"Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction

Kellogg, Hewston & Co., Assay Office 108 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA, Jan 30, 1861, No. 7403 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Hardy...

Nevada Metallurgical Works Letterhead and Envelope Ò Assayers E. Huhn and C.A. Luckhardt, San Francisco, CA, Dated February 21st, 1876 Ò L...

Bullion deposited with Pacific Refinery and Bullion Exchange for Refining June 18, 1879. Deposit #3531 from Krause & Euler and F. Litsch of Shas...

Extremely rare. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at Peterson & Trinius' Assay Office, No. 124 Sacramento Street. Dateline San Francisco,...

Pioneer Reduction Works Statement Ò G.F. Deetken and Wm. E. Smith San Francisco April 4, 1879 Ò To H. G. Westmore for Assay and Refining c...

Riehn, Hemme & Co., Assay Office, San Francisco, CA, Jan 4, 1865 - No. 1735 Assay Receipt. for gold bullion bar deposited by Wells Fargo and Com...

Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Assay Office of S. Molitor & Co. Dated July 5th, 1861 ñ No.1574 Bullion deposit with assay resu...

Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Assay Office of S. Molitor & Co. Dated March 18th, 1862 ñ Printed in violet, shows that the add...

Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Assay Office of S. Molitor & Co. (2 different) ñ The earliest printed in red is dated May 1st, ...

Two Memorandums of Gold Bullion deposited at the Assay Office of S. Molitor & Co. Both from C.T.H. Palmer one dated March 10, 1863, the other Fe...

Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Assay Office of S. Molitor & Co. (3 different) ñ The earliest printed in red is dated May 31st,...

Very rare receipt for gold grains from Colorado deposited directly into the SAn Francisco Mint by J. H. Levy (possibly J. Levy, an SF hotel merchant)

Memorandum of Bullion deposited with Selby Smelting and Lead Co. Ò Date June 26, 1879 - 28.25 oz. of 899 fine gold valued at $525.47 deposited ...

San Francisco Assaying & Refining Works, San Francisco, CA, September 17, 1868, No.6046 Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited by Kruse & Eule...

San Francisco Assaying & Refining Works, San Francisco, CA, April 2, 1869 - No. 9081 Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited by Kruse & Euler a...

Chemical Laboratory ñ San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works ñ Four Assays for the Great Republic mine dated January 26th, 1871. L. A. ...

San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works Letter signed by John Hewston Jr. dated Jan. 27th, 1869. Company letterhead located at 426 Montgomery St. in

Thomas Price & Son, Assayers & Refiners, San Francisco, CA, 12-May 1899 - No. 788 Deposit of ÏUnretorted Amalgam, Very DirtyÓ Made...

Thomas PriceÌs Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory, San Francisco, CA, December 22, 1877 - Memorandum #3389 of Bullion deposited for Assay of ...

Thomas Price Analytical Chemist, Assayer and Bullion Melter Ò Chemical Laboratory, Assay Offices, Bullion Rooms & Ore Floors Ò Dated S...

Thomas PriceÌs Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory, San Francisco Business Card- Located at 524 Sacramento St. in San Francisco. Shows Rates f...

Thomas PriceÌs Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory, San Francisco, CA, November 6, 1878. Certificate of Assay of sulphurets deposited by Mr. W...

Receipt of Thomas H. Selby & Co. dated Sept. 27, 1867. Received from Mr. J.G. Garrison. Size: 7.5 x 3.125 inches. San Francisco California ...

Curtis, Perry & Ward Memoranda of Gold Bullion, San Francisco, 1853. Exceptionally rare. No. 4400. Deposit by ZS Almy(?) in Sept. 1853. Deposit ...

Large Gold and Quartz Nugget, 2.5 x 3.5" from the Shasta Area. This piece is so big it is almost a small boulder. Found decades ago by metal de...

Nice crystalline gold on quartz from the 16 to 1 Mine in Sierra County. 10.7 grams total weight. California

This photograph is arguably one of the most important historical artifacts for ingot collectors. It is so important for ingot research because it a pe

In 3 pieces. Correspondence on letterhead of John Hewston, Analytical chemist and Metn interesting set in that it the first document is datelined Colu

In addition to being extremely rare (possibly unique), this assay certificate tells an interesting story. It is for a deposit of low grade ore from th

Extremely rare; only known example of this assay document. Assay certificate dated Sept. 22nd, 1868, for a deposit by OS Carville for the Summit Mill.

This beautiful set of 10 Frosted Proof Sterling Silver Ingots was minted by the Franklin Mint in 1975 and issued on the occasion of the bicentennial o

Issued in 1974 by Franklin Mint. Silver ingots commemorating the great locomotives in railroad history. Forty ingots are included with the brochure de

First Edition sterling silver proofs in specially-postmarked commemorative cachets with stamps, postmarked from 1973 through 1981. It took eight years

Black locking leather case (17 x 11 x 3 inches) holding 30 silver ingots with gems from around the world. Each ingot represents a famous jeweler in co

Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada Austin. Stagecoach Robbery Letter, Silver Bars stolen.ñ One page letter on the Manhattan Silver Minin...

