Category: Z_Fantasy
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CSA – Confederate States of America
Read more: CSA – Confederate States of America$32.65 1863 Confederate States of America Georgia Gold – T & Co Very little is known about this gold ingot. Since it was donated through Josiah K. Lilly Jr. to the Smithsonian Institution and since most of his items came through John J. Ford, he is presumed to have a hand in this somehow as…
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Shultz & Co
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Read more: Shultz & Co2.04 oz $38 Shultz & Co 1851 – Argenti & Co Bankers – Humbert – San Francisco California Obverse Text: 1851 / ARGENTI & Co. BANKERS / 2 ozs / 1 dwt / 10 gr s/ 888 thous / (UNITED STATES ASSAY / OFFICE OF G ASSAY / SAN FRANCISCO / D / CALIFORNIA /…
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Thorne Mining & Refining Co
Read more: Thorne Mining & Refining Co2.995 oz Thorne Mining and Reduction Co. Gold Ingot, Arizona Much has been written on the Thorne ingots. These ingots, like those of the Eagle Mining Co., also surfaced in the late 1960s. More than 80 silver ingots are known, and just a few (3) gold ingots are known. It was opined that these were sold…
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Baldwin & Co
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Read more: Baldwin & Co$56.60 Baldwin & Co San Francisco 1850 No 1794 Gold Ingot Obverse Image: Eagle with olive branches and arrows clutched in talons. Obverse Text: BALDWIN & CO. / 1850 / SAN FRANCISCO / NO 1794 / 880 THOU / DWT 62 1/4 DOLLS / 56.60 CTS Reverse Text: TO MY DEAR WIFE HELEN OCT 1851…
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Adams & Co
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Read more: Adams & Co$54.33 Adams & Co, No 934, 1851 San Francisco California Gold Ingot Obverse Text: ADAMS & CO. / NO. 934 / DWT / 881 THOUS / 57 1/12 / $54.33 Reverse Text: SMV / DOLS / CTS / 54. / 33 Edges: W.M & CO. ASSRS / 1851 / SAN FRANCISCO / CAL. Measures: 2.4…
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Bank of California
Read more: Bank of California$30 Gold Hill Nevada Bank of California 1867 Gold Ingot Obverse Text: W. SHARON AGENT / GOLD HILL NEV. 1867 Reverse Text: BANK OF CALIFORNIA / 900 THOUS / $30. This ingot is now permanently housed at the Smithsonian Institution – formerly from the Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection. See: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1102607
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H. M. Naglee & Co
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Read more: H. M. Naglee & Co$100 H. M. Naglee & Co Gold Ingot Obverse Text: 100. DOLL. IN CAL. M. COIN 880 / 2640 GR THO Reverse Text: H.M. NAGLEE & CO. $100. Located San Francisco, California. Likely Ford forgery, made to look like 1850 era as evidenced by other example (below). This gold ingot is permanently housed at the…
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Santa Rita Mining Co
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Read more: Santa Rita Mining Co13.74 oz Santa Rita Mining Co, Arizona Territory, Dated 1878, $233.55 From the Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection, permanently located at the Smithsonian Institution. Ex F. C. C. Boyd Collection. See: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1102657
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Virtue Gold and Silver Co
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Read more: Virtue Gold and Silver Co3.64 oz Virtue Gold & Silver Company Silver Ingot, dated 1966, $4.70, 999 F Thin rectangular bar bearing inscriptions on each of the four sides as follows: Extremely Fine. Attractive toning. Attributed by Henry H. Clifford to the Utah Territory. Obtained by Henry H. Clifford from Kenyon V. Painter, in March, 1958; ex New Netherlands…