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Lot of (2) San Francisco, California. Assay Office of G.W. Bell & Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers. Go

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Lot of (2) San Francisco, California. Assay Office of G.W. Bell & Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers. Go
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Lot of (2) San Francisco, California. Assay Office of G.W. Bell & Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers. Gold Bullion Memorandas. 1860 & 1868. Very Fine. Without serial numbers. A terrific pairing of gold rush documents

The G. W. Bell & Assay Office Bell document shows assays totaling a net value of $1,862.64. Some edge roughness and just a minor stain. Bell had started with Wells, Fargo & Co. in San Francisco in about 1854 and opened an assay office during 1859 there.

The Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers, successor to G.W. Bell shows assays from Jan. 20, 1868 for $368.03. Rogers took over G. W. Bell’s Assay office in 1866 and went through a series of different partners. The business lasted at least through 1871. It is an extremely fine document, well centered and with bold penned writing.