Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 101 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 468 468 CO. Courtland Mining and Milling Co., 1887, I/U Stock Certificate. Colorado...., 1887. (Issued in St. Louis, MO). 400 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Black print with ornate black border, Mining vignette at top under company title, S/N 39, VF to XF condition with minor discoloration at bottom. Woodward & Tiernan Lith. Organized during the productive 1880s phase of the Central City–Quartz Hill district, the company reflects the long-lived gold mining industry of Gilpin County, one of the earliest and most important mining regions in Colorado. While not recorded as a major producer, it is representative of the many mining and milling ventures that supported the district’s sustained hard-rock development. �������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160 469 469 CO. CrippleCreek Homestake Mining and ReductionCo., 1905, I/U Bond Pair. Colorado, 1905. Lot of 2 I/U Bonds: $100 6% Bond with green border, S/N 188; $500 6% Bond with brown border, S/N 310. Bonds are in VF to XF condition. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 470 470 CO. Custer County Consolidated Mining Co., 1879, I/U Stock Certificate. Colorado (Incorporated in New York), 1879. 100 Shares, I/U Stock Certificate, Black print with miners at center under title, Gold foil seal at bottom left corner, Mine located in Custer County Colorado, S/N 81, VF to XF condition, Collins & Sesnon. Historically significant as part of the major consolidation wave following the Silver Cliff boom of the late 1870s, when eastern capital flowed into Custer County to reorganize and promote numerous silver lode claims. Certificate reflects the era’s large investment syndicates formed to develop deeper workings after early surface discoveries. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 471 471 CO. Decatur Silver Mining Co., 1883, I/U Stock Certificate. Gilpin County, Colorado (Inc. in New York), 1883. 100 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Black print on green border, Mining vignette at center under company title, S/N 2008, Good tin Fine condition with stains and damage to margins, Hosford & Sons. Tied to the historic Russell District of Gilpin County, birthplace of Colorado’s hard-rock mining, the company held the Helmer, Decatur, Herschel and Paul lodes together with placer and millsite acreage along Willis Creek. Issued in 1883 during the district’s silver-lead revival, the certificate reflects a genuine multi-claim mining venture backed by New York capital. While not documented as a major producer, it represents the deeper-level development phase that followed the county’s early gold discoveries. �������������������� Est. $90-180 472 472 CO. Democrat Mountain Tunnel Co., 1885, I/U Stock Certificate. Georgetown, Colorado..., 1885. (Issued in Moline, IL). 8 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Dark green print with company title at top and arms of Colorado at center, S/N 55, VF to VF+ condition. Organized in Georgetown during the heart of the silver-mining era, the company represents the major tunnel-driving projects that supported deeper development of Democrat Mountain lodes. While not known as a major producer, tunnel ventures were central to the engineering infrastructure of the Georgetown– Silver Plume district, giving this certificate strong historical association with one of Colorado’s most important silver regions. ��������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160