Category: Colorado
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Georgetown Colorado
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Read more: Georgetown ColoradoAfter gold had been discovered in the area in 1859, within a few years, the focus had shifted to the incredible silver ore deposits. Georgetown was a legitimate boom town by 1867, and it became the town that influential Easterners wanted to build into a permanent city. In 1877, Georgetown, Colorado reached its peak of…
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Mollie Gibson Mine
Read more: Mollie Gibson Mine1892 Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen Colorado Silver Ingot Above: A souvenir made of Silver mined from the Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Colorado. This pure silver polished plaque (bar) weighs 4.05 ounces. The fancy text etched into it is actually a deep blue color (looks black in the photo). It was found still inside the original…
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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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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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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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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…
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Gold Prince Mill
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Read more: Gold Prince MillThe Gold Prince Mine was reported by Eberhart in Guide to Colorado Ghost Towns to be the largest mine in Animas Forks. It prospered in the late 1870s and throughout the 1880s. The Gold Prince Mill was moved to Eureka in 1917, and Animas Forks was all but deserted by the early 1920s. $94.76 Gold…
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Eagle Mining Company
Read more: Eagle Mining CompanyThe name “Eagle Mining Company” is sufficiently popular and general that it is difficult to precisely pinpoint the exact location of the firm. John J. Ford, Jr. advises that in the 1860s and 1870s at least two companies operated under this name in Gilpin County, Colorado. The Mines of Colorado, 1867, notes of the Eagle…
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Carlton Mining Co.
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Read more: Carlton Mining Co.10.5 oz 1869-Dated Carlton Mining Company, Colorado Territory, gold ingot. The inscriptions on the bar are each individually stamped with number and letter punches. On the obverse of the bar is the inscription in five lines: CARLTON / MINING / CO. / C.T. / 10.5 OZS. The reverse bears the wording: UNPARTED / GOLD /…