Issued by the Federated Mint: wooden case (14 x 17 x 5 inches) with 49 of the fifty states (001026: Michigan is missing). We believe these to be 1/2

Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Ounce Troy: at Different Degrees of Fineness. with other Tables, which will be found useful to Bankers, Ass

Seven commemorative sets authorized by the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation to raise tribal profile and provide income for tribal needs. Each card has a med

Lot of 39 copper/brass and 20 white metal pieces made by the Nevada City Mint. 1883-CC small facsimile Morgan dollar (.999 silver, 15.6 grams silver);

14 bronze California medals by Medallic Art Co., NY. San Rafael, San Gabriel, San Miguel, San Luis Rey, San Luis Obispo, San Jose de Guadalupe etc. Ab

Three vintage sports medals, two gold: 1) San Francisco Football League / Union Iron Works / The Tanks // T. Picknell / Season / 1921-1922; 11.6 grams

Lot of over 45 tokens and medals from the Land of Aloha. Trade dollars from Maui, Kona, Oahu. About ten trade tokens, 1847 souvenir restrikes of the

Lot of five medals from "Meet Me In Saint Louis, Louis": the 1904 World's Fair. 1) HK-303: Obv. Conjoined busts l. (Napoleon & Jef...

Lot of 22 Nevada medals: Mike O'Callaghan Governor; Nevada 36th State (3); 1931 starting the Hoover Dam; Mustang Ranch (2); 1959 Virginia City C...

Nevada's Heritage: Lot of seventeen two ounce .999 silver medals issued in 1990 & 1991 commemorating each of Nevada's seventeen counties...

Awarded to F. Stein for his part in the 880 yard relay run on the 4th of July 1912 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Made by H. Zimmer of Poughkeepsie. With

10 States of the Union medals by Capitol Medals, High Point, NC. 1.5", silver. 2 each-NY, NJ, MD, FL, IL. Eastern States

6 States of the Union medals by Capitol Medals, High Point, NC. 1.5", silver. 2 each-VA, WV, NC. Southern States

6 States of the Union medals by Capitol Medals, High Point, NC. 1.5", silver. MT, CA, CO. c. 1960's. Western States

Lot of three patriotic pieces: 1) from the Bureau of the Mint in 1973: Medals Commemorating Battles of the American Revolution. 10 pewter medals in a

Albert E. Flatt, 18, roundhouseman, saved Curtis W. Ayers, 9; Walter E. Todd, 10, and Arnold W. Wood, 10, and attempted to save Nathan B. Ayers, 11, f

Large collection of over 90 medals issued by coin clubs celebrating their coin shows from the 1960s-2000s. Five are one ounce silver rounds. Many diff

Lot of 13 medals: 1961 Dakota Territory Centennial (2); 1976 Deadwood Centennial; 1962 Louisiana Statehood Sesquicentennial (silver?); 1997 Tennessee

Lot of 13 medals: Tuskegee Airmen (copper); United State Marine Corps (white metal, possibly silver); 1992 U. S. S. Midway (enameled bronze); Navajo

Made by Medallic Art Co. and distributed by Presidential Art Medals of Englewood Ohio. 52 medals commemorating the signers of the Declaration of Indep

Lot of three medals commemorating expeditions: 1) Peary Finds North Pole 1909; Longines Symphonette, 35 grams, .925 silver, 1 oz. ASW. 2) The Lewis an

Silver-plated post 1900 bronze mint list restrike of the 1850 Millard Fillmore Indian Peace Medal. Pre-1900 bronze have incomplete defining upper rims

Complete set of 200 Franklin Mint History of the US silver proof 1.75" medals. Issued in 1976, this is an edge marked Sterling Silver set cele...

America In Space first edition sterling silver proof set. Blue album (9 x 11 inches) has 24 medals, and included is an extra Apollo 11 moon landing me

91 medals in this lot. In order to stimulate support for the preservation of the great historic sites where America took form, the National Trust for

The Franklin Mint History of the American Revolution, first edition solid sterling silver proof set, two sets, one is in the album, the other set is t

One of Franklin Mint's premier set, rarely seen. Brown leather album (11 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 4 inches): The Franklin Mint Medallic History of Mankind...

The Franklin Mint Treasury of Presidential Commemorative Medals: American Express Edition. Blue album (9 x 11 inches) containing 36 silver medals of p

The Roosevelt Centenary Medals first edition proof set, 24 KT gold on silver. Each of the 25 medals commemorates important events in FDR's life ...

Blue binder (10 x 8 inches) containing 32 sterling silver commemorative medals, each 39 mm, 0.82 oz. Approximately 26 ounces of silver. Some of the su

Blue album (15 x 10 x 3 inches) containing 20 silver medals featuring signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mintage was 14038 sets. Medals are

Issued by the Franklin Mint 1969-1970: Standard Edition of The States of the Union with fifty state medals and a 71 page booklet with state histories

One of the earlier Franklin Mint sets.(1968). The complete set of 75 medals was issued in 3 albums of 25 medals each: Series 1, 2 & 3, these alb...

