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Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Certificate, NV - Virginia City,Storey County

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Certificate, NV - Virginia City,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
August 14, 1863 - Very rare certificate, issued to Alfred L. Tubbs, for 4 shares, serial No. 1182. Signed by John O. Earl, president, and James Wadsworth, secretary, with a separate illegible script above the president`s signature. There is a central vignette depicting a very early Virginia City, with Mount Davidson in the background, pack horses leaving town, and miners working in the foreground. There is a small hole in sky above the mountains. The masthead and left sidebar are quite ornate. There is an embossed seal in the bottom center between the signatures. There is an assessment 25c stamp on the left side. The reverse side is filled out with signatures, indicating a sale, along with a revenue stamp, and is dated May 26, 1865. This document measures 10" x 5.5". Excellent condition, save for the noted hole. The G & C was a very successful venture in the 1860s. This is believed to be 1 of 3 known to be signed by Earl from this famous mine. -62238