Tag: presentation
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J. R. Lane
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Read more: J. R. LaneThis is the only ingot known from Southern California. CA – Calico ~ Ghost Town!,San Bernardino County – 1881 – J. R. Lane Calico Silver Ingot At its height, shortly after it was founded in 1881, Calico had a population of 1,200 people and over 50 silver and gold mines. The piece is about 83%…
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Daniel G. Tipton, Panamint Ingots
Read more: Daniel G. Tipton, Panamint IngotsPair of two silver presentation ingots. One is engraved Little Chief / Panamint / D. G. T. The other is engraved Hudson River / Panamint / D. G. T. Both measure 1.25″ long x .75″ wide x 5/16″ thick. The Daniel G. Tipton Panamint, California Silver Ingots -From the Hudson River and Little Chief Mines,…
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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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Candelaria Mine
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Read more: Candelaria MineThe history of the mine is an interesting one besides being a long and heart wrenching one. The mine was first located in 1783 by Juan Jose Zambrano, who was a storekeeper. The mine was near San Dimas, a small town “on the Guarisamé River” [Paulsen, 1981, 245]. Zambrano “built three tunnels to facilitate removal…
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J.W. Pringle and C.H. Pringle
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in ColoradoRead more: J.W. Pringle and C.H. PringleJames William Pringle was born in Scotland in 1838. Many members of the Pringle family immigrated to America for various mining rushes. James, along with other family members, first settled in New York. In 1857 he was off to California to seek a fortune in gold. According to his biography, he was “fairly successful” in…
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Amie and Climax Mine
Read more: Amie and Climax Mine5.31 oz Jonathan Head, Amie and Climax Mine, Leadville Silver Ingot, CO – Leadville c1880 – “Presented to Jonathan Head by his friend John Gerians, foreman of the Amie and Climax mines.” “Leadville silver”. Size: 2” x 1” x 0.5”. Weight: 5.31 troy oz. The Amie and Climax mines are located on Fryer Hill at…
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Ontario Silver Mining Co.
Read more: Ontario Silver Mining Co.3.47 oz UT, Park City Utah, Ontario Silver Mining Co. Estimated: 1887-1920, but most likely late 1800’s. Obverse: ONTARIO . PARK CITY UTAH (around the oval) Middle: FINE / S. M. Co. / 708 (presumably fineness) Reverse: Blank The mining museum in Park City Utah mining museum have confirmed the authenticity but that they haven’t…
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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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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…