Category: States & Countries
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Bulwer Mine
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Read more: Bulwer Mine1879 4.75 oz $47.5 Mixed Metal Ingot from Bulwer Mine Bulwer Mine: Souvenir Silver and Gold Ingot with a Storied Past 2.25″ x .75″ x .5″ [56mm x 18mm x 14mm] solid silver/gold ingot. It is inscribed on the top: “Bulwer Mine 4 3/4 Ounces Value $47.50”. The front & back sloping sides are inscribed:…
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Alaska Railroad
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Read more: Alaska RailroadTHE ALASKA RAILROAD: AN AMERICAN PRESENTATION 14K GOLD RAILROAD SPIKEMARK OF MAYER BROTHERS, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, CIRCA 1923Of typical form, engraved to one side with a presentation inscription, in a fitted leather case, marked on side5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long14 oz. 18 dwt. (463.4 gr.)The presentation inscription reads,Presented toCOL. FREDERICK MEARSBY THECITY OF ANCHORAGEin commemoration of…
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S.J.V. Assay School Ingot
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Read more: S.J.V. Assay School Ingot2.12 oz San Francisco Early Assay School Ingot by S.J.V. c1870 Choice silver ingot, 2.12 troy ounces. The ingot is marked in all the classic fashion, inclusive of an assayer’s chip. It bears the initials “S.J.V.” where the assayer’s name should be. We have been unable to locate a western assayer with these initials. The…
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Democratic and Republican Convention
Read more: Democratic and Republican ConventionTerritorial Arizona was not an easy place to live, but it was full of both locals and newcomers hoping for riches and an exciting future. The Arizona Territory joined the Union and became a US state in 1912. Years prior, this 252g copper ingot was produced to celebrate the Sept. 6, 1906 Democratic and Republican…
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Alaska Gold Mines Co
Read more: Alaska Gold Mines CoAlaska Gold Mines Co. Gold Presentation PieceHand Engraved, Dated March 1, 1915 0.851 oz 1915-Dated Hand-Engraved Gold Presentation Piece for Alaska Gold Mines Co., Thane, Alaska 30 mm, 0.851 troy ounces of gold (fineness unknown). An engraved presentation piece commemorating the first mill run of gold ore at the prominent Alaska-Gastineau Mining Co. mill at…
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Peerless Silver Mining Co
Read more: Peerless Silver Mining Co107.2 oz (1886) Peerless Silver Mining Co. Ingot (1886) Peerless Silver Mining Co. Silver Ingot. 107.2 Ounces. A page and a half Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this ingot, signed by Donald H. Kagin, and dated 5/27/97. This COA is the source of what we base this description on, quoting in part: “The silver in this ingot…
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Leopard Mining Co
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Read more: Leopard Mining CoOnly one of its kind know to exist, mining presentation ingot dated September 30, 1879 From Leopard Mining Company out of Cornucopia Nevada. According to Thompson and West (1881, p. 393), silver ores were discovered and the district was organized in 1872. “The excitement incident to the discovery of the district caused the building of…
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Rochester
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Read more: Rochester2.43oz Rochester, NV ingot (96+% silver, 1.21% gold, 1.32% lead) Rochester is a well-known ghost town in Nevada. Rochester (which was originally 3 towns that melded together) and the surrounding Rochester Mining District was one of the most successful in North Central Nevada, producing more than $6 million in silver, gold, copper, and lead. In…