4.18 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 Western mining memorabilia, a piece that can be directly traced almost to the day for its provenance. This is a very unique Colorado Territory piece that resembles a nugget with one face smoothed in order to allow for stamping of the phrase and attribution.
[09/2009] https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-B21AO/august-1865-md-short-co-silver-colorado-ingot ($6,900)