Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Letter from Northern Pacific to Granita Bi-Metallic Cons. & Mng. Co. about shipment delay; note from Northern Pacific to Bi Metallic Mining Co. ...

Ticket for Raymond's Vacation Excursions; 2 railroad spikes--SPCO and UPRR; Wabash Railroad Co. and San Antonio & Aransas Passes; field book...

Lot of eight. 1) Nevada Copper Belt $500 bond 1919. 2) Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company 1897 stock number 863. 3) Western pacific Railroad

Six maps/timetables by railways: Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Northwestern Line. City: State: , Date: 1930's FHWAC#:

HOW TO GO WEST, A Guide to Southern Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, California and the Whole Great West. 1872 Chicago: Horton & Leonard, Railroad Printe...

Booklet. Address by William A. Pinkerton at the Annual Convention, International Association Chiefs of Police. 84 Pages. 5 1/4" x 6 1/2". ...

Adlake in bold block letters, "AT & S Fe Ry" punched on reverse. The key is marked the same, plus an "S" for switch. City...

Adlake Block lettered, SP CO. punched, dated 1920 with Adlake key marked SP Co CS-4S. Adlake in script, no key. "SP & S" City: S...

Four different railroad locks, all marked UPRR. A) embossed Union Pacific Switch lock with key; B) White metal Adlake punched UPRR lock with key marke

Lot of five. 1) The Frog, Number 20.1889. The only railroad journal in the West. Fine condition, some toning. Features news, articles, poetry and adv

Presentation piece of railroad track from the Union Steel Co. to V. F. Jilson, "C. K. & N., 60 lb., 1887". Jilson was a director of th...

Exchange bank document to the German Consul, San Francisco. City: San Francisco State: California, Date: 1879 FHWAC#:

Never seen by FH! Alfred Borel & Co. 2nd of Exchange for 22 pounds, issued in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 1889. Addressed to the Comptoir Nationa...

Three Gold Coin and one Silver Coin checks with adhesive revenue stamps drawn on California banks. City: State: California, Date:

Extremely good. Double-sided check. One side: Dateline Central City, Colorado, Jan. 23, 1865. Clark & Company, Bankers. Pay to Howard H. Potter ...

While several proof examples exist (as seen in the Ford Collection), this may be the only issued piece of this denomination in existence. Issued Decem

Lot of two. 1) The first is a print from an 1863 negative held at the State Historical Society of Colorado. Brendlinger was the mayor of Denver in 186

Two copies of scrip: 1) Five, Gem City Business College, Quincy IL, stamped over "Denver" in three places. Marked: For Students' Use O...

Holder shows a miner with his burro and a rifle walking next to a mine in the mountains. "Silver Century" is marked at the bottom. Inside ...

Two pieces of scrip from The Western Stores Company of Denver, Colorado dated 1930 (5 cents) and 1934 (10 cents). City: Denver State:

Both certificates read: This Certificate is receivable at its face value at Any Bank in Fort Collins, Colorado and payable through The Fort Collins Cl

Obverse: Written along the rim in raised text: "MONNIER METALLURGIC TREATMENT OF SULPHURETS" Features raised vignette of smelter facility ...

Rare and unique currency from this Idaho Springs business. Dealers of Giant & Hercules Powder, Fuse and Caps. Special Attention Given to Plumbin...

Small (1 1/8") facsimile silver ingot from Colorado suspended from the head of a cow. "1892 ounces. .925 fine". Very unusual. This ba...

Two pieces of scrip dated 1933 worth $1 and $5, CO360-1 and CO360-5 in Mitchell & Shafer's reference. City: Sterling State: Colorado,

Lot of 2: Coupon book from the Colorado State Hospital dated June 27, 1961, with five remaining coupons; and Valuable Coupon from the Broome Bros. Qua

Ten Cents scrip issued by The Colorado Supply co., Denver, Colorado, April 1st 1901. City: State: Colorado, Date: FHWAC#

Lot of three restrikes from the original obverse die of the rarest of territorial gold pieces. The pieces are struck in bronze (5,000 struck), goldine

Lot of 6: copper rounds commemorating the centennial: Gunnison, 1974, Colorful Colorado, 1976; Ouray, 1879-1979; Canon City, 1872-1972; Colo Centennia

This small silver ingot, dressed with gold and silver nuggets and 14kt gold mining tools is a classic American Victorian watch chain ingot. The ingot

Two pieces. 1) State of Connecticut Treasury Office, Six Shillings, Feb. 1, 1789. Measures 5" x 7." and 2) Comptroller's Office, One P...

Interesting, numismatic-themed check. Anacostia National Bank, Washington D.C., March 30, 1955. Pay $246,900 to the National Metropolitan Bank for cur

$20 scrip issued Nov. 1, 1853 from the Mechanics Bank. Signed by the bank's president and cashier. Many vignettes: allegorical figure on chariot...

