Archives International Auctions - Auction 113 May 27, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 113 103 May 27, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Nevada 478 478 NV. Andes Silver Mining Co., 1876, I/U Stock Certificate Signed by Civil War General George S. Dodge. Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Nevada. (Offices in San Francisco, CA.), 1876. 10 Shares, I/U stock certificate, Ornate title with logo at left, S/N 7491, VF-XF condition with small pin holes from being attached to document. Signed by Geo. S. Dodge as president. Dodge received a historic silver ingot. ”The Ingot Recipient, George Sullivan Dodge was a decorated Civil War veteran, who was brought to the West Coast about 1871 to manage the monstrous new silver company in Eureka, the Eureka Consolidated. The mine was so rich that it rivaled the best of the Comstock, ultimately producing over $20 million from 1873 to 1906 alone. Dodge’s office was in San Francisco, right in the center of the Montgomery Street business section (Bank of California, etc.) where most of the financial ends of the Comstock mining barons took place. Dodge appears to have been appointed the first president of the Company, with the attendant job of getting the mine into profitable and large scale production. He was in charge of hiring the best mining men and putting together a mining crew to rival the best on the Comstock. George Sullivan Dodge (August 3, 1838 - August 24, 1881) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, a United States consul to Bremen, Germany and a merchant. Dodge, the son of William P. and Nancy B. Dodge (1806-1853), was born on August 4, 1838, in Irasburg, Orleans County, Vermont, Dodge became a prominent merchant. With the outbreak of hostilities in the American Civil War, Dodge entered a volunteer regiment for the Union Army and was appointed colonel in the army’s Quartermaster Department. During the war’s later years, he served as Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the James under Major General Benjamin F. Butler and later under Major General Edward O.C. Ord. On January 26, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Dodge for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general to rank from January 15, 1865 for his last-minute resupply of beleaguered Union forces at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher ( January 13–15, 1865) and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on February 14, 1865. He later participated in the Battle of Wilmington (February 11–22, 1865). After the war, Dodge served as the United States Consul in Bremen, Germany (1866-1869) ��������� Est. $50-100 479 479 NV. Manhattan Silver Mining Co., ND (1870s), U/UObsolete Scrip Note Trio with U.S. Imprinted Revenues. Austin, Nevada..., ND (1870s). Lot of 3 U/U Scrip Notes, Includes: $1 with black print, S/N 1371; $5 with green print, S/N 2144; $10 with blue print, S/N 2341. Notes all have imprinted revenue at center, AU to UNC condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������������������������� Est. $100-150 480 480 NV. Manhattan Silver Mining Co., ND (1870s), U/U Scrip Notes. Austin, Nevada..., ND (1870s). Lot of 3 U/U Scrip Notes, Includes: $1 with black print, S/N 1370; $5 with green print, S/N 2143; $10 with blue print, S/N 2340. Notes all have imprinted revenue at center, AU to UNC condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-150 481 481 NV. Roman Brothers Silver Mining Co., 1866, Serial #8, I/U Bond Nevada (Inc. in New York), 1866. $500 I/U 7% Coupon Bond, Black printing on oversized certificate, Low S/N #8, VF-XF condition on thin translucent paper. �� Est. $100-150 482 482 NV. Syndicate Protector Milling Co. 1880s Specimen Stock Certificate Location of Mining Works, Columbus District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, (Inc. in New York), 1880s. Odd Shares Specimen Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border, Cabin in woods at top right corner. Pink specimen overprints ands POCs. Overprinted “Hamilton Bank Note Co., 61 Broadway, New York”, Small format certificate, 8 x 3 inches plus counterfoil on left, AU to Uncirculated condition, Hamilton BNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-120