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CO - Aspen,Pitkin County - 1899 - Argentum-Juniata Mining Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collect

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
CO - Aspen,Pitkin County - 1899 - Argentum-Juniata Mining Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collect
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!!!
This company owned the Argentum, M & Y, Juniata, Oriental, Caribou, Golden Fleece, Amazon, Jessie C., Emolite and Cameron mines. It also owned the mineral rights to several parts of the town of Aspen. It built a concentrator in conjunction with the Mollie Gibson Co., which was very profitable in its first year with a net return of nearly $55,000.00. The firm provided the “clearest and most complete” annual and quarterly reports of any Colorado company. “The Aspen district remained productive through 1962 producing $100,490,000.00 in silver, lead, and zinc [Ref: Holabird, Western Americana, Auction #9, Volume 2: Colorado, p. 99, 2001]. No. 9883 issued to C. L. Tutt by the President and assistant Secretary, whose signatures are both illegible, on Oct. 26, for 1,000 shares. Countersigned by the International Trust Co. of Denver’s representative on the same day. U/C. Excellent condition.