Category: States & Countries
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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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New York Assay Office
Read more: New York Assay OfficeThe New York assay office was established in 1854 to provide a reliable and accurate way to assay gold and silver. The office quickly became one of the most important in the United States, and it began producing its own series of bars, both gold and silver. The New York assay bars were different from…
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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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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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Huhn & Luckhardt, Assayer
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in CaliforniaRead more: Huhn & Luckhardt, Assayer25.4 oz Huhn & Luckhardt “Base Bar.” This unusual item was found with a metal detector in Waco, Texas on the site of an old building that was being torn down. We have never seen anything quite like it, and frankly, were challenged to find out just what it is.According to the Ninth Annual Report of…
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Alder Gulch
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Read more: Alder GulchThis item has been placed in the ‘fantasy’ category with no attribution because we believe it was made in the 20th century. 3 oz Alder Gulch, Montana, $60 gold ingot. Long and thin rectangular gold ingot stamped: ALDER GULCH / MONTANA GOLD / 925 FINE 3 OZS 4 DWT 11GR / 60 DOLLARS. The edges…
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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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Peck Mine
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Read more: Peck Mine4.62 oz Peck Mine Ingot, George E Ralph Assayer, Oct 1, 1883 The George Ralph Assayer, Peck Mine Silver Ingot, 1883Fred n. Holabird, copyright 2023 Silver ingot, 2 1/8 x 15/16 x 7/16 thick. Trapezoidal. Classic Silver Assayer’s Ingot with silver from the Peck Mine in Prescott, Arizona from 1883. Peck Mine HistoryThe Peck mine…
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Leeds Mining Co
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Read more: Leeds Mining CoNOTE: The ingots below are believed to be fantasy pieces, not genuine made by the referenced company. Instead we classify them in the “Fantasy” category. Leeds Mining Company. Silver Reef, Washington County, Utah. Silver assay ingot. December, 1877 Overall appearance of Extremely Fine. A pleasing if rough small ingot fairly well formed and clearly meant…