Updated 4/17/2008 with NEW Silvers and Silver Minerals!

Welcome to the Silver Rooms!

Since you clicked the link and entered this room, you're probably either a Silver mineral collector
like myself or interested in everything that is a mineral. In the following rooms, you will find the
largest and most diverse assortment of Silvers on the internet! Enjoy the offering and please
e-mail me if you have any questions or comments. As usual, all reasonable offers are welcome.

MIN#SILVER-1 NEW!

MAJOR KONGSBERG SILVER!!
What a super aesthetic combination of Native Wire Silver growing atop Calcite crystals
with Acanthite! I can't remember the last time I've seen such an attractive example from
Kongsberg. At the base, you'll find two absolutely perfect rhombs of white Calcite with sharp
crystals of gray Acanthite to the left. Situated in the middle is the "trunk" of the Silver tree
which starts at a thickness of about 1 cm and winds it way upwards, branches and all, to a
height of nearly 10 cm! I describe the specimen as a tree because that's exactly what it
looks like to me! An old gnarly tree with two white boulders at the base of the trunk.
This specimen dates back to the 1800's and has a very impressive provenance. It also
hosts a perfect ring of wire Silver which moves freely up and down the main wire. The
ring is visible above at about 3 o'clock and is the trademark of this famous specimen.
From the Kongsberg Silver Mines, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.
Measures 10.2 cm by 6 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
Ex. Swethelm (circa 1940-1950's), Eric Asselborn, Emmering Collections
From the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $95,000

MIN#SILVER-2 NEW!

WOW! Possibly the FINEST Proustite to yet appear from Morocco!
Proustite from Morocco usually appears as small, isolated crystals with decent red
color on matrix. I've never seen anything that comes close to the size and color of
these large clusters! The specimen is fairly heavy with large crystal balls of Proustite all
over the matrix - both front and back. One day there may be better specimens found
but right now, this is one of the finest you'll see anywhere. That I can guarantee you.
From the Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco.
Measures 8.8 cm by 7.2 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base.
Price $12,500

MIN#SILVER-3 NEW!

CLASSIC! Amazing specimen featuring Pyrargyrite crystals draped atop Calcite rhombs!
From the Samson Mine, St. Andreasberg, Harz, Germany.
Measures 3.5 cm by 6.6 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
Circa late 1800's - Ex. Franz Hafliger, W. Maucher Collections
Complete with both original labels!
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base.
Price $12,500

MIN#SILVER-5 NEW!

"The Silver Swan"
Thick twirling wires of Native Silver on a bit of matrix from Aspen, Colorado!!
Circa late 1800's - Aspen specimens of this quality are very rare and difficult to find.
This beautiful piece is from the Midnight Mine in Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado.
Measures 4.5 cm by 2.5 cm.
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Price $4500

MIN#SILVER-7 NEW!

EXCEPTIONAL SILVER!! Thick, twirling wires of Silver atop Sulfide matrix with Quartz!
This is the rarest Silver that I own! This incredibly aesthetic specimen is from the old Silver
mines of California Gulch, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado! It measures 5 cm by 5.7 in
total size. The town of Leadville was actually built on Silver and Gold ore but in later days
became known for its Lead and Molybdenite. This specimen originates from the late 1800's
when Silver mining was all the rage. An amazing old timer that is as beautiful as it is historical.
Ex. Davidson, Raabe Collections.
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base.
Price $25,000

MIN#SILVER-8 NEW!

From my personal Silver Collection!
Incredible sprays of Proustite with Acanthite and Native Silver on Calcite crystals!
This classic old museum piece dates back to the 1850's and is quite simply the finest
specimen of German Proustite on matrix that I've ever seen or owned! The Proustite
has been well protected and still has considerable redness in the crystals. The addition
of Acanthite and Native Silver wires makes the piece extraordinary. Even the matrix
is composed of sharp, well formed and stacked Calcite crystals! From the Himmelfurst
Mine, Freiberg District, Erzgeberg, Saxony, Germany. Measures 8.5 cm by 7 cm in size.
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base.
Price $32,500

MIN#SILVER-9 NEW!

Gorgeous plate of blood-red Proustite crystals in cluster on matrix!
How often do you find Dolores Mine Proustite of such color richness on a plate of this size?
There are the normal scattered contacts but the color more than makes up for that and the
crystals in the center are complete will lustrous surfaces and perfect terminations. An
old-timer specimen which fortunately has been well protected from light exposure.
From the Doloras Mine, Chanarcillo, Atacama Province, Chile.
Measures 5.2 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $4500

MIN#SILVER-10 NEW!

From my personal Silver Collection!
Very rare combination of Native Silver crystals on olive-green Chlorargyrite crystals!
Both sit atop a matrix of Limonite. This is the only specimen of this combination that I've
ever seen and I know them to be extremely rare. The flash and aesthetics of this specimen
are spectacular but when you look at the surface using a 10X glass, you literally see
hundreds of fine Silver crystals mixed with thin Silver wires atop very sharp, translucent
green crystals of Chlorargyite! The specimen is a Silver collector's dream! It comes from
the Broken Hill Mine in New South Wales, Australia. Measures 5.2 cm by 7.5 cm in size.
I've had many Silver specimens in my collection and this one easily ranks among the finest.
Ex. Albert Chapman collection.
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base.
Price $35,000

MIN#SILVER-11 NEW!