Sheriff of Wabash County, IN, issued arrest warrant for John R. Reeves to be hold in in the amount of $300 bail, October, 1867, for passing counterfei

Leverich & Co. New Orleans, June 2, 1868. Printed by D. Felt & Co. Small steamboat vignette top center. Adhesive revenue stamp attached with...

One share of stock issued to William Taylor (of Great Britain) on June 30th, 1798. Seal with ship vignette on left side. Measures approx. 4" x ...

Not ever seen by us. Two pieces of $5 scrip, No. 109 and 116, both issued April 1st, 1866. Vignette upper left featuring horse and an eagle. To S.M. D

Probably used for gold coins. stamped with: Bank of Rockville, Rockville, MO. City: Rockville State: Missouri, Date: FHWA

Nine Page & Bacon CDs, all 1854, St. Louis dateline. Blue font and four allegorical vignettes. Delicate paper. Creases, toning, soiling and some...

Three exchanges, all dated 1855, St. Louis, Missouri. Allegorical vignette of woman (left) and horses (top right). American Bank Note Co. Delicate pap

1) 1853 blue text and vignettes (allegorical). 2) 1855 black text and vignettes (allegorical and horses). Delicate paper with creases, punch holes and

Four unissued pictorial scrip of different denominations for the Manhattan Silver Mining Company. $1 (black), $5 (green), $10 (blue), and $20 (brown).

Seven different denominations of this colored scrip: $1, $3, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100. All different colors. All RN-D1. Mining vignette. Unissued. Exce

1) Carson City Savings Bank stock certificate. No. 56, issued for 5 shares on Feb. 7, 1883 to E.M. Hunt. Signed by Hunt as cashier and the president.

This box is full of many different types of documents that span the history of the Bullion & Exchange Bank (and later, the State Bank & Trus...

Lot of 41. Most pictorial. Nevada banking documents made during the Comstock. Includes: thirty illustrated deposit slips with eagle and coin vignettes

Code (cypher) booklet for the Bullion and Exchange Bank for the account of R. M. Clarke. Code words from letter A's through letter D's for o...

Six typed letters on Department of Interior, United States Indian Service letterhead, each addressed to the State Bank and Trust Co. in Carson City, N

This is the first one of these we have ever seen! It is also only one of two Nevada advertising scrip that we know of; the other known ad. note is fro

Lot of 10 canvas and paper bags from the First National Bank of Ely. Also a postal cover from 1919. City: Ely State: Nevada, Date:

Another Nevada bank condition report (see other lots). "As Required by the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close of Business, June 29th, 192...

This fabulous piece of scrip (possibly the best known) represents one of the most important (if not the most important) strike by the members of the I

Perhaps the second best known piece of IWW strike scrip. See previous lot for description. City: Goldfield State: Nevada, Date:

Inc. in NV just six months before. No. 129, issued for 30 shares to C.L. Ronnon in Las Vegas on Sept. 16, 1905. Signed by Ronnon as cashier and John S

Rare. Framed and matted. Inc. in Nevada. No. 10. Issued for 18 shares to M.H. Walker on June 10, 1905. Signed by Chris Brown (president) and John S. P

No. 49. Issued for five shares to J.G. Taylor on Apr. 21, 1910 in Lovelock. Signed by the president and cashier. President's signature is very p...

This bank lasted only 6 months! Official 1909 copy of the articles of incorporation for the bank that were originally filed on Jan. 19, 1906. Five pag

Two real photo postcards of the Reno branch at Second and Virginia, a canvas bank bag, four boxes of box matches, a brand new Zippo lighter still in t

Lot of 7 canvas bags from the First National Bank of Nevada, 6 x 10" green. City: Reno State: Nevada, Date: FHWAC#:

Scarce $1 denomination! Rhyolite, Nevada, November 30th, 1907. No. D 2921. Signed by three cashiers. Brown/orange. 3.5" x 7.25" Lith. by B...

1) The Ruth Bank, Ruth, Nevada. No. 102. Unissued. First one seen by us! 19--. Eagle vignette. Green border. Comes with coupon from another stock. 2)

Large (23" x 12") calendar (green with black text) featuring an illustrated yellow map of Nevada (12.5" x 9.5") featuring vigne...

Dateline Virginia City, Nev. Aug. 10, 1877. Illustrated with allegorical vignette. Two-cent IR adhesive stamp lower left. Duplicate exchange for $282.

Extra rare! This fabulous piece is the first example seen by us! $5 scrip issued by the Wells, Fargo & Co. Office in Virginia City, Nevada. &quo...

A Rare, Virginia City, Nevada Theall Silver Ingot, c1864 By Fred N. Holabird Theall’s Assay Businesses: Marysville (successor to Justh & Hun...

$5, $10, and $20 denomination certificates. All with the Virginia, Nev. dateline and issued in Match 1877. Bear vignette. All three stamped Paid. 5&...

