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W.H.R. Mining Co. Gold Ingot

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Bullion Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
W.H.R. Mining Co. Gold Ingot
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BUYERS PREMIUMS:

Lot 100 to 343 have a premium of 15%.

The rest of the sale is 19.5% as noted in the listing.

Lot Pick Up: Holabird-Kagin Americana,
3555 Airway Drive Ste #309,
Reno NV 89511,
Sunday - December 9, 10am-4pm
1899 - GOLD & SILVER/ W. H. R./MINING/ COMPANY/1899//3.80/ IN FAIR/ TRADE/ 5 DWT./ 13 G. This ingot is 1" in diameter and only 0.1” thick and weighs 0.25 troy oz. It surfaced sometime in the late twentieth century, landing in the Bass Collection. The WHR ingot was subjected to SEM/EDS analyses at American Assay Labs in Sparks, Nevada and at Florida Tech. This ingot is also not particularly homogeneous, and silver-gold contents are close to identical, with the addition of about 7% copper and 3% nickel. This indicates a non-natural source for the melt, and thus suggests a man-made alloy source for the ingot, specifically jewelry gold. This metal content precludes the piece from historical research. -62141