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Santa Cruz,CA - 1863 - Pacific Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Santa Cruz,CA - 1863 - Pacific Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate :
Silver Mountain. Certificate No. 88 issued to Samuel Fair for 10 shares on December 29, 1863. Signed by Fair as President and Joseph V. Southern as Secretary. Vignette of miner pushing ore cart out of mine portal. Hydraulic mining vignette at left edge. Purple border and print. Cancelled by red pen. Printer: Towne & Bacon, SF. 5.5 x 10". "Location, Silver Mountain, Santa Cruz County, Cal." Some dings to edges. Professionally repaired 2 inch tear at right upper corner. Revenue stamp for 25c affixed at right. This exceptionally rare certificate was thought to be a printer error, however, it is in fact for exactly as it states: Silver Mountain, Santa Cruz County. A number of the early people to Santa Cruz County had been miners. These included Edward West, a California miner who worked in Silver Mountain, Alpine. When he left and made his home in Santa Cruz, he worked for the California Powder Works. Silver Mountain is a real place name in Santa Cruz, popular today for its viticultural crops. While we could not find any reference to mining in this part of the County, all of the bench marks are present – from pioneers who worked in Silver Mountain in Alpine to the specific place name in Santa Cruz. Thus we believe the certificate is correctly printed.