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Colorado Gold Ingot

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Colorado Gold Ingot
<Our item number 85679><B>Colorado Gold Ingot.</B> <B>The Economic Gold Extraction Co. 1904. 21. 5/10 carat; 220.4 DWT</B>. &#36;204.10 gold value. Arequa Colo. Bar #7. Assayed by Arequa Assay Office. This is the first such bar we have seen in our 50 plus years in business! Possibly unique and certainly extremely rare. Housed in a custom plastic holder. Worthy of further research is it might have intriguing attachments to the then soon-to-be-open Mint at Denver, Colorado, two years after the date on this gold bar.<BR><BR>Up to the 1890&#39;s much of Colorado&#39;s mining wealth came in the form of silver and the nation became dependant on its silver for coinage; Colorado produced over 50% of the total silver mined in the U.S. each year. With silver coinage in political trouble and the panic of 1893, Colorado&#39;s great silver mines had been delivered a devastating blow. It was Cripple Creek that came to the rescue! With gold production that was at ever-increasing levels, some thought there to be an unending supply of gold and the camp grew almost faster than it could keep up with itself. New capital from the East and around the world flowed into the Cripple Creek area, including the many mining towns such as Arequa Gulch and Victor that popped up at this time. This activity bolstered not only the Colorado economy, but undoubtedly, the entire nation. Some believe that it was Cripple Creek that helped pull the entire nation out of the panic of 1893. This activity and enormous gold production gained the Cripple Creek region the name of &#34;The Greatest Gold Camp on Earth.&#34;<BR><BR>This bar was on exhibit at our table at this years ANA in San Francisco. Don Kagin recalls examining this bar or a similar one many years ago. No photos or other information is available and thus further research is needed. From an old time collection, <B>this bar is being offered AS IS</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;10,000-20,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 85679<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216. 67.248.213/liveauction/32jpegs/085679.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:glenn@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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