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Moore's Flat,CA - Nevada County - Marks & Co. Receipt :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Moore's Flat,CA - Nevada County - Marks & Co. Receipt :
This is a business card sized purchase receipt for gold dust “bought”. It does not include assay results. On the reverse is the name A. K. Canyon. The obverse is unused. Marks & Co. were typical gold-dust dealers and bankers at Moore's Flat, a gold rush community in Nevada County settled in 1851 or 1852. The gold there was found mainly in buried tertiary gravel channels. The company is thought to have been short lived. There may be less than five of these known, which makes this an R7