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NV - Virginia City,Storey County - December 7, 1863 - Mitchell Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,000.00 USD
NV - Virginia City,Storey County - December 7, 1863 - Mitchell Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert
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!!!
Little is known of this mining company other than it was incorporated May 21, 1863, but it appears that the president of the company, D. E. Hoff, owned a lumber company in Virginia City. Offices for at least one other company, the Belvidere, were located at the offices of D. E. Hoff & Co. E. S. Pierson, secretary of the Mitchell Mining Co. was also the secretary of Hoff's lumber company (Mercantile Directory of Virginia City, Gold Hill, etc. by Collins, 1864.). Certificate No. 57 for 10 shares at $100 each. Certificate is fragile with minor tears and chips on corners. Vignette of a miner with ore car coming out of mine in center and an eagle with shield, ribbon, and olive branch on left. Decorative border in black of flower motif. 10"x5.5" printed by Towne & Bacon's Print, S. F.