Rare Ingot – Vintage Silver, Gold Bars, and Rare Bullion

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  • J & E James

    J & E James

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    1887 Leadville, Colorado Personal Commemorative Silver Ingot. 63 x 23 x 14.5 mm. 2794.2 grains. Extremely Fine. A lovely ingot with attractive ornamentation, the upper face is inscribed FROM / J and E. James / Leadville Colo which is framed within an engraved border of floral designs. The “front” face – again within a finely…

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  • Maud E. Lord

    Maud E. Lord

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    MAUD E. LORD-DRAKE Leadville, Colorado Maud Drake, nee Lord, was not an assayer, refiner, or engraver. She was a noted American medium and spiritualist of the late 19th century, active in New York City, Boston, and Leadville. The bar to follow has been listed under her name since it does not bear the name of…

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  • Maxon Mine

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    4.92 oz 1876 Silver Presentation Ingot. Amador City, California. Maxon Mine. .987 silver. $5.28. 55.4 mm x 17.9 mm x 13.7 mm. Choice Near Mint State.A beautifully accomplished anonymous presentation ingot from the Sierra Nevadas, less than 50 miles from the famed Sutter’s Mill. Top face is neatly engraved “Maxon / June 28th 1876” inside…

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  • C. R. Turrill

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    5.15 oz Bristol, Nevada, 1874, White Pine Rush Silver Ingot, Turrill Silver Ingot Engraved from Julius A. Turrill to Clayton R Turrill, White River/Pioche Nevada c 1874 5.15 Troy oz silver ingot engraved on one side by the presenter, Julius A. Turrill to his nephew, Clayton R. Turrill engraved on a polished surface. 2” x…

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  • F. L. Corwin

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    4.7 oz F. L. Corwin Presentation Silver Ingot NV – Pioche, Lincoln County – c1871 This ingot is comes from a collection in the East. It is a presentation ingot, engraved “from F.L. Corwin” to E. Booth of New York, marked “Pioche, Nev.” on the two ends of the ingot. It measures 1.75” long, 0.6”…

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  • Gertie O. Rugg

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    Unique Gertie O. Rugg Silver Presentation Ingot–Possibly the Only Ingot Known Today From the Belcher Mine Gertie O. Rugg 1876 Presentation Silver Ingot from the Belcher Mine, Virginia City, Nevada.  Gertie Rugg was the daughter of Belcher Mine Chief Engineer J. Rugg, who had this ingot engraved with her name and date for a special…

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  • J. G. Lee and John Lee

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    Nevada. Treasure City, White Pine County. 1870-dated presentation ingot. Silver, unmarked. Approximately 16 ¼ ounces. 68.7 mm x 36.1 mm x 21.1 mm. Oval photograph, housed in gold-rimmed brass frame, measures 21.8 x 28.1 mm and is inset into an oval divot in the top face of the bar roughly 4 mm deep. The top face…

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  • Joseph T. Kennedy

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    Background and History The White Pine silver rush at Hamilton and Treasure Hill was in full swing by 1870, barely 2 years old. It attracted miners and prospectors from all over America, particularly the African American community from the California bay area as evidenced in the Elevator newspaper which promoted black business. There is no…

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  • Yuba Mine, California

    Yuba Mine, California

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    4.1 oz California. Yuba Mine, Nevada County. Silver. 1897 Measuring 20.9 mm x 50.6 mm x 12.5 mm. Unmarked for weight and fineness. 127.6 grams, 4.10 troy ounces. A very simple ingot, with the top face (bottom of the pour) finely smoothed and polished, then carefully engraved “Yuba” in cursive with a smaller 1897 in…

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