Category: California
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Riehn, Hemme & Co Assayers
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Read more: Riehn, Hemme & Co AssayersCharles F. Riehn and August Hemme opened an assaying business in late 1862 or early 1863. The company had an office in the heart of the San Francisco financial district at 432 Montgomery near the corner of Montgomery and California, directly across the street from the Wells, Fargo & Co.’s bank and express office. Prominent…
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Yuba Mine, California
Read more: Yuba Mine, California4.1 oz California. Yuba Mine, Nevada County. Silver. 1897 Measuring 20.9 mm x 50.6 mm x 12.5 mm. Unmarked for weight and fineness. 127.6 grams, 4.10 troy ounces. A very simple ingot, with the top face (bottom of the pour) finely smoothed and polished, then carefully engraved “Yuba” in cursive with a smaller 1897 in…
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Thomas Price, Assayer
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Read more: Thomas Price, AssayerThomas Price sitting in the San Francisco laboratory. A consultant to international mining companies, Price was noted for his practical and theoretical knowledge of metals and mines. Oil painting by Henry Alexander ca. 1885–87. Thomas Price was one of the most educated assayers on the western frontier. Educated in an English school of mines, Price…