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Metamoras Silver and Lead Bullion Mould NV - Ruby Hill,Eureka County - c1880 - 2012aug - Mining Hard

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Metamoras Silver and Lead Bullion Mould NV - Ruby Hill,Eureka County - c1880 - 2012aug - Mining Hard
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The “METAMORAS M&S CO” embossing on this mould does not correspond with any known mining or smelting companies; however, adjusting the spelling suggests that this mould was created for the Matamoras Mining and Smelting Company of Ruby Hill, the famous ghost town. Just 2 miles outside of Ruby Hill was a mining shaft called the Metamoras, from which this company bullion likely received its name. The Matamoras M&S Co. was incorporated 19 October 1875. Ruby Hill was founded in the 1870s and then destroyed by storms in 1900. - Jacobitz Collection -60285