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December 11, 2015
Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.comCalifornia
Outstanding Bodie Bluff Stock Certificate.
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503 Bodie Bluff Consolidated Gold Mining Co., 1879 Issued StockCertificate.
Bodie Mining District, Mono County, California.
Aug.13, 1879, 100 Shares, I/U, Black on white paper with ornate
title lettering on bottom and monogram on top left, signed by
W.P. Minot as president. VF-XF. Rare Bodie District mining stock
certificate.�������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$600-1200
504
504 Greenwater andDeathValleyCopperCompany, 1907 IssuedStockCertificate.
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 certificate 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. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
Colorado
505
505 Gold Hammer Mines and Tunnel Co., 1911 Stock Certificate.Denver, Colorado. 164 Shares, I/U, Sledge hammer with gold head,
XF condition, rarely seen issued. (Originally purchased from FHW in
1999 for $239) ���������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$110-200
506
506 Little Diamond Consolidated Mining Co. 1882 Stock Certificate.Leadville, CO. 500 Shares, I/U, Black on red undertint with miners
in middle and lower left, VF-XF, very attractive and scarce stock
certificate. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
Michigan
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507 Copper Range Co., ND (ca.1920-30) Specimen Stock Certificate.Michigan. <100 Shares, Specimen, Black with blue border, Michigan
mining related company.�����������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
508
508 Lake Copper Company Issued Shares Signed by Paine. 1922.Michigan. 2 shares, green frame, seated woman, workers beyond,
issued to Paine, Webber & Co. and signed by William A. Paine, who
founded the brokerage firm. Issued cancelled, VF+. ������������Est.
$100-200
509
509 Quincy Mining Co., ND (ca.1900) Specimen Stock Certificate.Michigan.OddShares, Specimen, Blackwith brown border, Michigan
arms at top left, Specimen overprints & POC’s, Rare as a specimen.
VF with wavey paper. ABNC. �����������������������������������������������Est.
$200-400