Prospecting the West

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Welcome to our Prospecting the West Sale. This Two Day Sale is filled with over 2500 lots for you to choose from.

Day 1: The Allard Collection, and other Select Consignors and Estates
Jewelry (Gold, Navajo, Turquoise, Mexican)
Musical Instruments (Yamaha, Gibson, High Spirits)
Watches (Rolex, Cartier, Movado)
Bronzes and Paintings (Olaf Seltzer, Ace Powell, Gerard Curtis Delano, Josh Elliott, Cyrus Walker)
Indian Art (Artifacts, Beadwork, Baskets, Dolls, Rugs, Dresses, Pots, Trade Beads)
Eskimo Inuit Art (Baskets, Scrimshaw, Paintings and Drawings)

Day 2: The Paul Mogensen Collection
Rocks, Fossils, Minerals, Mining Artifacts, Hand Colored Mining Maps, Leica and Hasselblad Cameras, Mormon History Books, Mining and Western History Books, and an Extensive Firearm Collection.

Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester. This collection is sold in its entirety with copyright privilege's going to the next owner.
A bid placed on our auctions is a legal contract – it cannot be revoked or cancelled for any reason. By registering for our auctions, you grant us permission to waive your right to execute any chargebacks against our company for any reason. Auctions will be sold with and without reserve. If a lot contains a reserve price, it will be clearly noted in the corresponding catalog. All items are sold as is, where is with no guarantees expressed or implied.
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Vintage Schick Custom Razor1225 - Vintage Schick Custom Razor
Davis Brothers Auction
Comes with case as shown.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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The Autobiography of Joseph Le Conte1225 - The Autobiography of Joseph Le Conte
Davis Brothers Auction
William Dallam Armes. 1903
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Shaft Furnaces and Beehive Kilns1226 - Shaft Furnaces and Beehive Kilns
Davis Brothers Auction
Lynn R Bailey. 2002
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Geneva Harvester Watch Cufflink Pen Set1226 - Geneva Harvester Watch Cufflink Pen Set
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice example in original box.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Lot of 7 LP Records1227 - Lot of 7 LP Records
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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Life and Letters of Hugh Miller1227 - Life and Letters of Hugh Miller
Davis Brothers Auction
Peter Bayne. Two Volumes. 1881
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Little Masonic Library 5 Volume Set1228 - Little Masonic Library 5 Volume Set
Davis Brothers Auction
5 Volume Set.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Group of Railroad Paperwork1228 - Group of Railroad Paperwork
Davis Brothers Auction
Dietz Lantern brochures, Burlington Northern Menus, Northern Pacific Menus.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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BSA Boy Scouts National Jamboree 1964 Coin1229 - BSA Boy Scouts National Jamboree 1964 Coin
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice pair of coins. Valley Forge National Jamboree in 1964.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Silver Spur Mine Recent Developments1229 - Silver Spur Mine Recent Developments
Davis Brothers Auction
Lionel C Ball. 1918
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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The Merrill Story1230 - The Merrill Story
Davis Brothers Auction
David W Ryder. 1958
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Lot of 8 Silver Half Dollars1230 - Lot of 8 Silver Half Dollars
Davis Brothers Auction
Franklin, Walking Liberty, Kennedy. All 90% silver.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Lot of 13 40% Kennedy Silver Half Dollars1231 - Lot of 13 40% Kennedy Silver Half Dollars
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping. All are 40% silver.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Seed Money The Guggenheim Story1231 - Seed Money The Guggenheim Story
Davis Brothers Auction
Milton Lomask. 1964
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Reminiscenes of Alexander Toponce Pioneer1232 - Reminiscenes of Alexander Toponce Pioneer
Davis Brothers Auction
Katie Toponce. 1923. Signed.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Eisenhower Dollars and Kennedy Half Dollars1232 - Eisenhower Dollars and Kennedy Half Dollars
Davis Brothers Auction
21 Ike Dollars and 27 Half Dollars.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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525 90% Silver Roosevelt Dimes1233 - 525 90% Silver Roosevelt Dimes
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice grouping. 525 in total.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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George Hearst California Pioneer1233 - George Hearst California Pioneer
Davis Brothers Auction
Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Older. 1966
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Goldpans Guns and Grit Diamond City1234 - Goldpans Guns and Grit Diamond City
Davis Brothers Auction
Kelly Flynn. 2006
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
 
