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Ophir Consolidated Mill & Mining Co. Certificate, NV - Virginia City,Storey

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Ophir Consolidated Mill & Mining Co. Certificate, NV - Virginia City,Storey
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BUYERS PREMIUMS:

Lot 100 to 343 have a premium of 15%.

The rest of the sale is 19.5% as noted in the listing.

Lot Pick Up: Holabird-Kagin Americana,
3555 Airway Drive Ste #309,
Reno NV 89511,
Sunday - December 9, 10am-4pm
May 23, 1879 - Rare and unique certificate, to J.J. Applegate Taulee, for 5 shares. Serial No. 160, signed by J. McCoy, president and J.J. (illegible) secretary. The masthead is wonderfully ornate, complete with filigreed background. There is an embossed seal in the center. The lithograph was produced by the famous San Francisco firm of Britton & Rey. A letter accompanies this note, stating its provenance. The Ophir mine, along with the adjacent Mexican, were shipping 75 tons of rich ore daily to the mills in 1879, from 1900` t0 2200` depths. Ophir was the "discovery" mine on the Comstock, located on the north end of VC. Certificate measures 9"x4.2", and is in excellent condition. The owner`s signature is on the reverse. -62239