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IL. Forepaugh Mining Co., 1895, I/U Stock Certificate.

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IL. Forepaugh Mining Co., 1895, I/U Stock Certificate.
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Chicago, Illinois, 1895. 2000 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print with black border, Mining vignettes flank title at center, S/N 209, Fine to VF condition with splits. Forepaugh Mining Co., 1895 — Incorporated in Illinois during 1895, the Forepaugh Mining Company was organized as a speculative venture at the height of the late-19th-century American mining boom. While incorporated in the Midwest, no confirmed records link the company to any active mines or claims in Colorado or the western states. A similarly named “Forepaugh Gold Mining Company” is listed in period Colorado mining manuals, but no documentation connects it to the Illinois corporation. The Forepaugh Mining Co. thus appears to have been one of many promotional enterprises formed to capitalize on investor enthusiasm for gold and silver mining ventures of the era rather than an active producer. Certificates from this issue are scarce survivors from that speculative period in American mining history.