Rare Ingot – Vintage Silver, Gold Bars, and Rare Bullion

Category: E. Ruhling & Co

  • William Sharon

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    Assayer Edward Ruhling’s Presentation Ingot to William Sharon, circa 1869 This important silver ingot was first illustrated in the book, The Anatomy of an Ingot (Franklin, 2012, p. 12). It is ornately engraved “Presented to William Sharon, Esq. by E. Ruhling & Co., Virginia City, Nevada.” It measures 2 1/4″ x 1 3/16″ and weighs…

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    4.16 oz E. Ruhling & Co. Virginia City, Gold Hill, or Hamilton, Nevada. Silver assay ingot Overall appearance of Very Fine. Medium silver gray color. Surfaces rough in places, smoother where the piece has been handled. An interesting ingot. The ethnic seems to be a logotype but the remainder of the inscriptions seems accomplished by…

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