Lustrous grey crystals of Acanthite with Pyrite on Quartz matrix!
Classic specimen from Guanajuato, Mexico.
Measures 3.5 cm by 1.9 cm in size.
Price $685

MIN#SILVER-12 NEW!

AMAZING old Mexican classic featuring twirling wires of Native Silver atop Acanthite crystals!
This specimen is from the old workings in Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico dating back to the
early 1900's and is worlds different than the more recent etched from Calcite Silvers from the
same locality. The additional of the well formed gray Acanthite crystals is an added bonus!
The entire specimen sits atop a small bit of Quartz matrix. Measures 4.7 cm by 6 cm in size.
This and the Kongsberg specimen are my two favorite Silvers from this year's Tucson show!
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base.
Price $6500

MIN#SILVER-15 NEW!

RARE COMBO!! Lustrous crystals of Acanthite with Rhodochrosite, Dolomite, and Fluorite!
I think there were only two of these very rare combination specimens in Denver and this one
really stood out. The Rhodos aren't perfect and exhibit some stress fracturing but still provide
a beautiful backdrop for the clusters of stacked Acanthite crystals! The Acanthites cover the
surface well and the association between Rhodochrosite and Acanthite is always a great find!
From Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang A. R., China.
Measures 7.5 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $3450

MIN#SILVER-16 NEW!

EXCEPTIONAL specimen of lustrous gray Acanthite crystals with Chalcopyrite on matrix!
The largest crystal in the middle measures 1.8 cm in length! The remainder of this very rich
Silver Sulfide is covered with smaller Acanthites and patches of iridescent Chalcopyrite.
From the Eldorado Mine, Port Radium, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada.
(This locality was discovered in 1900 and mined as a source of Silver and Radium in the 1930's.
It was dewatered in 1976 and mined again for its Silver and Copper reserves before closing for
good in 1982. The mine and its settlement were destroyed by fire and no longer exist today.)
Circa 1930's - Measures 4.7 cm by 5.2 cm in size.
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences Collection
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Price $8500

MIN#SILVER-18 NEW!

Cute combo of Acanthite with Native Silver and a Calcite crystal!
From Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Measures 4 cm by 2.3 cm in size.
Price $685

MIN#SILVER-19 NEW!

Native Copper nugget-halfbreed with Native Silver crystals!
Bizarre specimen which at first glance appears to be a typical Copper-Silver halfbreed.
When you turn the specimen around, however, a Silver crystal lined vug appears! I count
about a dozen freestanding crystals filling the Copper vug. I've never seen another like it!
From the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan.
Measures 5.5 cm by 7 cm in size.
Ex. Ken Hollmann Collection
Price $5500

MIN#SILVER-20 NEW!

EXCEPTIONAL! Aesthetic twirling wires of Native Silver atop matrix!
This specimen isn't quite the caliber of the Freiberg Silver but it's still pretty darn
good - especially for a Chinese Silver! Plus it's on matrix which is a huge plus!
From Lingqiu, Shanxi Province of China.
Measures 6 cm by 4.8 cm in size.
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Price $4500

MIN#SILVER-21 NEW!

RARE! Native leaf Silver on Chalcocite matrix!
This is the first specimen of Silver I've offered from this very hard to find locality
and the covering is quite rich. I would estimate this specimen to be circa early 1900's.
From the Campbell Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures 7.7 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
Ex. Harold Urish Collection
Price $1250

MIN#SILVER-22 NEW!

Exceptional sheet of Native Silver with Bornite accents on Bornite matrix!
From San Martin, Zacatecas. Mexico.
Measures 16.4 cm by 8.4 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Collection
Kevin Ward Personal Silver Collection
Price $1500

MIN#SILVER-23 NEW!

MIN#SILVER-24 NEW!

Fine wires of Native Silver atop Acanthite crystals in cluster!
This is one rich Silver specimen! The wires cover and fill every recess!
From Lingqui County, Shanxi Province of China.
Measures 4.3 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $1450

MIN#SILVER-30 NEW!

Rare specimen of Chlorargyrite on Malachite from California!
Fine crystals of tan Chlorargyrite are framed by fibrous green Malachite.
From the old mining town of Calico, San Bernardino County, California.
Calico was established in the 1880's as a Silver mining town and at its height
had over 500 mines. When the price of Silver declined in the 1890's, the town
began to suffer and lose population. When the Borax operation shut down in
1907, the desert town was completely abandoned and became a true ghost
town. Today, the town has been preserved and made into a tourist park.
Specimens from Calico are very rare and this is the first I have offered!
Measures 5.4 cm by 6.5 cm in size.
Ex. Don Belsher Collection
Price $3500

Continue on through to Silver Room 2 for additional specimens!

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