Lewistown / Mont.; reverse: Good For / 12 1/2c / In Trade.