The "Mint State" Americana & Numismatics Auction (2025 May)

Dinosaur egg cast with multiples from an unknown species. Fossil shell exterior with sandstone interior. 4x3.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA...

2 larger Dinosaur egg casts from an unknown species. Fossil shell exterior with sandstone interior. Up to 3x2.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA...

2 Dinosaur egg casts from an unknown species. Fossil shell exterior with sandstone interior. Up to 2.2x3.7". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): St...

Dozens of small fossils from China. See photo. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Chunlin Zhu Collection PLEASE NOTE: We

Upper and lower fossilized teeth from a great white shark. About 2x1.5". Found in Lompoc, CA. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: ...

Yukon Territory silver bullion barge, Dawson. B/W. Very good cond. ^ Date: 1900c Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City: Provenance: Fred

C. 1910 RPC of Churn Drill Copper Mine on top of the hill. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Miami Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: W

From the Cerro Gordo district, a 2 1/2 x 2 x 1 1/2 inch lead silver ore specimen. 329 grams. Cerro Gordo (Fat Hill) was a collection of mines in the

This assay is by the Yellow Aster Mining Co. dated 1904. It holds 499 oz. of gold with fineness of 795 for gold and 187 for silver. The total value se

Brochures, advertising pieces and more from Joshua Hendy Ironworks of San Francisco, a company, founded in 1856, that supplies the mining industry wit

This is a brass nameplate from Joshua Hendy Machine Works of San Francisco. The plate measures 2.5"x 5.25" and in very nice condition. The...

Story of the Gold Discovery Centennial, 1948. California of the North by Eitel, 1889. Siskiyou County, CA souvenir edition by French, 1915. Ghost Town

Mining Tuolumne County by Thom-tape repairs, some notes on pages. Bodie, Boom Town-Gold Town by McDonald, 1988 with good photos. Melones, Story of a S

Lot of 6. 1). Two 1862 receipts for the Tuolumne County Water Company. Columbia, CA. 2) 1864 Constitution & By-Laws of the Tuolumne County Water...

A copy of the pamphlet 'How to Mine Placer Gold: A Beginner's Guide, Non-Technical' by geologist Paul D. Cooper, published 1932. The pam...

A copy of 'Forgotten Men of Cripple Creek' by Leslie Doyle Spell and Hazel M. Spell, published in 1959 by Big Mountain Press. Hardback, 160 ...

Diamond hoaxes is the subject of this group of ephemera. From Colorado to Antwerp. The stories are illustrated through articles and letters. Please se

This lot contains a few mining history items from various Nevada towns. Included is a December 17, 1881 issue of the Esmeralda Herald, the newspaper o

Unissued stock certificate of the Goldfield Commonwealth Mining Company, three vignettes. Also 1910 assay reports from the Goldfield C1 Mill featuring

This document from the Selby Smelting and Lead Co. of San Francisco received silver ore from the Reno Smelting and Refining Works on Nov. 28, 1887. 11

There are two documents of deposit at the San Francisco Mint from Donovan Reduction Works and William Donovan (Jr.) of Silver City, Nevada. Known loc

Richest Place on Earth with Original Promo 1978 and original dust jacket. The book was sent to the Sparks Tribune for publicity. Also includes a paper

Four pieces of Comstock ephemera: two stock certificates from the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, signed by Zeb Kendall as president; one payabl

Rand McNally 1888 Nevada map. 1923 USGS Jarbidge Mining District, Elko, 3 maps of surveyed and unsurveyed claims etc. ^ Date: Country (if not USA

Harpers article, A Peep at Washoe by Browne 1860-61. Nevada, a Brief History of the Sagebrush State, 1938, Nevada Dept. of Highways. Nye county map, U

Lot of 9. Most are 2.5 cx 3.5" One is 2.75 x 4.5". This is a collection of photos of mining operations on Dixie Creek in northeast Oregon....

A copy of 'Continuous Counter-Current Decantation', a guidebook published by the Dorr Company in 1916. Dorr was founded in South Dakota in 1...

There are five receipts in this lot from Frank Foote or his estate. Mr. Foote was the proprietor of the Salt Lake Sampling Works as well as the Frank

3 German metallurgy booklets with contents in German, so we are unsure of details. ^ Date: 1924-38 Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance

From La Cananea, Sonora, Mexico: ten cent scrip from the Cobre Grande Copper Company. Tan paper with red ink; 4 x 2 inches. Endorsed on reverse: Scott

Lot of 3. Three color lantern slides of Russian gold mining from the American Museum Of Nat. Hist. 1. Shanika Platinum Dist. 2.Miask gold placer wo

Collection of files and notes on gold, including photocopies. Cortez Gold Mines, Goldfield NV, Gold in History, U S Gold, etc. See photo. ^ Date: Co

Lot of 13 different rare early negatives for the Miners Progress. The Miner's Progress; Or Scenes in the Life of a California Miner was a bookle...

