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Auction 63300 | Lot 92001 » Ingots

San Francisco Assay Office Silver Ingot. .999.5 Fine. 7.19 troy ounces. 11mm x 34mm x 57mm. Type I Oval Hallmark, no serial number, straight stem 9s in the fineness stamp. Produced in 1959 before the transition to the round hallmark. The face of the ingot bears the Type I oval hallmark and the fineness 999.5 FINE. The reverse bears the weight without a decimal. The edges are unstamped, with no lot number. A scarce late issue with the Type I hallmark, lacking a serial number stamp. This era of San Francisco ingot is also slightly larger than the previous 5-ounce class Type I hallmark ingots. Light lavender and gray patina characterizes each side.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92003 » Ingots

Monumental Mine Silver Presentation Ingot. 6.86 troy ounces. This Presentation Ingot is from ore from the Monumental Mine, located in Grant County, Oregon. The Monumental was discovered in 1870 and had a total production of $100,000 in ore prior to 1928. We have handled two mixed metal ingots, one in 2000 and one in 2015, from this rare mine. The ingot lacks any indication of its exact metallic content, although it is obviously silver. It weighs 6.86 ounces. The front side has the elaborate lettering one would expect from the period, engraved Christmas 1880. At the top of the back side is the Monumental hallmark in the usual sans-serif font. The ingot measures 57 x 31 x 10 mm. Occasional patches of toning are scattered across each side.
Ex: ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2018), lot 4937, realized $4,080.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92004 » Ingots

Engraved Leadville, Colorado Silver Ingot. 1.62 troy ounces. 10mm x 17mm x 30mm. On face: From F.F.G. / Nov. 8th 1884. On back: Alveana, with ornate bird and flower vignette. On one long edge: L.C.M.Co. On other long edge: Leadville, Colo, with ornate decoration. Ornate engraving on ends as well and around the other inscriptions. The "L.C.M.Co." inscription may reference the Leadville Consolidated Mining Co., managed by John T. Elton in Leadville in 1884. Elton's firm may have engraved the ingot, or supplied the silver from which it was made. Several other engraved silver ingots are known from Leadville, engraved for a variety of purposes. Leadville, Colorado was a booming mining town in the 1880s.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92005 » Ingots

Engraved Contention Silver Ingot. 3.06 troy ounces. 8mm x 17mm x 40mm. Medium lilac-gray patina over smooth surfaces. Ornate engraving on the face reads: Baby White. Similar engraving on the long edges reads: Contention and Dec. 25, 1880. The corners of the ingot show fine scroll work. The ends are unadorned, and the back has several scattered punch marks from the time of the ingot's creation.

The ghost town known today only as ruins on the bank of the San Pedro River, was once a thriving silver mining town. Contention City, Arizona, was at one point expected to rival if not surpass the town of Tombstone, being located just 10 miles northwest. Old West history sees numerous connections between the two towns, including the legendary gunfight just down the street from the O.K. corral, where the three Earp brothers -- Virgil, Morgan, and Wyatt -- along with Doc Holliday, faced off against a band of cowboy bandits after pursuing them following the murder of stagecoach drivers who were en route from Tombstone to the Benson train terminal. It had been an attempted robbery of the silver bullion the stagecoach had been carrying. The attempted robbery and the murders took place just outside Contention City, before the Earps' pursuit of the cowboys with Holliday ended in the fabled gunfight at Tombstone 10 miles away. After the gunfight, Ike Clanton attempted to have Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday tried in Contention City for their actions in the gunfight, suggesting murder, since only Virgil Earp was officially a deputy U.S. Marshal; however, no trial was ever held there, and the charges were dismissed. A grand jury decision known as the Spicer Hearing saw the Earps and Holliday released from legal guilt.

Contention City was founded in 1879, on the bank of the San Pedro river, in order to supply much needed water to the mining efforts of the Contention Mine, which was 12 miles away. A post office was established there in April 1880. Eventually, three

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92006 » Ingots

Engraved Portland Gold Mining Co. Gold Presentation Ingot -- Presented to Thomas B. Crowe. 1.11 troy ounces. 1.5mm x 29mm x 51mm. The obverse is engraved in script: Portland Gold Mining Co. / First Gold / Extracted by new Mill / Victor Colo. / 1910. The reverse is similarly engraved with the name: Thos. B. Crowe, and ornate scrollwork. One corner has a hole, likely intended to facilitate use as a watch fob.

The Portland Gold Mining Company was incorporated on February 4th, 1894, between prospecters James Doyle and James F. Burns, in partnership with W.S. Stratton, who owned the nearby Independence mine. Doyle and Burns had discovered a vein of gold in 1891, on Battle Mountain near Victor, Colorado, in the Cripple Creek gold mining district, and named it after the city of Portland, Maine. Following the formation of the company, various legal challenges involving other mining companies in the region and between Portland's partners itself, saw control of the Portland Gold Mining Company shift between the original founders and later buy-in partners by the name of Frank G. Peck and Irving Howbert. By 1910, when the current engraved gold piece was produced, Burns and Doyle were no longer influential with the company, and Stratton had died (1902), leaving the Portland Gold Mining Company largely managed by Howbert and Peck, the latter of which served as president of the company.

