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E. Ruhling & Co. Assay Document, NV - Gold Hill,Storey County

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
E. Ruhling & Co. Assay Document, NV - Gold Hill,Storey 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
This is an extremely rare document from the Comstock. It is dated August 31st 1870 to what appears to be a “W.N.H. Louve.” The document measures 8.5” x 7” and except for some creases, has very little wear. E. Ruhling was an assayer and banker in San Francisco, CA & Virginia City, Hold Hill and Hamilton, Nevada. Ruhling was born in Hamburg, Germany and began to establish himself in San Francisco around 1858. By 1861, Ruhling was working and residing in Nevada. His business partner in 1862 was H.V.S. McCullough in the firm of Ed Ruhling & Co Bankers and Assayers in Virginia, Nevada Territory. In 1869, Ruhling operated an assay office at the new silver mining camp of Hamilton in eastern Nevada. Ruhling’s business was bought out by McCullough in March, 1871. The Ruhling Assay Office was given the order for making the last (gold) spike for the transcontinental railroad- the original is located at Stanford University. -61582