1974 sterling silver Christmas medals issued by Franklin Mint: Peace on Earth, Lighting the Menorah, Country Christmas and The Nativity. 38 mm.

First edition proof set struck by the Franklin Mint, celebrating the treasures of the Louvre. Thirty four medals are included; sixteen holes are empt

Twelve Days of Christmas Heirloom Edition in sterling silver by the Franklin Mint. These are Franklin Mint medals, embedded in Christmas tree ornamen

Miscellaneous lot of over 40 tokens and medals. S.S. Rex Bingo token; In God We Trust; Uncle Sam Hotel, Yuma; Erotic City, Kansas City; Silver Dollar

4 States of the Union medals by Capitol Medals, High Point, NC. 1.5", silver. 2 each-MI and WI.

Two large silver medal made by Medallic Art Co. of New York: 1) John Fitzgerald Kennedy inauguration, Jan. 20, 1961; 6.2 oz., .999 fine silver. 2) 350

The Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan visited California in 1926. Obv: A Compassionate Heart / A Chivalric Head / A Prudent Tongue / A Courageous Wi

Produced by Lincoln Mint, The Legacy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy contains 36 silver medals in a 9 x 11 inch blue album.

Lot of four pieces from the celebration of Lewis & Clark's Journey of Discovery. 1) Lewis & Clark / Centennial / Portland / 1905; Br., r...

Lot of 15 medals celebrating inventors, 11 are one ounce silver pieces. Longines Symphonette silver: Eli Whitney, Tom Edison, Robert Fulton, Samuel M

Two seven inch boxes of over 100 advertising tokens. Ringling Bros; Rexall Drug; Pratt & Whitney; Readers Digest; Sambo's restaurants; Tribo...

Lot of thirteen medals made by the National Rifle Association. Springfield rifle (3); Whitetail deer (5); Moose; Elk; black bear; grizzly bear; Kentuc

New Orleans Mint Flags and Flowers copper and silver medals, numbered by state 1-17. R300.

Lot of five medals from the Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915: Hartford Fire Insurance; Eastside Beer Gold Medal Winner (2); Cocoabola Wood Used on Pa

To honor Playboy magazine's 50th anniversary in 2004, the London Mint produced a series of limited edition color, silver clad medallions. 18 pro...

Lot of four Pony Express medals: two HK-583: Obv. Three conjoined male heads part r., below ï Founders ï all within center circle; outsid...

Lot of seven different Pony Express medals. Longines Symphonette .925 silver: The Pony Express; 1960 Heraldic Art silver Commemorative; HK-582, HK-588

About 200 presidential medals: two of Franklin Mint's Presidential Hall of Fame bronze medals. two Presidential Art Medals albums, box of about...

Lot of 44 medallic first day covers issued by the Franklin Mint in the "Postmasters of America" series in the early 1970s. Each medal co...

Lot of seventeen silver medal commemorating space exploration, mostly one ounce. Apollo, Space Shuttle, Moon Landing.

Created by Longines Symphonette, sixteen different high relief .925 silver medals celebrating animals. Each medal is 34.2 grams and 40 mm. Coyote; Har

"Commemorative Silver Medallions from the Indian Tribes of America," a commemorative series issued by the Franklin Mint, 1971-1976, contai...

Lot of over 25 medal commemorating the exploration of outer space. Apollo flights, Skylab, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Moon Buggy pennies, Official Se

United States Mint 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin clad proof half dollars (4); 1997 Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary Uncirculated silve

Lot of 15 silver medals commemorating states. Seven are 38 mm, .925 silver, 33.0 gr. (.980 oz. ASW): Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Issued by the American Express Company, produced at the Royal Mint of England, 39 sterling silver Freedom Medals symbolizing the words that inspired t

36 Sterling Silver Proof Presidential Medals by The White House Historical Association, Franklin Mint. This set includes 36 solid sterling silver meda

Lot of eight silver medals: 38 mm, .925 silver, 24.7 gr. (.7250 oz. asw): 1973 Hope for Peace; 1974 Peace; 1973 Namibie (2); 1970 25th anniversary; 1

26 assorted US Masonic medals. Sizes and metals vary. Quincy, CA. Owego, NY. Seattle, WA. Oakland, CA. San Francisco, CA. Reno, NV. Upland, CA. Merril

Lot of five medals from World War One: 1-4) Awarded for Service in Liberty Loan (made from captured German cannon); all holed, one with red, white an

Lot of 25 medals, mostly World's Fairs. 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition (three different). 1933 Chicago "Century of Progress"...

California Gold Rush genuine gold nugget. 12.3 grams. Certified genuine by American Appraisal Institute; signed certificate is adhered to reverse of f