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Champion Mining Company Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:37.50 USD Estimated At:70.00 - 100.00 USD
Champion Mining Company Stock Certificate
Dates May 16, 1928. Incorporated Under the laws of Nevada. Issued to D.J. Lyons for one thousand shares. U/C. Signed by assistant secretary, name illegible, and President Edgar W. Fuller. Three vignettes are present on the stock. In the upper right corner the imagine shows four young miners working. The second one is located in the top center; it shows a mountainous landscape with a factory sitting next to a river. The last one is on the upper left corner shows three older miners hard at hard at work. Grey print on white paper with gold under print. Gold embossed seal on the lower left corner. Measures 10’’x 5 ½’’. Good condition, no cuts or tears. Purple stamp mark is located on the lower right corner. "Registered with Nevada Agency & Trust." The Champion Mining Company main place of business was in downtown Reno. The Champion mine is located in Jeffrey Canyon on the south side of White Mountain in Inyo County, near Laws. They mined sillimanite to make ceramic spark plugs.City: Inyo CountyCounty: State: CA