Pair of western mining books, dated 1897 and 1903. Lot includes one copy of 'The Story of the Mine' by Charles H. Shinn and an 1897 volume o...

Set of four mining books. Handbook of Mining Details by McGraw Hill, 1st edition sixth printing. McGraw Hill book signed by H. N. Zeted in good condit

A group of 5 books, a videotape, and ephemera on the topic of mining. Books in the lot include 'The Battle for Butte' by Michael Malone, ...

A group of 3 books on Western mining camps and ghost towns, dated 1967-1978. Titles included in the lot are a first edition copy of 'Mining Camp...

Short Cuts & Time Savers at Mine, Mill & Smelter by McGraw Hill, 1925. Quartz Operators Handbook by Randall 1880. Small Scale Placer Mines b...

Priest Lake Mining & Reduction, Spokane WA sales brochure. The Majestic, Hartford CT, 1902 report to investors. Co-Operative Mining Syndicate, S...

Several negatives of text and photos from the 1968 publication Transport and Handling of Sulphide Concentrates: Problems and Possible Improvements by

Set of 8 Scientific Press Journals and one hardbound collection of Scientific Press Sample Copies, c. 1900. The spine of the book is splitting apart.

Bound 1882 Production of the Precious Metals in the US by Clarence King, nice condition. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

1921 The Recovery of Nitrate from Chilean Caliche by A W Allen, 50pp with index plus ads. An important treatise. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State

Lot of 7. Includes: La Fortuna Mining Company (Arizona), San Francisco, two from 1900, RN-X, cactus vignette; Iron Cliffs Company, Negaunee, Lake Mich

3 piece modern pine explosive box side panel. 11.75x17.25". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We as...

Digital scale for weighing in gram, ounce, & carat; maximum weight capacity of 500g. This scale is approximately 6.5in by 3.5in (15cm by 8cm). C...

Miner's c. 1910 granite lunch pail with cup. May have once held Cornish pasties in Nevada County, CA? Only a few chips. 12x9x6". ^ Date: ...

A possible leather assay kit holder with handle. 9x10x7.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We as...

Large group of ash assayer's crucibles, various ages. Group of 4 cast-iron crucible-style pieces, about the same size as a crucible. Portion of ...

4 miniature minecar wheels, 4 curved spokes. Modern made, probably for a small ore car model. Made of white metal painted black. Diameter is 7 1/4&q...

Group of 4 cans. 3 are the classic round cans from 1/2 to 1 gallon with wood handles and spout, no manufacturer shown. The fourth piece is a classic h

Aqua Hutchinson Soda bottle from the Arizona Bottling Works. 7" tall. Front reads "ARIZONA / BOTTLING WORKS / PHOENIX, ARIZONA". Bott...

5 Antioch druggist bottles. 4.1" Baker & Oden, 4.5", 6.5" and 5" The Modern Pharmacy, 5.75" Dunnican & Rattan. No a...

Furtado Dairy and F Baldwin quarts. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Antioch Provenance: PLEA

9 small Bay Area mostly drug store bottles, up to 4.5". Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, San Francisco, Orland, Hayward, Concord. See photo. ^ Date...

5.25"-Pittsburg, Oakland, Royal Creamery, San Francisco. Pyro quart-Danville, Pleasant. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not ...

9 Bay Area soda bottles with 2 Hutch's. Crowns-Majestic, San Francisco-side ding, Oakland Pioneer, Mission, XL CR Soda Works, Martinez, Stockton...

9.6" Busby's/Pure Olive Oil/Concord, Calif bottle. Small lip ding only. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Concord P...

Very Rare quart Mt. Diablo Dairy/Danville, Calif. Excellent condition except for 2 small back dings. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Californi

Group of 7 Grass Valley embossed bottles: 1. Clinch, clear sixth, neck wear 2. Clinch, quart flask, cracks 3. Siebert, blob soda, crack 4. Deamer,

Group of 4 soda bottles from Grass Valley, Nevada: 1. Deamer, blob, lip, base dings 2. Deamer, gravitating stopper 3. Hanssen Bros., Hutch, nice, x-La

4 different pyro Burroughs Brothers bottles. 7.25" and 3x 9.5". No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Calif...

A stoneware jug from the Douglass Clay Product Company of Los Angeles, California. The company, which was previously called the Los Angeles Stoneware

Polished clear Napa Rock Mineral Water, Aqua Priest Napa Valley Sods. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

A pristine polished Priest Natural Soda/Mineral Water blob top bottle. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

A group of 5 embossed drug bottles from Nevada City, California: 1. Vinton, clear, 5 7/8", surface etching 2. Vinton, clear, 5 5/8", mo...

