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CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879 - California Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879 - California Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Incorporated in 1878, Certificate No. 786. Issued to Edward & [illegible] on October 31, 1879 for 25 shares. Signed by illegible secretary and Clintin [illegible]. Black border, uncancled. Stock printed by A. L. Bancroft & Co. Certificate measures 8.5"x4".

Through these years, 1879 and 1880, Bodie was in its prime. Considered the "gold town of the Golden State" during these years, Bodie flourished. At that time, Bodie's Standard Mine was called the "largest mine in the world," and there were over 30 mining companies in the San Francisco Stock Exchange [Sprague 53].