Rare Ingot – Vintage Silver, Gold Bars, and Rare Bullion

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  • J. W. Grier

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    Presentation Ingots of J. W. Grier (Wells, Fargo & Co. Agent) to Nora H. Grier with IRS stamp on reverse; and Small Presentation Ingot of Nora Grier (1869) Silver City, Nevada. The tax stamp dates the larger ingot to 1863-1867. These two ingots are an important representation of early Comstock mining, made for a long-term…

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  • F.W. Schultz & Son

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    As with so many other western assayers (or engravers, Schultz may have been either) of the middle and late 19th century, given the fact that this field of research is so new it should not be surprising that at present the cataloguer knows absolutely nothing about this assayer beyond whatcan be read on this commemorative…

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  • Edward Posen, Assayer (Ford)

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    NOTE: The ingots below are believed to be fantasy pieces, not genuine made by Edward Posen. Instead we classify them in the “Fantasy” category. Although Edward Posen history is real, all known Posen ingots are likely 20th century modern pieces. Edward Posen, Assayer. Denver, Colorado. Gold & silver assay ingot no. 2959.  Overall appearance of…

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  • Mary Thompson Hunt

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    The President Rutherford B. Hayes Silver Ingot – The Hayes party The Presidential Procession had started in Wells on the Central Pacific Railroad just after the train crossed into Nevada from Utah, stopped at Humboldt where Nevada Governor Kincaid boarded the train, then on to Reno for another celebration and transfer to the Virginia &…

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  • J & E James

    J & E James

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    1887 Leadville, Colorado Personal Commemorative Silver Ingot. 63 x 23 x 14.5 mm. 2794.2 grains. Extremely Fine. A lovely ingot with attractive ornamentation, the upper face is inscribed FROM / J and E. James / Leadville Colo which is framed within an engraved border of floral designs. The “front” face – again within a finely…

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  • Maud E. Lord

    Maud E. Lord

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    MAUD E. LORD-DRAKE Leadville, Colorado Maud Drake, nee Lord, was not an assayer, refiner, or engraver. She was a noted American medium and spiritualist of the late 19th century, active in New York City, Boston, and Leadville. The bar to follow has been listed under her name since it does not bear the name of…

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  • C. R. Turrill

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    5.15 oz Bristol, Nevada, 1874, White Pine Rush Silver Ingot, Turrill Silver Ingot Engraved from Julius A. Turrill to Clayton R Turrill, White River/Pioche Nevada c 1874 5.15 Troy oz silver ingot engraved on one side by the presenter, Julius A. Turrill to his nephew, Clayton R. Turrill engraved on a polished surface. 2” x…

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  • F. L. Corwin

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    4.7 oz F. L. Corwin Presentation Silver Ingot NV – Pioche, Lincoln County – c1871 This ingot is comes from a collection in the East. It is a presentation ingot, engraved “from F.L. Corwin” to E. Booth of New York, marked “Pioche, Nev.” on the two ends of the ingot. It measures 1.75” long, 0.6”…

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  • Gertie O. Rugg

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    Unique 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…

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