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Scarce Miller Gold Mining Company stock

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Scarce Miller Gold Mining Company stock
Number A748 issued in 1881 for 50 shares to R. Joy. Signed by secretary Venereal. President is unreadable. Beautiful stock with detailed underground mining vignette. Uncancelled. "Location of Mine, Cold Mountain District, Esmeralda Co, Nevada" printed on certificate. Datelined New York. The Cold Mountain district was discovered in 1866 with the first ore shipped from the Oriental in 1871. Ore was originally processed by arresters and the district is accredited with about $500,000 in production. There were three main companies working in the district in the 1880's: Oriental, Miller Gold Mountain and State Line. The Miller Gold Mountain is the scarcest of the three companies.

Date: 1881City: Cold MountainCounty: EsmeraldaState: NV