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1880 Star Mining Co. Gold Ingot

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1880 Star Mining Co. Gold Ingot
<B>1880 Star Mining Co. Gold Ingot Uncertified. 8.08 Ounces.</B></I> Several Star Mining Company and Hoard ingots first appeared in Glendining's November 1969 auction. They were previously unknown to the numismatic community. According to Fred Holabird in his Fixed Price List from Fall 2006, "These ingots might better be termed art ingots because of the fanciful array of differing punch patterns, completely atypical of normal mine ingots."<BR> This ingot surfaced in that Glendining auction and is photographed on page 15 of the plates in the back of the catalog. A trapezoidal bar, only the top side has imprinting. It reads: 8.08 OZS No 054 / CAL MINING 1880 / Co / 948 FINE. Much of CAL. MINING is weakly impressed. This is most likely because the imprints appear to be on the back side of the ingot where sinking occurred when the metal cooled. Bright yellow-gold color. The ingot measures 48 mm x 27 mm x 10 mm. <BR><I>Ex: Glendining & Co. (November 13-14, 1969), lot 590.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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