Category: People
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Justh & Hunter (Ford)
Read more: Justh & Hunter (Ford)$80.40 dollar ingot, 4 oz, Justh & Hunter California, United States, 1857 Obverse Image: Scales with shield. – the OIR / IRS Office of Internal Revenue double stamped Obverse Text: JUSTH & HUNTER / ASSAYERS / 4 OZ / 6 1/2 D Reverse Text: NO. 1798 / THOUS / 900 FINE / COIN VAL. /…
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Felix Grundy Hoard (Ford)
Read more: Felix Grundy Hoard (Ford)F. G. Hoard, Assayer Felix Grundy Hoard, who was named after the Attorney General in the administration of Martin Van Buren, was listed as an assayer in Fiddletown, California, in the Pacific Coast Business Directory, 1867 edition. His occupation apparently changed, and the same publication in its 1871-1873 edition listed him as a stock and…
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Haraszthy & Uznay (Ford)
Read more: Haraszthy & Uznay (Ford)Haraszthy, Uznay & Company, Assayers Col. Agoston Haraszthy became prominent in California in two areas: the cultivation of grapes for wine and the assaying and refining of metals. Born in Futtak in southern Hungary in 1812, Haraszthy served in the Royal Guard under Austrian Emperor Ferdinand. In 1840 he came to America, settling in what…
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Blake & Co. (Ford)
Read more: Blake & Co. (Ford)G. Blake Assayer, Sacramento, California 1854 $19.8 Gold Bar, 900 THOUS Assayer Sacramento California The present ingot is more akin to a $20 gold piece however, thus more interesting even if not made in the 19th century as a real monetary unit. Only one of two known in this style. The other being a larger…
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Blake & Agnell (Ford)
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Read more: Blake & Agnell (Ford)Ford once wrote a brief historical paper titled “Blake and Agnell: Pioneer Coiners and Assayers of Sacramento 1854-1862”. He once sold a 3 bar uncut stripe to Mrs. Norweb who bought it based on trust but later realized she had been duped and donated it to the Smithsonian Institution in 1970’s. Blake & Agrell conducted…
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Annie Louise Ellis
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Read more: Annie Louise Ellis.31 oz Privately-issued silver bar, dated 1890, 999F, 40 cent With the stamped valuation of “.40 CENT.” Small rectangular bar, issued as a souvenir no doubt, engraved on the face: ANNIE LOUISE ELLIS / MARCH 1st 1890. The back states the weight, fineness, and value, as noted. As the bar is specifically stamped with a…
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Star Mining Co. (Ford)
Read more: Star Mining Co. (Ford)Backstory: Star Mining Co., Hidden or lost: 1880s, Found July 1968, Treasure: 52 or more gold bars Through auction appearances we’ve been able to locate 27 distinct Star Mining Co. ingots. Of those, roughly 5-6 have surfaced in the past 20 years. In addition, 12 more ingots have been listed by weight and serial number…
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Knight & Co (Ford)
Read more: Knight & Co (Ford)In 1867 the Pacific Coast Business Director carried a quarter page advertisement for the firm which read: “KNIGHT & CO. Assayers of Gold, Silver and Ores, of Every Description. 32 D Street, Marysville, California. Assays Guaranteed.” John J. Ford, Jr. believes that this firm, in business about ten years, was earlier located in Sacramento. The…
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Henry Hanks, Assayer
Read more: Henry Hanks, AssayerHenry G. Hanks Henry Garber Hanks was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 12, 1826. He was borth to Jarvis Frary Hanks (portrait painter) and Charlotte Garber Hanks. He worked in India in 1842 as a seaman for a year and came back to America where he travelled the states. By 1850 (US Census) he…