The current engraved presentation piece pertains to the first gold extracted from a new Mill constructed for Portland in 1910. Portland was a large mining company by that time with several mills. According to the February 11, 1912 Rocky Mountain News, Portland's operations had generated a profit of $380,579.35 in 1911. A portion of this profit, after dividends to stakeholders were paid, was expended "in changing the Colorado City mill from chlorination to straight cyanide," which the paper noted was "a decided step forward in the metallurgy of the [Cripple Creek] district..." The advancement

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92007 » Ingots

Engraved Gold Nugget. 0.41 troy ounces. Engraved on the face is: YUKON / T.B.S. / 1932. The letters are engraved with a tool and not from a punch set. Most of the nugget is smooth with antique-gold patina, while some shallow pits contain grayish sediment.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92010 » Ingots

1942 Gold Utah Copper Company Service Medal, Awarded to M.B. McDonald. 34mm. 0.65 troy ounces. 14-karat gold. The Utah Copper Company was formed in 1903, by Daniel Jackling, for the purpose of mining copper out of Bingham Canyon. Jackling bought out the Boston Consolidated Mining Company, and UCC became a profitable open-pit mining operation. In 1936, the company was acquired by Kennecott Copper Corporation, and later converted Utah Copper Company to the Utah Copper Division of Kennecott.

The gold medal offered here, with its original velvet-lined case, recognizes 20 years of service by M.B. McDonald from 1922 to 1942. The name M.B. McDONALD and the date 1942 are engraved on elevated ribbons on the reverse. A well-preserved and luminous piece with rich orange-gold color.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92013 » Ingots

Montana Assay Silver Bar. .999 Fine. 5 troy ounces. 12mm x 26mm x 54mm. The face is stamped MONTANA ASSAY / PORTLAND ORE., along with the weight and fineness below. On the upper right corner a 1 is punched.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92016 » Ingots

Alexander Westerfeld Silver Ingot. .999 Fine. 5.26 troy ounces. 15mm x 30mm x 38mm. The identifying hallmark of the Westerfeld ingots produced in the 1960s to 1980s is an "Aztec sun" formed by A and W punches in a circle. Bright silver patina and smooth.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92024 » Ingots

Hercaimy Silver Ingot. .9995 Fine. 4.82 troy ounces. 14mm x 27mm x 39mm. Produced by Hercaimy Enterprises, likely in the 1960s, prior to the company's bankruptcy in 1970. The company was founded as Hercaimy Coin by Bob Naimy and Herc Picerne.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92026 » Ingots

Poured Arizona Assay Office Silver Ingot. No. 1028. .999 Fine. 3.57 troy ounces. 7mm x 32mm x 48mm. ARIZONA ASSAY OFFICE hallmark is stamped on the face with the weight, fineness, and serial number marks. Arizona Assay Office silver bars are a modern production made by Jack Stone, who owned the namesake company, in 1969, for Paul Franklin. However, despite being modern productions created for Franklin, the bars have not been associated with the infamous "Franklin Hoard" as other modern fantasy ingots are, due to the fact that Stone was open about their modern production and origin.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92042 » Ingots

Strawberry Hill Mining Co. Silver Ingot. .999 Fine. 1 troy ounce. 5mm x 13mm x 42mm. Individual letter punches on the face spell: STRAWBERRY HILL MNG. CO. The weight and fineness stamps are similarly entered on the long edges. The ingot is irregular from a small mold. Unknown manufacturer and origin, possibly mid-to-late 20th century production for novelty purposes.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92043 » Ingots

Unionville, Nevada Silver Bar. 2.86 troy ounces. 8mm x 22mm x 46mm. Smooth with beveled corners on the face. UNIONVILLE, NEV. stamped on face, otherwise unmarked. Unknown manufacturer and origin, possibly mid-to-late 20th century production for novelty purposes.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92044 » Ingots

Octagonal Colorado Silver Piece. 0.47 troy ounces. 25mm. A rather intriguing item from a group of silver and gold pieces that are collectively known as Colorado ingots. Numerous pieces of various weights and shapes exist from the same source, produced with the same punches. Most are dated 1907, as here. Evidence exists for this piece to have been produced in 1907, although a definitive answer evades researchers. It is currently impossible to definitively link examples of this type of piece to anything before the 1960s, suggesting a possible mid-20th century origin. A note, written in ballpoint pen, has accompanied this piece from before it came to our consignor, suggesting it is from "Col." Green, although that provenance is not confirmed.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92002 » Ingots

Nondescript Poured Silver Ingot. 6.85 troy ounces. 19mm x 23mm x 54mm. $ 8 84 is stamped on the face, with no other inscriptions. A crudely made ingot with several fissures in the sides from a three-pour cast. Likely 19th century production.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92008 » Ingots

Silverton N.S.S.M. Silver Ingot. 0.92 troy ounces. 8mm x 13mm x 29mm. The face is stamped: SILVERTON / N.S.S.M. Just after the letter M is what appears to be a letter J, but it is a flaw, probably a gas bubble, from the time of production, which merges with the final decimal. Light gray patina is seen over each side. No fineness or weight stamps.

