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CO - London Mountain,Park County - 1882-1936 - London Mountain Stock Certificate/Bond Group

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
CO - London Mountain,Park County - 1882-1936 - London Mountain Stock Certificate/Bond Group
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!!!
Lot of 4. 1. The London Gold Mines Co. The London vein system was discovered in 1863; its gross production to 1, January 1932 has been $8,000,000 at $18 gold. This amounts to nearly 500,000 ounces of gold. The ore consists of pyrite, sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite with free gold in a glassy, milky white quartz. The gold is associated with all of these minerals. In general it is invisible in hand specimens but many rich pockets have been found with leaves of gold on white quartz. Assays averaged up to 6 ounces of gold and 12 ounces of silver per ton. Gold is the highest in the quartz porphyry and silver in the dolomite replacement bodies [Refs: Singewald and Butler, “Ore Deposits in the Vicinity of the London Fault of Colorado, USGS, 911, 1941; The Hal Miller Files including Reports, Assays, Maps, and Letters]. This stock, number 55, was issued to Helen Jewett Hunt by A. H. Hunt, Secretary and O. N. Lucish, President on 23 November 1936. On crème paper with black border. Cancelled. Three vignettes, two of miners working underground and the third, the middle one, is of a mill and mine set in a valley with mountains all around. Excellent condition.

2. The London Mines and Milling Company. This stock is identical to the London Gold Mines Co. Number 31, was issued to Mauch Chunk Borough, Mauch Chunk, Carbon County by W. J. Ghinn, Secretary, and W. Kennon Jewett, President on 27 June 1928. Stamped in red on the front, “400 shares surrendered for redemption at $45 per share, 600 shares . . . transferred to Certificate No. 144.” Some foxing and wrinkling. Stock was torn and repaired by invisible tape. Fair condition. Mauch Chunk is located in Pennsylvania coal country.

3. Bond issued in the State of New York. Number 58 in the amount of $500.00 by London Mining Company on 1 May 1882. No coupons attached. Bottom edge has been scissor cut and is a bit jagged. On white paper with a black border. Signed by [illegible] President, H. S. Comstock, Secretary, and W. D. Searls, Secondary President. The principal was due on 1 January 1884. Cancelled. No vignette. Excellent condition.

4. London Mountain Gold Mining Co. number 906 issued to W. P. Hammon by George R. Elder, Secretary, and Robert D. Elder, President, on 23 July 1932. On white paper with an orange border. Very colorful. Signed by Hammon on the reverse on the same date. Vignette of a bald eagle with his wings outstretched. U/C. Excellent condition. It is not likely that this stock was issued for the famous North and South London Mines but for another mine located on Mosquito Pass and in the vicinity of London Mountain.