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Denver,CO - 1876 - Memorandum of Gold Bar :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Denver,CO - 1876 - Memorandum of Gold Bar :
Memorandum of gold bullion of Colorado Placer Gold deposited at the United States Mint at Denver, CO. The gold bullion came by way of the First National Bank. The memorandum is numbered 1050 and dated September 1876. Categories are designated for the description of the Bullion, weight in ounces before and after melting, the assay of gold and silver, whole values, net values and what was returned to the depositor. The Value of the bar is valued at $154.63 for gold and $2.42 for silver. Signed by assayers A.S. Webster and Jacob F.L. Schirmer. There is a blue stamp in the middle reading “This memorandum is for the information of the depositor.” Reverse is signed by Jeff Pallou. Memorandum measures 11 ½” x 5 ½”.
The Denver Mint was founded in 1863 shortly after gold was discovered in Colorado in 1858. Originally, the mint was used as only an assay office. Coinage officially began in Denver in 1906. The Denver Mint is largest producer of coins anywhere in the world.
Originally the memorandum was folded into fourths; this is the only aesthetic damage. Overall it is in very good condition.