 
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164 90% Silver Washington Quarters1234 - 164 90% Silver Washington Quarters
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping. 164 in total.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 650.00 - 800.00
Sold for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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126 Lincoln Wheat Pennies1235 - 126 Lincoln Wheat Pennies
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping. 126 in total.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Drills and Mills Mining Methods Frontier West1235 - Drills and Mills Mining Methods Frontier West
Davis Brothers Auction
Will Meyerriecks. 2001
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Explanatory Notes on Mining in Japan1236 - Explanatory Notes on Mining in Japan
Davis Brothers Auction
Explanation of the Japanese Exhibits at the Sesqui-Centennial International Exhibition 1926.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Group of Railroad Track and Tunnel1236 - Group of Railroad Track and Tunnel
Davis Brothers Auction
Fun grouping.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Group of Steam Railroad Calendars1237 - Group of Steam Railroad Calendars
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping.
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Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt1237 - Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt
Davis Brothers Auction
W. Macgillivray. 1833
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Mining Lore1238 - Mining Lore
Davis Brothers Auction
Wolfgang Paul. 1971
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Crab Wiggler1238 - Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Crab Wiggler
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old lure. 1915-1920.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Antique Wright Mcgill Crawfish Fishing Lure1239 - Antique Wright Mcgill Crawfish Fishing Lure
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old lure.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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The Copper Mines Handbook Register1239 - The Copper Mines Handbook Register
Davis Brothers Auction
Stevens, Weed. Volumes VI, XIII, XI, XIV, XX.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Report of the Director of the Mint1240 - Report of the Director of the Mint
Davis Brothers Auction
Production of the Precious Metals in the United States. 1887. 1888
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Antique Heddon Meadow Mouse Wood Fishing Lure1240 - Antique Heddon Meadow Mouse Wood Fishing Lure
Davis Brothers Auction
Circa 1930s.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Creek Chub Garrett Ding Bat Fishing Lure1241 - Creek Chub Garrett Ding Bat Fishing Lure
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old lure.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Ancient Indian Mining Metallurgy Metal Industries1241 - Ancient Indian Mining Metallurgy Metal Industries
Davis Brothers Auction
G. Kuppuram. Two volumes. 1989
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Precious Metals Depreciation of Gold1242 - Precious Metals Depreciation of Gold
Davis Brothers Auction
Michel Chevalier. Translated by Forbes Campbell. 1853
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Vamp1242 - Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Vamp
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old 3 hook lure.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Crab Wiggler1243 - Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Crab Wiggler
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old lure. 1915-1920.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West1243 - A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West
Davis Brothers Auction
Rodman W Paul. 1972
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Fortune Built by Gun1244 - Fortune Built by Gun
Davis Brothers Auction
The Joel Parker Whitney Story. Richard A Miller. 1969
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Basser1244 - Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Basser
Davis Brothers Auction
1920s. Nice old lure.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Deep Diving1245 - Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Deep Diving
Davis Brothers Auction
Deep diving wiggler. 1915-1920.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Brother Here's A Man1245 - Brother Here's A Man
Davis Brothers Auction
Kim Beattie. 1940
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Economic Geology Mercur Mining District Utah1246 - Economic Geology Mercur Mining District Utah
Davis Brothers Auction
J. Edward Spurr.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Creek Chub Jointed Pike Wood Fishing Lure1246 - Creek Chub Jointed Pike Wood Fishing Lure
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice old lure.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Top Water Musky1247 - Antique Heddon Wood Fishing Lure Top Water Musky
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old lure.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Gold Mining In New Zealand1247 - Gold Mining In New Zealand
Davis Brothers Auction
JHM Salmon. 1963
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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The Golden Reefs1248 - The Golden Reefs
Davis Brothers Auction
Darrell Latham. Signed. 1992
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Creek Chub Injured Minnow Wood Fishing Lure1248 - Creek Chub Injured Minnow Wood Fishing Lure
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old lure.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Antique Painted Wood Boat Buoy1249 - Antique Painted Wood Boat Buoy
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old buoy. Scene is the Hester and Luther Little. Both ships were left abandoned in Wiscasset, Maine. 18" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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The Copper Basin 1890 to 19631249 - The Copper Basin 1890 to 1963
Davis Brothers Auction
R.E. Barclay. 1996
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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