1951

E. Justh Assay Receipt ( For Assay Office and Gold Silv

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
E. Justh Assay Receipt ( For Assay Office and Gold Silv
E. Justh Assay Receipt (For Assay Office and Gold Silver Refinery). At the bottom left of this receipt is written "Cont'd Iridium. Iridium is a platinum-grouped metal which does not occur naturally in California gold deposits. The only place in the world where platinum-grouped metals and gold are are part of the same ore ststem is a large district in South Africa. The iridium in this bullion deposit is a direct result of a placer mining operation in California where certain parts of platinum-bearing ultramafic rocks transect the ore-rich Califormia foothill belt. That is to say, in a few areas of California, placer miners found both placer gold and placer platinum while they were mining. Normally, this would indicate a placer gold product from the Northern California regions of the Trinity and Klamath River basins. Signed "E. Justh by S.M. Van Wyck" at bottom right.

No. 1714 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by W.F. & Co. - C.T.H. Palmer. Weight before melting: 106.88. After melting: 106.61. Fineness: .894. Full value of gold: $1940.21. Clippings: DEC .15, $2.77. Net realized after costs: $1960.18.

From the John Ford Collection. Condition: Very Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.