Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 103 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 477 477 CO. Gold Fortune Mining Company, 1880, I/U Stock Certificate. Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, (Inc. in Colorado), 1880, 2 Shares, I/U, black print on white paper with green overprint “$100” and ornate border, central vignette of miners working underground with pickaxes and ore cart, bold gold embossed seal at lower left, issued under the laws of Colorado, signed by company officers, the Gold Fortune Mining Company was organized to exploit the booming Leadville silver and gold lodes that drove Colorado’s mining rush in the late 19th century, VF-XF. ���������������������� Est. $140-280 478 478 CO. Gold Hammer Mines and Tunnel Co., 1911, I/U Stock Certificate. Denver, Colorado, 1911. 666 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with black border, Hammer at center under title with gold seal at bottom left, S/N 1733, Fine to VF condition with stains and splits at fold lines. Denver Lith Co. ������ Est. $70-120 479 479 CO. Gold Run Consolidated Mining Company of Boulder, 1881 I/U Stock Certificate. Boulder, Colorado, 1881, 25 Shares, black print with decorative border on white paper, vignette of a mountain landscape at top center, vertical vignette of miners working a shaft at left, embossed seal at lower left, issued to E. S. Garner and signed by company officers, the Gold Run Consolidated Mining Company operated in the productive Boulder County region, a hub of gold mining activity during the late 19th century, VF condition with light folds and crisp details. ����������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 480 480 CO. Grafton Consolidated Mining Company, 1880s, I/U Stock Certificate. Leadville, Colorado, 200 Shares, ca.1880s, orange border on cream paper with black print, embossed corporate seal at lower left, state of Colorado vignette with seal at top center, signed by the company president and secretary. The Grafton Consolidated Mining Company was one of many ventures organized in the early 1880s during the height of the Leadville silver boom, when Eastern and local investors poured money into Colorado’s rapidly expanding mining districts. This certificate reflects the era’s speculative enthusiasm and remains a well-preserved artifact of the period, Choice XF-AU condition. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $110-150 481 481 CO. Inter Ocean Mining Co., 1878, I/U Stock Certificate. Eureka District, San Juan, Colorado (Inc. in Iowa), 1878. 1650 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Black with metallic gold underprint, Small check sized certificate, S/N 125, AU to Uncirculated condition, the Inter Ocean Mining Company was incorporated in Iowa in April 1878 to develop properties in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado during the district’s early mining development phase, Choice Fine to VF condition or better, Printed by Horton & Leonard, Chicago. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-140 482 482 CO. Kingsville Mining Company, 1886 I/U Stock Certificate Hall’s Gulch, CO (Inc. in Colorado), 24 Shares I/U stock certificate, black print on white paper with ornate border, vignette of the Colorado state seal at center, large embossed gold corporate seal at lower left, signed by the company president and secretary, the Kingsville Mining Company was incorporated in Colorado with modest capital to work claims in Hall’s Gulch during the 1880s mining era, Choice Fine to VF condition or better. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240