28.5 oz Belmont Silver Mining Company. Belmont, Nevada. Silver assay ingot, July 12, 1873. Face Value: $28.90
Overall appearance of Very Fine. A rough and rather crude looking ingot, medium silver gray in color, with unfinished surfaces. The company’s name and location is accomplished in logotype as is Ozs. but everything else inscribed on the bar is by individual punches and in the date, “th” has been cobbled together by punching two numerals 1 horizontally and then overlaying another two numerals 1 vertically on the first set.
- Face: BELMONT S.M.CO / BELMONT.NEV. / OZS.23.50 / S 981 F / $29.80.
- Back: blank.
- Top side: blank.
- Bottom side: blank.
- Left side: JULY 12 [followed by vertical 11 punched over horizontal 11] 1873.
- Right side: blank.
- Dimensions: 75.3 x 48.1 x 20.6 mm.
- Stated weight: 23.5 ozs.
From the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection
Provenance: Noted on Mr. Ford’s illustrated informational card accompanying the lot as being in the Kagin Collection on July 31, 1956 and December, 1957.
[10/2007] https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-AV6K7/belmont-silver-mining-company-belmont-nevada-silver-assay-ingot-july-12-1873 ($29,900)