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Continental Mining Co. Certificate, CO - Leadville,Lake County

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
Continental Mining Co. Certificate, CO - Leadville,Lake County
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BUYERS PREMIUMS:

Lot 100 to 343 have a premium of 15%.

The rest of the sale is 19.5% as noted in the listing.

Lot Pick Up: Holabird-Kagin Americana,
3555 Airway Drive Ste #309,
Reno NV 89511,
Sunday - December 9, 10am-4pm
1883 - Rare "The Continental Mining Company" document No. 787, uncancelled, certified to E. Moeser for 50 shares. It is signed by J.M. Sheafoers (sic), president and Joseph Ward, secretary. Dated March 20, 1883. Intricate etching design by Hamilton & Curl of Topeka, with corner medallions, and gold embossed seal in lower left corner. Double matted frame. Certificate measures 9.5"x8", the frame 15"x12.5". The Leadville silver mining district was famous in Colorado`s mining history. The town of Leadville is situated at 10,152 in elevation, near the headwaters of the Arkansas river.



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