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Quincy Mining Company Stock, 1873 [176531]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 250.00 USD
Quincy Mining Company Stock, 1873 [176531]
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Incorp. 1848 Michigan. #3919, I/U, 6 shares @$10 ea. Jacob S. Stiustt Jan 14, 1873. Signed Geo. F. Benuid pres. w/transfer receipt attached. Black border/print, 25 cent org. underprint revenue stamps. Vignette top senter MIchigan state seal between two allegorical females, ships on left/ town on right. No visible pin holes, tears, stains. J.J. Bloomfield printer. Paper is crisp, vignette is sharp
The mine was created in 1846 by merging Northwest Mining Co. and the Portage Mining Co. The Quincy Mine was the first to go from fissure mining to amygdaloid mining (extracting lower grade orebodies), they also built/maintained their own housing to attract a better class of worker. The mine operated until 1931 closed operations, but reopened for copper demand and closed in 1945. THe mine is now part of the Keweenaw National Historical Park. Michigan Ken Prag Collection