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Farwell Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate (Independence, Colorado)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Farwell Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate (Independence, Colorado)
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Rare. Colorado ghost town. Issued in 1881 to Maria Ropes #690 2 shares and signed by president Dickerman. Not cancelled. In 1881 the Farwell Consolidated Mining Company, a group of investors from Leadville, bought all the mining claims and built a sawmill and stamp mill in Independence, Colorado. Just two years after gold was discovered, Independence was home to some five hundred residents with restaurants, saloons, a newspaper, and other retail establishments. The mining company took out $190,000 worth of ore over the next two years, almost five million in today’s dollars. 7" x 9.75". City: Independence State: Colorado Date: 1881 HWAC# 52265