Archives International Auctions - Auction 118 November 17 & 18 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 118 timed 118 November 18, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1110 1110CO. Bull Hill Gold Tunnel Company, Cripple Creek, 1896, I/U Stock Certificate. Cripple Creek, Colorado, 1896. 5000 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print with gold border and underprint, Image of Bull Hill at center with gold embossed seal at bottom left, S/N 1165, VF to VF+ condition with staple holes and glue on back. Denver Lith. Co. ������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-90 1111 1111 CO. Central Colorado Prospecting and Mine Developing Co., 1881, I/U Stock Certificate. Leadville, Colorado..., 1881. 130 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Black print with black border and green underprint, Mining vignette at center under title with gold embossed seal at bottom left corner S/N 910, VF to VF+ condition. Issued at the height of the Leadville silver boom, this certificate reflects the intense speculative activity of the early 1880s when dozens of prospecting and development companies were formed to chase new carbonate-ore discoveries. Although not recorded as a producing operation, it represents the promotional mining ventures that fueled Leadville’s rapid growth and remains a desirable example of early boom-era Colorado mining finance. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-180 1112 1112CO.ChieftainConsolidatedMiningCo., 1884, I/UStockCertificate. Rosita, Colorado, 1884. 100 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Black print with bronze border and underprint, Mining vignette at center under title with gold embossed seal at bottom left corner, S/N 114, Jones Litho. Co. Formed during the speculative consolidation wave that followed the Silver Cliff mining boom, this company reflects an era when numerous small Colorado lode claims were reorganized to attract outside capital. While not documented as a producing mine, certificates from these short-lived ventures illustrate the promotional mining activity that defined the district in the 1880s. �������������������� Est. $75-130 1113 1113 CO. Chieftain Consolidated Mining Company of Colorado, 1884, I/U Stock Certificate. Rosita, Colorado, 1884. 100 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with gold border and underprint, Mining scene at center under title and gold foil seal at bottom left corner, S/N 105, XF condition. �������������������� Est. $140-280 1114 1114CO. Colorado Oil Co. of Colorado, 1878, I/U Stock Certificate. Denver, Colorado, 1878. 100 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Purple printing with arms of Colorado at center, S/N 129, XF to AU condition. ��������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-100