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VA - Norfolk,1867 - Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Co. Bond - Fenske Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
VA - Norfolk,1867 - Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Co. Bond - Fenske Collection
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
First Mortgage Bonds on all Property of the Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Co. Ornate green border with black print. Certificate No. 1533, which promises to repay the bearer fifty pounds sterling. Twelve attached coupons worth 1 pound and fifteen shillings sterling each, with redemption dates from Jan 1874 to July, 1879. Vignette of allegorical woman with eagle, flag, and U.S. Capitol in the background at center top; Queen Victoria at lower right; Abraham Lincoln at lower left, and smelting machinery at center bottom. This first mortgage bond payed 7 Per Cent, with principal payable on July 25th, 1873. Printed by the Continental Bank Note Co., New York. Although this company reputedly operated several gold and silver mines in Nevada, their location could not be verified.