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CA - Bodie,Mono County - June 24th 1879 - Brooklyn Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
CA - Bodie,Mono County - June 24th 1879 - Brooklyn Consolidated 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!!!
Incorporated in February 1879. Certifiate No.214 issued June 24, 2879 to J.T. Geoghegan, Trustee for 200 shares; signed by the president of the company, I. M. Merrill; printed by W. Daxey, Lith, S.F. U/C. Although the mining operation was in Bodie, the company office was located in San Francisco. Little else is known of this company or of those who run the company. The vignette, located on the left-center of the certificate, has threen miners working, one swinging a sledge hammer and two others kneeling. The text is highly decorative and then entire certificate has a black, wave style border. A company seal is also present. Overall, the certificate is in very good condition.