Category: States & Countries
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Portland Gold Mining Co
Read more: Portland Gold Mining Co1.11 oz Engraved Portland Gold Mining Co. Gold Presentation Ingot — Presented to Thomas B. Crowe. 1.5mm x 29mm x 51mm. The obverse is engraved in script: Portland Gold Mining Co. / First Gold / Extracted by new Mill / Victor Colo. / 1910. The reverse is similarly engraved with the name: Thos. B. Crowe,…
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Contention Mine
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Read more: Contention Mine3.06 oz Engraved Contention Silver Ingot, Dated 12/25/1880 8mm x 17mm x 40mm. Medium lilac-gray patina over smooth surfaces. Ornate engraving on the face reads: Baby White. Similar engraving on the long edges reads: Contention and Dec. 25, 1880. The corners of the ingot show fine scroll work. The ends are unadorned, and the back has several scattered punch…
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Leadville Consolidated Mining Co
Read more: Leadville Consolidated Mining Co1.62 oz Engraved Leadville, Colorado Silver Ingot 10mm x 17mm x 30mm. On face: From F.F.G. / Nov. 8th 1884. On back: Alveana, with ornate bird and flower vignette. On one long edge: L.C.M.Co. On other long edge: Leadville, Colo, with ornate decoration. Ornate engraving on ends as well and around the other inscriptions. The “L.C.M.Co.” inscription may reference the Leadville Consolidated…
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Australia Adelaide Assay Office
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in _AustraliaRead more: Australia Adelaide Assay OfficeThe Australian Gold Rush of the 1850s brought about many challenges for both miners and the communities they had left. After months away, droves of individuals would return to their respective towns, Adelaide included, with ample gold in tow. The necessity to process this gold became immediately apparent, and, under the Bullion Act of the…
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Georgetown, Col.
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Read more: Georgetown, Col.Still a mystery ingot that bears the name of a town in Colorado. Georgetown Col, Sept 3, 1877 No known auction appearances to speak of. Reference from Brett Lawless shared on social media. See: https://www.instagram.com/p/BXGFEbWh7KWh0qf4-Kx5PntGP57NJ9yTf9gU4I0/
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B. Baxter & Co
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Read more: B. Baxter & Co1.65 oz $29.70 B. Baxter & Co Colorado Gold Ingot Obverse Text: B / ASSAY / 995 FINE / 1 OZ. / 13 DWT / $29.70 Reverse Text: COLORADO / PURE GOLD / B. BAXTER & CO. Measurements: 3.6 cm x 1.7 cm x .4 cm; 1 13/32 in x 21/32 in x 5/32 in…
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Harquahala
Read more: Harquahala12.35 oz $210 1888 HARQUAHALA Arizona Territory Gold Ingot Obverse Text: HARQUAHALA / ARIZONA TERR. / S.F. MINT VAL. $210. Reverse Text: OZ. 12 / DWT. 7 / HUBBARD Measurements: 3.2 cm x 8.2 cm x .9 cm; 1 1/4 in x 3 7/32 in x 11/32 in Donated to the Smithsonian Institution from the…
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Deseret Assay Office
Read more: Deseret Assay Office$20 Deseret Assay Office 1860 Utah Territory Gold Ingot Obverse Text: PRESENTED TO P.E. CONNOR GEN. U.S. FORT DOUGLAS UTAH TERRITORY Reverse Text: HOLINESS TO THE LORD / DESERET ASSAY OFFICE / PURE GOLD Measurements: 4.2 cm x 1.8 cm x .2 cm; 1 21/32 in x 23/32 in x 3/32 in Ingot has a…
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G. H. Gray
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Read more: G. H. Gray1.25 oz 1876 G. H. Gray Colorado Gold Ingot Obverse Text: G. H. GRAY // TERRITORIAL ASSAYER // 999 3/4 FINE 1876 Reverse Text: No 53 B&G VALUE // OZS. DWT. GRS. DOL.CTS // 1 4 4 1/2 25.00 Measurements: 1.3 cm x 4.3 cm x .4 cm; 1/2 in x 1 11/16 in x…