Over 65 pieces. Most of the documents date between 1915-1930, but there are some from the late 1890s. Documents from: Reno, Sparks, Winnemucca, Tonopa

Washoe County Bank antique pencil, two Bank of Nevada pins, four canvas bags (two from the San Francisco Federal Reserve), one Wells Fargo, and one fr

Rare and very early banking document! Chartered in 1834. No. 471. Issued for five shares on January 7th, 1841 to Mathew Codd. Signed by Spencer Danie

Both pieces issued in 1864: one for $17.88 in certificates, the other for $14 in certificates. One has a 5 cent brown adhesive revenue stamp. Signed b

Three unissued pieces of illustrated $5 scrip, all from 1840. Great locomotive vignette upper right, allegorical woman left center. Printed by Draper,

Hand-numbered, signed and dated at the start of the Civil War, 1861. Twenty-five cent note from the Town of Staunton. Vignettes, but very worn. Scarce

Lot of 15. Earliest is an 1868 Cuban exchange w/ 50 cent revenue stamp. Also: three Barclay Bank Limited drafts (London, 1934), two Amsterdam drafts (

Two 1st Exchanges from the National Bank of South African Republic. Made payable in Paris. Amounts listed in shillings. Both have adhesive revenue sta

In the form of a 1 with a great serial # (040001). Series 1215A. Republica Dos Estados Unidos Do Brasil. Um Cruzeiro Valor Recebido. Vignette of Marqu

Lot of 16 exchanges for John Monroe & Co. Date between 1866 and 1868. Amounts are all in francs. Thirteen of the exchanges still have adhesive r...

Currency: Fifteen $1 silver certificates (series of 1957); seven $2 bills, (1928, 1963, 1976). Au condition. City: State: , Date:

Four different pieces. 1) $5. Type 53 PF-8, R1. Litho. by J.T. Patterson & Co., 3rd Series. 2) $10. Type 68, PF 20, R1. 3) $50. Type 66 PF-1, R1...

The Only Infallible Method of Detecting Counterfeit, Spurious and Altered Bank-notes, and Applicable to All Banks in the United States and Canadas, As

By authority from the United States Treasury Department, this is the second edition of the guide to detecting counterfeit currency. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2&qu...

Good condition, eleventh edition, published by Laban Heath, & Co., Boston, MA. (6.75" x 4.5") 40 pp., 12 pp. illustrations. Original m...

Supremely rare Gold Rush era book. First edition. Contains original Gold Rush gold flake samples on pg. 45. New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins, Co

United States Mint, Denver, Colorado. Drawn on Colorado National Bank, United States Depository. Two of the checks are made payable to the First Natio

Two bags! 1) Treasury Dollars / $1000 / Washington. 2) U. S. M. (United States Mint). Used, but no holes. See photo for condition. City: Was

$1,000 in silver dollars. Identification Card. Used, wrinkled and worn. Writing is next to impossible to read. Very nicely framed. City: New O

Identification Card. No .8. Mint of the U.S. New Orleans. Silver Dollars, $1,000. Checked by W.C.L. Counted by K.E.W. Measures 2.75" x 3.5"...

Rare document from the Coiner's Department, U.S. Mint, Carson, February 12th, 1875. Coining Room No. 6. Addressed to the superintendent, the fol...

On letterhead from the Cashier's Office at the Mint in Carson City. Addressed to R.P. Keating, superintendent of the Savage Mine in Virginia Cit...

This is the first offering of Carson City Mint Bags this company has ever offered. Stamped "U. S. Mint / Carson City / Nevada." Approx. 1...

See previous lot for description. City: Carson City State: Nevada, Date: FHWAC#: 22747

A third example. Please see first lot for detailed description and historical background. City: Carson City State: Nevada, Date:

Canvas bag with "Reno National Bank/ Reno, Nevada" stamped in red and "$2500" stamped in blue on both sides. Measures 5.5" ...

Stamped in red ink: "RENO NATIONAL BANK/ Reno, Nevada." Blue ink on both sides: $2500. Some soiling and signs of use. 8.5" x 5" ...

Extra rare! Three different denominations (and sizes): largest is $5,000, then $2,500, and finally $1,000. Sizes: largest is 11" x 5.5"; n...

Lot of seven bank bags: Nevada State Bank, Nevada Bank of Commerce, First National Bank of Nevada, Bank of Las Vegas, Bank of Southern Nevada(2), and

Lot of 7: Scheeline Banking & Trust of Reno,Riverside Bank of Reno(2), Stockgrowers & Ranchers Bank of Reno, Reno National Bank(2), and larg...

Stamped in blue ink: THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK/ Pueblo, Colo. In red ink: $100. Stains. Measures 8.5" x 5" City: Pueblo State: Colorado,

Bank of California, Virginia City, Nevada, June 1, 1871. Issued to H.F. Rice for $433.41. Signed by Henry Yerington. Two cent IR adhesive revenue. Cut

Date March 3, 1899. Weight: 859.37 1/2. Denomination: Dollars. $1,000. No. 60776. Printed on canvas-like paper. String and parts of seal still attache

Stamped in purple: "$1,000/ From U.S. Mint/ Phila." Reverse has illegible pen notations (inspector signature?). Tag has rope attached. Mea...