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Carthage Mining Company Stock

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Carthage Mining Company Stock
Issued in 1885 to J.W. Cleland for 5,000 shares at $20 each. Signed by W.C. Tower as president and H.W. Maxwell as secretary. Incorporated in Iowa. Mining dates back 275 years in Missouri with production of lead, zinc, copper and silver. This is an extremely beautiful certificate with a vignette of miners in the shaft at the right and a mountain scene with a train at the top. Gold underprint stating the shares were $20.00. Slight browning at folds. VF.