Group of 4 soda bottles from Nevada City, California: 1. Siebert, blob, mint 2. Nevada City Soda Works, Hutch, mint 3. Gribble and Co., Hutch, small l

Gilt lip Goldberg Bowen, Metropole/Whiskey/The Theo Gier Co/Oakland, Cal. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Califor

2 different quart Pioneer Dairy. 1 pint and half pint. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Pittsbur

9 different Point Richmond drug store bottles. 3.6" Lang Drug4.4"-Schoen Pharmacy, Point Drug Co, Lang Drug Co. 5" Schoen Pharmacy, P...

Nice looking teal pint bottle, thick glass, with attached Nevada Saloon/12 1/2c token, as originally distributed. This bottle came from an old family

Mira Vista Phcy., Richmond, Calif dose glass. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Richmond Provenan

c. 1915, 4.75" and 5.6" Lang/Richmond, Cal bottles and paper box from Conn Drug, Richmond. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Califor...

Pint-Eagle Creamery, Richmond Creamery. Quart Eagle Creamery. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

5 different Richmond soda bottles. 3x Richmond Soda Works, Grapette, Nehi. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Califo

Very rare, Joe Jardin/Dairy/Rodeo, Cal pint bottle. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Rodeo Provenance: PLEASE NOTE: We as

4.25", partial gilt lip, Ruhstaller's/Gilt Edge/Lager/Sacramento, Cal. beer glass. No cracks, 2 small lip chips. Please inspect. ^ Date: ...

Rare light amber fifth Hildebrandt Posner Whiskey fifth, ice pick ding on lip. Unmarked red glass applied top Whiskey fifth. No other apparent chips o

5.25" M Friedman, 237 Post St., San Francisco, CA furniture house on base of cobalt highlighted mug with a building and a woman. Vertical cobal...

10 San Francisco drug store bottle sup to 6". The nicest one is the aqua J Isacson. Also, Bowman, Shumate's, Lenfeld's, Jones Paddock, ...

Light to medium amber, Yerba Buena/Bitters, S F Cal coffin bottle. 9.5" tall. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Fra...

5.5" Sterling Drug/Santa Barbara bottle. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Santa Barbara P...

Pyro Home Guernsey, Eureka pint, Fulton, Chico quart, pyro Westlake Farm, San Diego quart, c. 2010. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

5 different California soda bottles. Tolenas Soda Springs, Silver Gate/Schnepp Bros, San Diego, 2 different Jackson's Napa Soda, Star Soda Works...

Crown top Jackson's Napa Soda. Blob top-Tolenas Soda Springs-small ding, 3x E L Billings/Sac City-multiple lip chips,2x Samuel Soda Springs, Jac...

4 aqua Central California soda bottles. Hutch, M Cronan, Sacramento. Crown tops-Sun-Rise-Soda-Works, Sacramento. Wilson's Soda Works, Eureka. Mo...

White metal Sierra Nevada Brewing churchkey bottle opener. 3x1.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Provenance: Mike...

Very light aqua, For Pike's Peak/Miner image//Eagle with arrow historic pictorial 7.3" flask. .75" base chip. No other apparent chips...

Pint and half pint. Haleakala Dairy/Makawao. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Hawaii City: Haleakala Provenance:

Light aqua, 9.5", 2x about 11.5" with 1 crown top. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Hawaii City: Hono...

6" and 7.75" thick aqua Kronishi Apothecary/Doshiumachioj. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Hawaii Ci...

Rare clear Lahaina Ice crown top soda bottle. Some case wear at base. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Hawaii City

White metal Hekelnkaempers' Soda Works birdshead churchkey bottle opener. .75x3" ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Kansas City: Atc...

5 different Kansas drug store bottles. 3.25" J W Allen, Geo Barton, 4" Beremans & Stevenson-lip bruise, SF Stoll, 5.5" S F Stoll....

2 empty aqua Burnett's Cocaine bottles. 6"-large base chip, 7". Please inspect. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Massachusetts ...

Jones Drug/Vicksburg, Miss. 3.5"-lip chip, 4.75", 6"-light internal chip or crack on shoulder. Please inspect. ^ Date: Country (if ...

Half pint hand etched Gendron Ranch Dairy bottle. FH recalls getting this type of bottle from the family. No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Count

J M Johnson/Pharmacist/Carson, Nev. 2x 2oz.-1 w/o measurement, 4 oz, 6.3". No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Sta...

5 different Steinmetz drug store bottles. 3.5"-6.1". No apparent chips or cracks. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Ca...

This one is a real oddity. The base is embossed Reno/Nev, yet the upper bottle is completely unembossed. The reason is that the decal has worn off. Pr