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CA, Darwin-Inyo County-Defiance Mining Stock

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
CA, Darwin-Inyo County-Defiance Mining Stock
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
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Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
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Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

This certificate is a major piece for any Inyo collector. The Defiance mine was one of the most important mines at Darwin, if not the most important of the period, mined nearly continuously until WW2 (by the Anaconda Company). This piece is issued to none other than Pat Reddy, the infamous one-armed, heavy handed lawyer who rough-housed his way into control of most of the region's mines (except the Yellow Aster- Rose Burcham wouldn't let him in the door). It is signed by Reddy on the reverse, a are signature for western collectors. The certificate is made out for 26,561 shares, representing more than a quarter of the company. The document is in very good condition. Litho/Printed by African American G.T. Brown. This may be the first Defiance piece we've seen signed by Reddy. See Palazzo's biography of Reddy online at Explore Historic California, Feb. 2012 issue.

HKA#62846