J. Bates, Assayer, Colorado, 1902. $65.57 gold ingot
A handsome rectangular ingot marked on the front by two prepared stamps, filled in by hand-punching. Serial number 1082 appears at the right end and on the back.
On the left side of the front, the fineness of 999 is indicated together with the weight of 3 ounces, 3 dwt, 13 grains, abbreviated, and the value $65.57. To the right is a prepared stamp which reads in three lines: J. BATES / COL. -1902 / ASSAYER.
Obtained by Paul Franklin and sold at the Detroit Central States Convention April 30, 1955 to Charles Green, Chicago. Purchased by Henry Clifford in 1957 from the Green estate through Abner Kreisberg.
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