Old Collection Auction!

This week on auction, we have an assortment of specimens from OLD COLLECTIONS found in our gallery and backroom, featuring dozens of old USA classics in particular from the early 1900s to the mid-1900s. This is a great opportunity to pick up excellent pieces that have been locked up in these collections for decades!

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Franklinite
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. R. E. Reynolds
7.1 x 6.2 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $254
Vanadinite with Calcite (USA!)
North Geronimo Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Gary Weaver
14.9 x 7.9 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Ferberite with Siderite and Quartz
Panasqueira Mines, São Jorge da Beira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ex. R. E. Reynolds
11.5 x 7.9 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,305
Wulfenite (famous discovery)
Defiance Mine, Gleeson, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. R. E. Reynolds
8.5 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $725
Baryte
Julcani Dist., Angaraes Prov., Huancavelica, Peru
Ex. R. E. Reynolds
15.9 x 12.9 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $625
Hematite on Matrix (rare old classic)
Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. R. E. Reynolds
6.4 x 5.1 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $208
Libethenite on crystallized Turquoise
Mount Oxide Copper Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder Dist., City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Ex. R. E. Reynolds
10.5 x 6.1 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $268
Calcite var. Manganoan
Naica Mine, Saucillo Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. R. E. Reynolds
7.6 x 6.8 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Hematite with Quartz (classic 1960s find)
Florence Mine, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
Ex. R. E. Reynolds
7.9 x 5.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Smoky Quartz
Trift, Fiescher Glacier, Wallis, Switzerland
Ex. Brent Lockhart
8.0 x 7.0 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $2,652