Category: Colorado
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J.W. Pringle and C.H. Pringle
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in ColoradoRead more: J.W. Pringle and C.H. PringleJames William Pringle was born in Scotland in 1838. Many members of the Pringle family immigrated to America for various mining rushes. James, along with other family members, first settled in New York. In 1857 he was off to California to seek a fortune in gold. According to his biography, he was “fairly successful” in…
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Amie and Climax Mine
Read more: Amie and Climax Mine5.31 oz Jonathan Head, Amie and Climax Mine, Leadville Silver Ingot, CO – Leadville c1880 – “Presented to Jonathan Head by his friend John Gerians, foreman of the Amie and Climax mines.” “Leadville silver”. Size: 2” x 1” x 0.5”. Weight: 5.31 troy oz. The Amie and Climax mines are located on Fryer Hill at…
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Bagley & Sons, Assayers
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Read more: Bagley & Sons, Assayers6.22 oz Undated Bagley & Sons Golden, Colorado Running Lode Silver Ingot. No. 25. 73 mm x 24.5 mm x 12 mm, approximate dimensions (for one, this piece is thicker at right than at left). Unmarked as to fineness. The front marked BAGLEY & SONS / GOLDEN COL. / NO. 25 6.22 OZ., top face…
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Edward Posen, Assayer (Ford)
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Read more: Edward Posen, Assayer (Ford)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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Abadie & Arnolds, Assayers
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Read more: Abadie & Arnolds, AssayersIn 1881, Leadville was well into is biggest boom period. Placer gold had been discovered in California Gulch in about 1859, and by 1860 placer mining was booming. Lead-silver ores were later discovered, and the newly created United States Geologic Survey sent Samuel Emmons to Leadville in 1881-1882 to unravel the geology, which was subsequently…
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J & E James
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Read more: J & E James1887 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
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Read more: Maud E. LordMAUD 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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Huepeden & Co, Assayers
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Read more: Huepeden & Co, AssayersLouis Huepeden was born in New York about 1832, and moved to Georgetown in Colorado in the mid-1860s. The surname is quite unusual. and according to Frossett’s Colorado, Its Gold And Silver Mines… (1880, p. 333) the Huepeden Mill was one of the earliest operating silver mills in the area, established perhaps as early as the mid…
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M. D. Short & Co, Assayers
Read more: M. D. Short & Co, Assayers4.18 oz August 1865 M.D. Short & Co. silver Colorado Ingot. 130.0 grams. An irregularly shaped ingot engraved “FIRST PIECE OF SILVER OF ANY SIZE SMELTED IN COLORADO / ORE MINED, SILVER EXTRACTED IN SNAKE RIVER DISTRICT SUMMIT CO. / AUG. 1865 / BY M.D. SHORT & CO.” on four lines. An amazing piece of…