A rather rare ingot, with roughly five examples known and two documented at auction. These Silverton N.S.S.M. pieces were long thought to be from the North Star Silver Mining Company and produced in the early 1880s, and such information has been published in many prior lot descriptions. More recent information regarding these pieces was published by Holabird in June 2023, finding that "N.S.S.M" refers to the North Star Sultan Mining Co., founded in 1929 as a "consolidation of several key properties on Sultan Mountain near Silverton." The consolidation was dissolved in 1935, and the Wheal Alfred mine was leased to the Speculators Club of Denver in 1936. This silver ingot -- and its like peers -- are now thought to have possibly been a 1937 production for the members of the Speculators Club.

The example in the Holabird auction realized $3,500 in 2023, and $6,900 in our 2006 FUN Signature.
Ex: Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2019), lot 5240.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92009 » Ingots

1890 Silverton Railroad Silver Pass / Watch Fob, often referred to as an Otto Mears railroad pass. This 1.25" x 1.5" fob depicts a train running through a wooded mountain valley. Blue-enamel "banners" at top and bottom are inscribed "Rainbow Route Silverton Railroad". A rainbow appears overhead, with pink, blue and yellow enamel. Issued in 1890 to "La Barthe," Number 543. The fob has blue-enameled scrolls above, lettered RAINBOW ROUTE, and below, lettered SILVERTON RAILROAD.

The passenger, La Barthe, was almost certainly Jules La Barthe, chief clerk for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Express Company in 1890. He was born in Kentucky circa 1847 and died in California in 1923.
Ex: Dallas Signature (Heritage, 8/2020), lot 3771, realized $4,560.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92011 » Ingots

Poured David C. Davis Co., San Francisco, CA Silver Ingot. .999+ Fine. 4.83 troy ounces. 5mm x 30mm x 88mm. The weight, fineness, and company hallmark are stamped on the face, along with the number 34. David C. Davis Co. in San Francisco, California operated from the late 1950s until 1968, and produced limited quantities of silver ingots in a poured, flat mold during that period. All ingots from this refiner are scarce.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92012 » Ingots

Chovanak Silver Bar. .999 Fine. 1.05 troy ounces. 8mm x 12mm x 36mm. The face is stamped: CHOVANAK / 999 FINE / SILVER / HELENA / MONTANA. The weight is stamped on both long edges: 1.05 TR O. The Chovanak family refiner out of Helena, Montana, produced silver ingots from the very early 20th century up to the 1980s. The most famous pieces are cast in a picture frame shape. This small one-ounce class piece is one of the smallest pieces known from this refiner.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92014 » Ingots

Poured Hersey Lodi, California Silver Ingot. .999 Fine. 7.69 troy ounces. 13mm x 29mm x 69mm. HERSEY LODI CAL and five-point star punches are on the face, alongside the weight and fineness stamps. One end of the bar has the stamp: S2. Other sides are smooth, with overall antique-silver patina. The maker of this silver ingot is unknown to us, although we will note that we have only discovered the existence of one other ingot with the same maker's stamps. A potentially rare silver bar, likely of 20th century manufacture.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92015 » Ingots

Alexander Westerfeld Silver Ingot. .999 Fine. 1.31 troy ounces. 7mm x 16mm x 35mm. The diagnostic "Aztec sun" hallmark is composed of A and W punches. On this piece, the Westerfeld hallmark is stamped on the back, while the face of the ingot has the fineness and weight stamps. Produced in the 1960s to 1980s.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92017 » Ingots

Nevada Coin Mart Silver Bar. .999 Fine. 1 troy ounce. 8mm x 13mm x 35mm. Produced in the 1970s in Nevada. The 1-ounce class represented here is among the weights typically seen and the smallest class known.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92018 » Ingots

Nevada Coin Mart Silver Bar. .999 Fine. 3 troy ounces. 11mm x 19mm x 47mm. Produced in the 1970s in Nevada. The 5-ounce class represented here is among the weights typically seen.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92019 » Ingots

"Montana Eagle," Silver Ingot. .999 Fine. 1 troy ounce. 4mm x 19mm x 40mm. The weight and fineness are stamped on the face along with the spread eagle hallmark. Produced by Montana Gold and Silver in Helena, which operated between 1959 and 1978. The one-ounce bar class is the smallest from this refiner.

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Auction 63300 | Lot 92020 » Ingots

W.H. Foster Silver Ingot. .999+ Fine. 10.41 troy ounces. 18mm x 36mm x 64mm. Foster's eagle and fineness hallmark is on the face of the bar, alongside a Comstock Mines Carson City Nevada stamp. The Foster bars were produced beginning in the late 1960s. While substantial numbers are believed to have been produced early on, the pieces are relatively elusive today, suggesting many may have been melted in the early 1980s. This piece's 10-ounce weight class makes it distinctly rare among known Foster bars, as most are half that weight or less.

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