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Elmira Silver Bullion Company of Nevada Stock, NV - Reese River Area,

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
Elmira Silver Bullion Company of Nevada Stock, NV - Reese River Area,
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
1864 - Elmira Silver Bullion Co. of Nevada. Incorporated in New York (probably in 1864), issued in Elmira, New York Dec 17, 1864 to Thos. H. McGrath for 5 shares, and signed by Robert Covell as president. 25 cent Insurance adhesive revenue at left. Printed by Francis & Loutrell, new York. Uncancelled. This is the fist occurrence of this stock in our sales. “In payment for mines and Territory”. This certificate represents a group of Elmira businessmen investing in the silver rushes of Nevada. They pooled their money in an attempt to purchase claims, probably in Reese River or Humboldt., since those were the latest rushes at that time. Other possibilities include the Comstock and Aurora. McGrath was a member of Covell’s wife’s family. The vignette is interesting because it is not a true mining vignette, but rather a vignette of three men working an outcrop outside (not a prospect) for a road or canal. Note the flat surface they created. ESt $600-900 -62264