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| ArgentumAuctioneers: Catalogues: |
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| No. | Name: | Description: | |
| 30 | Manganite | 4 x 3 x 3 inches (102 x 76 x 76 mm). Superb, lustrous group of xls. to 1.5 inches (38 mm) on matrix. Ilfeld, Harz, Germany. With old A. H. Petereit Label. $4 500 - $6 500. | |
| 31 | Mining Memorabilia Collection Suite of 47 | A very fine, diverse collection of antique paper items. Mostly 19th Century. Included are beautiful, early lithographed trade cards; postal history; Wells Fargo receipts; a rare Miner's Right from Bendigo, Australia; early warrents showing mining vignettes; Michigan mining checks of the 1860's; Arizona Territory checks from Tombstone and Tucson; an 1872 Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. report; an 1872 Sutro Tunnel report; various autographed pamphlets (V. M.. Goldschmidt, Palache, Penrose, Pogue) etc. Ex. Peter Bancroft & Scalisi Collections. $750 - $1 000. | |
| 23 | MINING PHOTOGRAPHICA SUITE LOT OF 38 | Various sizes. Excellent grouping of mining photographs dating from 1870's to 1930's. Albumen, gelatin, bromide and contact photos. Many formats: Stereoviews, cabinet, boudoir, panorama and an extremely rare cyanotype (of the Morning Mine, Coeur d'Alene, ID!!) All are identified and localities include: Alaska, California, Colorado, Dakota Territory, Idaho, Michigan, Nevada, Washington and South Africa. Mostly gold mining. Ex. Dr. Peter Bancroft & Scalisi Collections. $650 - $950. | |
| 34 | Mining post cards | Lot of 30. A choice suite of antique mining postcards. c 1900 - 1920. Many classic localities represented, including: Bisbee, AZ; Virginia City; Goldfield Tonopah, Nevada; Leadville; Cripple Creek, Victor CO; Alaska; California; Oregon; Montana; Utah; Missouri; Cobalt, Ontario; Australia and South Africa. $300 - $500. | |
| 49 | Mining spoon collection | 3.5 to 6 inches (89 to 152 mm). A suite of 20 extremely fine group of "Souvenir" Mining Spoons. All in sterling silver. c 1895 - 1915. CA, MO, CO, and AZ are represented. Many show full figured miners, mining scenes, tools, etc. $600 - $1 000. | |
| 55 | Mining stock certificate collection | Lot of 21. c. 1860's t 1930's. States represented are NV, CA, ID, CO, OR, WA, AZ, MN, MI, ME and PA. Many have beautiful mining vignettes. Ex. Dr. Peter Bancroft & Scalisi Collections. $300 - $500. | |
| 68 | Morganite Beryl | 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches (64 x 38 x 38 mm). Choice D. T. xls to 1.25 inches (32 mm) with Cleavelandite on Lepidolite. White Queen Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, CA. $750 - $1 000. | |
| 33 | Native Gold | 4 x 3 x 2 inches (102 x 76 x 51 mm). A very fine old classic. xled. leaves and wires with minor Sphalerite xls. on Barite. Verespatak, Transylvania, Romania. $3 500 - $5 500. | |
| 1 | Native Gold | Lot of 6 (TN). Excellent suite of flattened xled. plates. Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. Ex. Avella Collection. (with label). $350 - $550. | |
| 9 | Native Gold | 1.25 x 1 x 0.5 inches (32 x 25 x 13 mm). Fine xled aggregate made up of sharp flattened octahedra. Sysersk, Urals, Russia. Ex. Dr. L. C. Wyman, from Grace Dearborn and Scalisi Collections. (labels). $750 - $1 250. | |
| 20 | Native Gold | 3 x 2 x 1.5 inches (76 x 51 x 38 mm). A rich expanse of xled. leaves on Quartz. Mother Lode District, Nevada County, CA. $2 500 - $3 500. | |
| 25 | Native Gold | 2 x 1 x 0.75 inches (51 x 25 x 19 mm). A magnificent aggregate of xls., wires, & leaves on Quartz. A rare combination. A truly superb miniature. Magenta Mine, Nevada Co. CA. Ex. Avella/Corcoran Collection. $2 500 - $3 500. |
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