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North Carolina Gold Company Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
North Carolina Gold Company Stock Certificate
<B>North Carolina Gold Company Stock Certificate.</B></I> Partially printed document, two pages, 10.5" x 6.25", New York, May 2, 1854. This certificate is made out to a Chauncey Bush for one hundred shares. The document's central vignette is of a classical figure holding a caduceus, fasces and scales amid a commercial landscape. A secondary image below shows a medieval alchemist working in his laboratory. The verso is imprinted with transfer docketing. Light browning, fine condition. A scarce item relating to the Southern gold fields from a time when California was the metal's undisputed Mecca.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)