The U.S. & Ancients Coinage Auction
October 2, 2000

Stocks & Bonds

Lot 531
Eureka Mining Collection. (18) Mining stock certificates that have "Eureka" in the title of the company. For example: Eureka Tunnel Consolidated Mining Co. Total number of stocks in lot, 18.
Estimated Value $100-200.

Lot 532
Famed Comstock Tunnel Company Bonds by Sutro. (2) 1889 $500 Bonds from the Comstock Tunnel Company. 1889 $1000 Bond from the Comstock Tunnel Company. All bonds signed by T. Sutro as president of the company. Cancelled and about Extra Fine (2) 1919 $500 Bonds from Comtock Tunnel and Drainage Company, Extra Fine, Cancelled. Total in lot 4.
Estimated Value $75-150.

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Famous "B&O Railroad" Assortment Of Stocks & Bonds 1842-1957. (23) Stocks and bonds issued by the famous Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company. All cancelled and condition varies.
Estimated Value $400-600.

Lot 534
Financial Stocks, Mostly Banks 1849 - 1970. Banks, Trust Companies, Western Union, Transamerica Corporation, Loan and Building Company. Cancelled, Uncancelled, Very Fine to Extra Fine. Total number of items in lot 21.
Estimated Value $75-150.

Lot 535
Food Related Stock Certificates - Cattle Co, Produce Co, Milling and Elevator Co. Just about everything related in food is in this lot. Also is a few land and canal companies. Remainders, Cancelled, Uncancelled. 39 Stocks with little repeating.
Estimated Value $150-300.

Lot 536
From Mercantile and Steel Corporation to even a Coin & Stamp dealer in this 45 piece lot. Just a huge lot spanning a wide range of stocks and bonds. Total number in lot 45.
Estimated Value $450-900.

Lot 537
From Uranium to Perlite and a few things in-between. (79) Stocks from one mining spectrum to another. From Arizona Territory to Idaho. All types of grades and should be inspected.
Estimated Value $200-400.

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Germania Fire Insurance Company Stock Certificate. 1864, 30 shares. The main vignette is on the entire left side showing a young maiden in the woods underneath a tree, sitting next to a sword and shield. Pen cancelled through the text and signature, but in very fine condition. Extremely rare and one of the nicest many people have seen.
Estimated Value $300-500.

Lot 539
Group of Montana Territory Issue Bonds. 1880. (8) 1880, $1000 Bonds with a great vignette of a subterranean mining scene to the left. Gold overprints of "Original" and "$1000". Very pretty. Fully issued and cancelled. (1) 1880, $500 same as previous lot, but unissued. Bonds range from Very Fine to Extra Fine. Total number of bonds in lot 9.
Estimated Value $900-1,800.

Lot 540
Group Of Railroad Stocks & Bonds Unlisted In Cox. (1) Maluern and Camden Railway Company stock certificate, Unissued, New, not listed (1) 1852, 4 Shares, The West Chester and Philadelphia Rail Road Company, Issued and Cancelled, sub-variety not listed, Very Fine (1) 1855, 3 Shares, Columbus & Xenia Rail Road Company, Issued and Cancelled, sub-variety not listed, Very Fine (1) 1866, 100 Shares, Columbus & Indianapolis Central Railway, Issued and Cancelled, color not listed, Very Fine (1) 1881, Carolina Central Railroad Company $1000 bond, Issued and Uncancelled, color not listed, Very Fine. Total in lot 5.
Estimated Value $100-200.

Lot 541
Idaho Territorial Bonds and Warrants. (1) 1866 Bond, $566.33, Very Fine (1) 1866 Bond, $282.99, Very Fine (1) 1874 Warrant, $375, Extra Fine (1) 1865 Warrant, $100, Fine. Total number in lot 4.
Estimated Value $150-300.

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Importaint Early Colorado Telepraph and Telephone Company. Issued for 5 shares in 1886 from Aspen and Glenwood Springs Telegraph and Telephone Company, Aspen, Colorado. Early Telephone stock certificates are quite rare, especially from western states. You can expect some spirited bidding on this certificate. Issued to the president of the company. Extra Fine or better. Uncancelled.
Estimated Value $100-200.

