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CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879 - North Standard Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 900.00 USD
CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1879 - North Standard Gold and Silver Mining Company 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!!!
Bodie Mining District. Incorporated April 16th, 1879. Certificate No. 1674, issued for 100 shares to E.A. Richardson, Trustee. "Location-Bodie Mining Dist.," and "Mono Co, California" printed below company name. Datelined San Francisco, Aug. 7, 1879. Signed by W.H. Brown as President and H. Deas as Secretary. U/C. Endorsed by Richardson on reverse, with assessment stamps 1 (5/31/1881) and 2 (12/14/1881) also present. No vignette, name in bold at top with stylized initials printed vertically along left border. Fancy border in black ink. Printer: E. Bosqui & Co., Lith. S.F. This property likely became part of the Standard Consolidated Mine, by far the most productive mine with a yield of more than 18 million dollars. At its peak, operations included between forty and fifty mines, ten mills, and up to 162 stamps [Ref: Gudde, 1975, pp. 41-42].