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AZ - Pinal,Mineral Creek - Ray Hercules Copper Company Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
AZ - Pinal,Mineral Creek - Ray Hercules Copper Company Stock Certificate
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Lot of 3 Items: Pinal, Mineral Creek, Arizona, Incorporated in Maine, all printed by the American Banknote Company 1) Certificate A5494 issued to Harold R, Smith for 15 shares of capital stock December 18, 1916 Signed by Horace E. Durham, Asst. Treasurer and W.E. Reilly, Vice President. 8" x 12". U/C. 2 vertical folds, Good 2) Certificate B11136 issued to Paul E. Tuttle (faded), for 100 shares of capital stock, faded date, 1918, signed by Horace E. Durham, Asst. Treasurer and W.E. Reilly, Vice president, 8" x 12". Not cancelU/Cal folds, Good 3) Certificate 3579 issued to Peter G. Cappuccilli for 25 shares of capital stock November 22, 1922. U/C, no viU/Cd by Vice President J. McNally. VG. Ray Hercules Mines comprised of 270 acres in the Ray Copper District, Surrounded by Ray Consolidated. Ray Hercules operated 2 shafts one approximately 530’ and the other approximately 860’. The Reserves were 10 million tons at 2% copper. By 1925 the company was facing trouble keeping up with operations due to the deteriorated copper market.