Lot 543
Jay Gould Mining Company, Montana Territory. Remainder stock certificate in near mint condition.
Estimated Value $50-100.

Lot 544
Jefferson County, Montana Territory & State Bonds including a Bond for $73.20! (3) 1872, Jefferson County Bonds, Montana Territory. Very plain, three different denominations, with one being for the amount of $73.20. (1) 1876, Jefferson County Bond, Montana Territory, $500. (1) 1899, Jefferson County Bond, State of Montana, $500. All bonds cancelled and grade about Fine to Very Fine. Total number in lot 5.
Estimated Value $100-200.

Lot 545
Large Group of Nevada Mining Certificates, Including ones from Bullfrog, Virginia City, & Tonopah. Nice dealer or beginning collector assortment of Nevada Mining stock certificates from all over the "Silver State." Issued, cancelled, uncancelled, and remainders make up this lot. 65 pieces total.
Estimated Value $500-1,000.

Lot 546
Large Railroad Lot Consisting Of Stocks And Bonds 1850s - 1900s. (50) Stocks and bonds of many different companies without too much duplication. Excellent mixture in acceptable grades. Total number in lot 50.
Estimated Value $1,000-2,000.

Lot 547
Little bit of everything bond lot. Mining, Oil, Improvement Companies and more. 13 different bonds from all types of issuers. Everything from Comet Mining Company of Utah (1883 and printed in French and English) to The Oregon Improvement Company. The only duplicate bond is from The Dexter Mining Company. Also included in this lot is 1870 $1000 bond issued by the Monarch Gold and Silver Mining Company, for its mines at Alturas, Idaho Territory. Bonds range from Fine to Extra Fine. Total number in lot 14.
Estimated Value $200-500.

Lot 548
Lovely Run of Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail Road Gold Bond Scrip. Beautiful run of "General Mortgage Gold" and "Income Gold" Bond Scrip. All engraved and printed by Franklin Bank Note Company. Vignettes include "stoking the fire", a "4-2-0 locomotive", and an "engineer working on one of the main drive wheels." Some of the odd denominations in this lot include: $2.29, $200, $300, and $400. Very Fine to Extra Fine. Total number in lot 11.
Estimated Value $300-500.

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Merchants Exchange of St. Louis Memberships 1882. (2)Ornate certificates for membership in the Merchants Exchange of St. Louis. Both Cancelled and Fine to Very Fine.
Estimated Value $50-100.

Lot 550
Mexico, Russia, and England bonds. From what we can see, railroads, states and who knows what else. Fine to Extra Fine. Total number in lot 7.
Estimated Value $50-100.

Lot 551
Miscellaneous Idaho and Idaho Territory Mining Stock Certificates. (72) Cancelled, uncancelled, and remainders. Lot should be inspected prior to bidding.
Estimated Value $350-650.

Lot 552
Miscellaneous Utah and Utah Territory Mining Stock Certificates. (49) Cancelled, uncancelled, and remainders. Lot should be inspected prior to bidding.
Estimated Value $300-500.

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Mississippi & Missouri Rail Road Stock Certificate Signed by John A. Dix. 1850s, unissued stock certificate that is signed by General Dix. Fine to Very Fine.
John Adams Dix (1798-1879) was a General and Secretary of the Treasury at the beginning of the Civil War. In the first days of the Civil War, Dix sent a telegraph to a treasury officer regarding Federal Treasury property. "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the Spot." While we have no proof that anyone was shot because of this order, we do know that General Benjamin F. Bulter, while retaking the New Orleans Mint did have a person hung for tearing down the American flag.
Estimated Value $75-150.

Lot 554
Montana and Montana Territory Mining Stock Certificates. (16) Stock certificates. Remainders, Uncancelled, Cancelled.
Estimated Value $100-200.

Lot 555
Montana Territory Bonds issued by the Territory. 1868 and 1872. (4) Montana Territorial Bonds $50 and $100 denominations, cancelled. (1) 1872, Montana Territorial $100 bond, cancelled. Very Fine to Extra Fine.
Estimated Value $200-400.