Category: States & Countries
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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…
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Van Wyck & Co, Assayers
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Read more: Van Wyck & Co, AssayersSidney Van Wyck arrived in San Francisco from Baltimore before 1851. By 1860 he was working as a laborer in a gold refinery in the city. Kelly’s 1863VAN WYCK & COMPANY SIDNEY VAN WYCK Virginia City, Nevada directory lists Van Wyck as in business with a Mr. Winchester in Aurora, Nevada Territory. Above is an…
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F.W. Schultz & Son
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Read more: F.W. Schultz & SonAs with so many other western assayers (or engravers, Schultz may have been either) of the middle and late 19th century, given the fact that this field of research is so new it should not be surprising that at present the cataloguer knows absolutely nothing about this assayer beyond whatcan be read on this commemorative…
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Savage Mining Company
Read more: Savage Mining CompanyThe Savage Mining Company was founded by A.O. and L.C. Savage in 1859 on the Comstock Lode. Neighbors were the Gould & Curry and Hale & Norcross holdings. Silver ore was extracted for the first few years and the mine expanded through acquisition of two other mining companies’ holdings. After 1865 successful extraction declined, principally…
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E. Ruhling & Co
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Read more: E. Ruhling & Co4.16 oz E. Ruhling & Co. Virginia City, Gold Hill, or Hamilton, Nevada. Silver assay ingot Overall appearance of Very Fine. Medium silver gray color. Surfaces rough in places, smoother where the piece has been handled. An interesting ingot. The ethnic seems to be a logotype but the remainder of the inscriptions seems accomplished by…
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George E. Rogers, Assayer
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Read more: George E. Rogers, AssayerGeorge E. Rogers began his career in the assaying business as clerk to G.W. Bell of San Francisco. When Bell died in an accidental nitroglycerine explosion in 1866 Rogers joined with L.A. Sanderson and continued Bell’s assaying business under the name Sanderson & Co. Rogers ran the office, Sanderson was the money man, and Edward…
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J. Reed, Assayer
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Read more: J. Reed, AssayerAbsolutely nothing about this assayer was known to Mr. Ford and the cataloguer has little to add beyond the numismatic observations to follow.Assuming the date on the presumed unique Reed bar, 1876, is contemporary with its manufacture, and that the description of the bar’s contents as“California Placer Gold” is accurate, Reed may have been a…
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Edward Posen, Assayer (Ford)
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Read more: Edward Posen, Assayer (Ford)NOTE: The ingots below are 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 a rough Very…
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J. Rosenthal, Assayer
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Read more: J. Rosenthal, AssayerFormerly offered as lot 1645 in Bowers’ Lexington Collection. J. Rosenthal’s business opened in Prescott, Arizona in August 20, 1875, a fact that was announced in a notice published in the contemporary Arizona newspaper The Weekly Miner. The silver in the Prescott region was extracted from the Wallapai Mountains which was an active mining area from the…