Scripophily - Mining
847 Copper River Mining Company, 1903 Alaska Mining Stock.
Alaska, 10 Shares. I/U, Impressive patriotic eagle carrying American
flag in middle as green underprint, S/N 140, extremely attractive
Alaska mining stock.
(PH)
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Est. $300-500
848 Greenwater and Death Valley Copper Company, 1907 Issued
Stock Certificate.
Mines located in Death Valley, California
(Incorporated in SD), 100 Shares, Black on orange underprint and
border with miners drilling into mine walls, XF condition, The cer-
tificate was issued to Oswald Kirby and is endorsed by him on the
verso. The certificate has not been folded and is in EF condition. A
major mine in the Greenwater district, the Greenwater and Death
Valley Copper Company, which was owned and operated by one of
the great business magnates of the early twentieth century, Charles
Schwab. ABNC.
(PH)
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Est. $250-500
849 Judson Manufacturing Co., 1887 $500 6% Gold Bond Signed
by Egbert Judson.
Oakland, California, $500, I/U, No coupons
attached, S/N 67, XF, Judson Manufacturing Company was founded
in 1882 and the operations comprised of a complete bridge and
structural steel shops, machine shop, foundry and pattern shop and
bolt and nut shops. JUDSON, EGBERT PUTNAM (Aug. 9,1812 - Jan.
9, 1893), inventor and manufacturer of explosives. In August 1867
three pounds of dynamite were made at this plant and used in a trial
blast of boulders. This is considered to be the first instance of the
manufacture and use of dynamite in the United States after the
invention of that explosive by Alfred Nobel in 1866.
(PH)
Est. $200-400
847
848
849
850 United Greenwater Copper Co., 1907 I/U Stock
Mines located in
Death Valley, California (Incorporated in SD), 100 Shares, XF, Black
on brown underprint and border with miners, XF condition, it was
organized by Malcolm L. MacDonald, president of the Nevada
Smelting & Mines Corporation, for the purpose of operating 15
claims on the eastern extension of the ledges of the Greenwater &
Death Valley. ABNC
(PH)
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Est. $250-500
851 Vulture Mining Company, 1907 Issued Stock Certificate.
Wonder, Nevada. 500 Shares, I/U, Black with green border with vul-
tures, XF, rare mine and unique vignette.
(PH)
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Est. $200-300
852 Coyaima Hydraulic Company, 1876 with Impressive
Christopher Columbus vignette.
Colombia. (Incorporated in
New York), 1876, 10 Shares, I/U, 3 x 3 inch vignette of Columbus in
sight of land, engraved by National BNC, S/N 189, VF with toning on
the left side, a repaired 1 inch split at the left middle fold and slight
splitting on the right middle fold, First time seen by cataloger as well
as very possibly unique. The vignette is very similar to the vignettes
found on early National Banknotes that contained engravings by
NBNC. The mines were located near the Venezuela-Colombia bor-
der.
(PH)
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Est. $600-1000
853 Antlers Gold Mining Co., (Cripple Creek District), 1900. I/U
Stock.
Colorado. 1900. 1000 I/U Stock. #228. Black print with
green border and underprint. Vignette top left of a Buck. VF condi-
tion. Elgan Bank Note Co. ..............................................
Est. $75-120
854 Catherine H. Gold Mining Co. (Cripple Creek District), 1896.
I/U Stock.
Colorado. 1896. 5000 I/U Stock. #102. Brown print with
gold border and seal. Mining vignette top center. VF condition with
creases from folds. Denver Lith Co. ................................
Est. $70-140
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