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Bodie Stock Certificates CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879, 1880 - 2012aug - General Americana

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Bodie Stock Certificates CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879, 1880 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Two previously unknown stocks: 1) TIGER GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY stock, number 303 for 25 shares at $100 each, issued to Ellis Edwards. Signed by Ellis Edwards, secretary, and A.J. Adams, president. Endorsed on the reverse. Great condition. Dated 14 June 1879. No information on the Tiger Gold and Silver company is readily available. 2) ISABELLA CONSOLIDATED GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY stock, number 21 for 16495 shares at $100 each, issued to and signed by Ellis Edwards, trustee and secretary, and also signed by H. Mansfield, president. Ellis also signed the reverse. Dated 8 January 1880. The Isabella Consolidated was formed on the 400th anniversary of the visit of Christopher Columbus to America, so the company named itself Isabella in honor of the Queen of Spain. In 1897, there was 7,138 feet of development. By 1898, the number grew to 9,134`. Total production by 1918 was estimated at $8.4 million by the 1918 Mines Handbook.

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