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CO - San Miguel,1956 - Silver Bell Mines Co. Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 100.00 USD
CO - San Miguel,1956 - Silver Bell Mines Co. Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection
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 2. Incorporated in Colorado in 1944. There were 141 claims or mines owned by this company. The mines were The Silver Bell, The Cariboo, The Carbonero, and The Badger. They produced “gold, silver, lead, and copper”[Ref: Holabird, The Alexandra Tillson Filer Collection Part II: Colorado, Nevada, Montana and the Hauser Collection of Anaconda Corporate Seals, p. 137, 2000]. Other sources say that other mines of this concern produced tungsten and zinc. The firm also owned a flotation mill with the ability to process 150 tons of ore a day. The company also held the assets of the Carbonero Mines & Reduction Co., the Four Corners Uranium Corp., and the Ophir Corp [Fenske notes]. 1. No. 1433 issued to Taylor and Co. by E. B. O’Brien, Secretary, and E. H. Sanders, President, on March 16. Countersigned by the City National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago. Cancelled. Excellent condition. 2. No. C24155 issued to Reynolds & Co. by Jack O. Brown, Secretary, and E. H. Sanders, President for 100 shares on 13 September 1956. The officers’ signatures are not original but printed on the stock. Cancelled. Transferred to Harry Kredneser on 18 September 1956. Some foxing and wrinkling. Good condition.