Category: Belcher Mine
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Belcher Mine
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Read more: Belcher Mine2.62 oz Belcher Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, 1876. Face Value: $4.34 This ingot is from the Belcher Mine, an exhibition ingot used at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, in which Nevada played an important role. It is the only such marked ingot surviving today, with the possible exception of uncataloged ingots in institutional collections.Nevada began…
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Gertie O. Rugg
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Read more: Gertie O. RuggUnique Gertie O. Rugg Silver Presentation Ingot–Possibly the Only Ingot Known Today From the Belcher Mine Gertie O. Rugg 1876 Presentation Silver Ingot from the Belcher Mine, Virginia City, Nevada. Gertie Rugg was the daughter of Belcher Mine Chief Engineer J. Rugg, who had this ingot engraved with her name and date for a special…