Category: Nevada
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Nevada Silver Co.
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Read more: Nevada Silver Co.The Nevada Silver Co. was incorporated in Nevada on January 18, 1919 by C.E. Crowley, H.K. Linger and Ed Wynn (lawyers and a constable), all directors and officers located and living in Idaho Falls Idaho. Their resident agent in Nevada was W.H. Leonard in Rawhide, Nevada, whose office was listed as in Room 1 of…
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Union Mine
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Read more: Union Mine3 oz Union Mine, Value: $24.35, Mixed Metal Ingot From the Lily Collection, now housed at the Smithsonian Institution. Likely a fabrication that was routed through Ford. This is the only known ingot of its kind at this time. Obverse Text: GOLD 354 / SILVER 619 F / UNION MINE / REWARD CAL / B…
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J. D. Minor
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Read more: J. D. Minor2.88 oz 1869 Presentation Silver Bar to J. D. Minor 2″x 7/8″x 3/8″. 2.88 troy ounces, $3.77 Face Value J. D. Minor (c1830-1911) is a bit of an enigma despite the important roll he played in Humboldt County and the State of Nevada. He held Humboldt county political positions from 1863 to 1870. The last…
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William Sharon
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Read more: William SharonAssayer Edward Ruhling’s Presentation Ingot to William Sharon, circa 1869 This important silver ingot was first illustrated in the book, The Anatomy of an Ingot (Franklin, 2012, p. 12). It is ornately engraved “Presented to William Sharon, Esq. by E. Ruhling & Co., Virginia City, Nevada.” It measures 2 1/4″ x 1 3/16″ and weighs…
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A. Soderling, Assayer
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Read more: A. Soderling, AssayerAugust Soderling, a Swedish immigrant, was the assayer and manager of Theall and Co. in Austin, Nevada during the 1860s [Ref: Gariaeff, Nick, “August Soderling,” 2010]. A. Soderling was a well known assayer in Nevada mining camps, who later worked in such places as Bodie and Treasure Hill. Mark Twain wrote an article titled, “Silver…
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R. H. Small to W. U. Saunders
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Read more: R. H. Small to W. U. SaundersIncredible African-American Historical Ingot Presented to Mark the 1869 Colored National Labor Convention Nevada. Treasure Hill. Silver. 19.0 mm x 37.8 mm x 15.2 mm. Unmarked for weight and fineness. 98.0 grams, 3.15 troy ounces. A somewhat austere looking trapezoidal form ingot, engraved on the top face “R.H. Small To W.U. Saunders.” The right and…
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H. W. Beecher
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Read more: H. W. BeecherNV – Virginia City,Storey County – MM Frederick Ingot NV – Virginia City,Storey County – MM Frederick IngotThe H. W. Beecher, MM Frederick Virginia City Ingot This ingot came to our attention earlier this year and is a new discovery. As a presentation ingot, it brings together many of the elements of American politics of…
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LC and CJ Gillett
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Read more: LC and CJ Gillett$10.22 LC and CJ Gillett Silver Ingot NV – Silver City,Lyon County – 1874 This small silver ingot came from the same collection as the Butte silver ingot. It is hand engraved with the names of “L.C. Gillett and C.J. Gillett, August 21, 1874, Silver City, Nev.” With a value of “$10.22” stamped on the…
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Miss Clara Alexandra Brumsey
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Read more: Miss Clara Alexandra Brumsey1883 “Pride of the Comstock” Morgan Dollar The following piece is a celebration stamped onto a Morgan dollar in excellent condition. It is remarkable how well preserved the coin is itself after all these years. Commemerative of the arrival of Miss Clara Alexandra Brumsey, the Pride of the Comstock. Based on the tag it is…