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The Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Co. stock

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:NA
The Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Co. stock
Number 16868 for 50 shares to James Coffin, trustee, on October 16, 1878. Twelve assessment stamps on back. Vignette of a Greek man riding a horse. PASS-CO grade of FINE. The Yellow Jacket was the granddaddy of all Virginia City mines! The Yellow Jacket Mine, staked in 1859, was one of the deepest in the Comstock Lode, at one point reaching down 3054 feet. Flooding in 1882 stopped mining below the level of the Sutro drain tunnel. Although the mine produced over $16.5 million in ore by 1889, major operations were suspended between 1894-1907 because of low production.

Date: 1878City: Gold HillCounty: StoreyState: NV