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C. Wiegand & Co. Ore-Assay Report for the Justice Mine [164688]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Ingots Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
C. Wiegand & Co. Ore-Assay Report for the Justice Mine  [164688]
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In addition to being extremely rare (possibly unique), this assay certificate tells an interesting story. It is for a deposit of low grade ore from the Justice Co. on June 18th, 1873 at the Virginia Assay Office branch for C. Wiegand & Co., located at No. 38 North C Street. (Wiegand also had an office in Gold Hill) This was a "duplicate" sample, used to check the assays being done and challenge the results. This is made even more evident given that the back of the form has "Exhibit 9" written; this was used in a court case! Blue print. Fold with archival tape repair. Missing one corner. 5.25 x 9" The Justice Mine was located in Silver City, one mile NW of Devil's Gate. In the mid 1870s, a vertical shaft was sunk to explore the lode at great depths (similar shafts were sunk at the same time in Virginia City and Gold Hill).
Conrad Wiegand was an important Comstock assayer whose life ended by either suicide or murder in 1880. See the write-up in the other Wiegand lot in this sale.
Virginia City Nevada 1873