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Goldfield,NV - Esmeralda County - c1908 - Goldfield Lapel Pin :

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Jewelry & Watches Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 900.00 USD
Goldfield,NV - Esmeralda County - c1908 - Goldfield Lapel Pin :
A gold-colored lapel pin with a pan for mining gold as its centerpiece and "Goldfield" visible on a "scroll" located near the top of the pan, holding several "specimens" located at the bottom of the pan. The pan is mounted on a crossed pick and shovel. On each side of the pan, between the pan and the head of the pick and shovel, are a pair of silver and gold-colored grape leaves, along with a bunch of grapes, all wrapped by a golden rope. The mining town of Goldfield was founded in 1902, and within a few years became the largest city in Nevada. At its peak the population approached 30,000 and included three newspapers, five banks, and a mining stock exchange. It also contained arguably the longest bar in any mining town, in Tex Rickard’s Northern Saloon, which used up to 80 bartenders at a time. Rickard’s old Victorian house remains, and he is also remembered for building the original Madison Square Garden in New York City, as well a organizing the famous Nelson-Gans prize fight in Goldfield in 1906 [Ref: goldfield.travelnevada]. Unique piece.