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Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Check Collection
1860 COMSTOCK MILL CHECK LOT, 1862-1869, LOT OF 7: 1) Bank of Calif.,Virginia, Nev.., Empire Mining Co., June 27, 1867, signed by R.N. Graves, 2c Orange Wash. & 2c Orange Nevada Revenue Stamps. 2)Bank of Calif.,Virginia, Nev., Empire Mining Co., Jan.24, 1869, signed by R.N. Graves, 2c Orange Wash. & 2c Orange Nevada Rev. Stamps. 3) Wells Fargo, V.N., signed by Empire Mill & Mining Co., Sept.5,1862. 4) Bank of Calif.,V.N., Summit Mill, Feb.8, 1869, signed by Smith, 2c Orange Wash. & 2c Nevada Rev. Stamps. 5) Bank of Calif., Summit Mill, April 26, 1866, signed by Summit Mill, Blue 2c Wash., Rev. Stamp. 6) Bank of Calif. Empire Mining Co., V.Nev., Jan.28, 1867, signed by R.N. Graves, 2c Orange Wash., & 2c Orange, Nevada Rev. Stamps. 7) Bank Of Calif., Summit Mill Co., Oct.2, 1866, signed by Summit Mill Co., 2c Orange Wash. & 2c Orange, Nevada Rev. Stamps. Notes on "Empire Mill"- Located below Gold Hill between the Rhode Island & Piute Mills. Owned by the Empire Mining Co., Erected in 1861, had 16 stamps. In 1864 it was the most extensive quartz mill in Gold Hill. Notes on "Summit Mill"- Located North End of V.C., in 1866,there were 20 stamps in operation, it shut down in 1870 & dismantled in 1872.City: Virginia CityCounty: State: NV