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MT - Helena,Lewis & Clark County - April 23, 1881 - Bonanza Chief Gold Mining Company Stock Certific

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
MT - Helena,Lewis & Clark County - April 23, 1881 - Bonanza Chief Gold Mining Company Stock Certific
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
This company was incorporated in 1879 under the laws of the Territory of Montana with offices in New York. It was a gold mining company located eight miles from Helena. Placer gold was discovered in the area in about 1864. Soon after, the rich Last Chance Gulch gold placers were discovered on the present site of Helena. About 1 million ounces of gold was mined from the Helena area. This is certificate Number 2346 for 100 shares. Black decorative border with 2 vignettes: 1 of four miners with picks and shovels working on a hillside with a mule standing next to them and a cabin and mountains in the distance at the top and one of an Indian with a rifle seated on a rock on the bottom. Company seal is present at bottom left. Printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York. 11"x 7".