Category: Nevada
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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…
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Chico Ledge
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Read more: Chico Ledge5.50 oz Chico Ledge Exhibition Ingot From the Chico Ledge. 5.50 ounces, 991 fine, $7.05. Chico Ledge, Echo District, Humboldt County, NT, circa 1863. There are three different mines carrying the Chico name in the western U.S. through about 1873. One is in Arizona, and another in New Mexico, but both are principally gold mines.…
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S. Dowling, Assayer
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Read more: S. Dowling, Assayer27.00 oz S. Dowling Silver Bar, Gold Hill, NV – Storey County – c1870s A Discovery Ingot! Front of ingot reads; No 5087 / Oz 27.00 / Cold 15 Fine / Silv 587 Fine / S.Dowling / Gold$ 8.36 / Silver $20.49 / Val $28.86. Measures: 4.5″ X .5″ X 2.25″. Sam Dowling was a…
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Sweetwater Mining Co.
Read more: Sweetwater Mining Co.c1883-1887 – The Sweetwater Mining Company silver ingot comes to us from the Western Collections of Richard Gooding, a major collector in Texas, who passed away a number of years ago. He had major collections of guns, Wells Fargo, and mining ephemera, all now long disbursed except the ingots, which were retained by the family…
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J. W. Grier
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Read more: J. W. GrierPresentation Ingots of J. W. Grier (Wells, Fargo & Co. Agent) to Nora H. Grier with IRS stamp on reverse; and Small Presentation Ingot of Nora Grier (1869) Silver City, Nevada. The tax stamp dates the larger ingot to 1863-1867. These two ingots are an important representation of early Comstock mining, made for a long-term…
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Eureka Consolidated
Read more: Eureka Consolidated2.56 oz Eureka Consolidated Silver Ingot Eureka, Nevada, ca. 1873-1885. The top side reads 2.56 OZ / GOLD 004 FINE / (S)ILVER 978 FIN(E) / GOLD $0.21 / SILVER $3.23. The top, long side has a EUREKA stamp and the adjacent short side to the right has the abbreviation CON.This is an exhibition ingot, used…
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Carson City Mint
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in NevadaRead more: Carson City MintWhile no known ingots survive from the Carson City Mint, this might be the next best thing! A punch bearing the mint name used for bullion. NV – Carson City,Carson City Mint Bullion Punch This unique and wonderful piece was spotted by Carson City Mint Press Operator, Ken Hopple and brought to us from a…