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Bank of California, Virginia City, Nevada Check Collection [199042]

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Bank of California, Virginia City, Nevada Check Collection [199042]
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Lot of 11 different. This is a fantastic collection! The Bank of California Virginia City branch opened in September 1864 with William Sharon installed as cashier. Sharon, along with WC Ralston, would build the bank into a powerhouse firm that controlled most of the Comstock mining properties in the 1860s before being unseated by Mackay, Fair, Flood, & O'Brien. First is an extremely rare and early November 1864 check--just two months after opening! This is signed by Charles Bonner for the Gould & Curry. Other pieces include: Gould & Curry 1865 (signed by Bonner); 1866 Empire Mill & Mining Co. signed by Graves, NV adhesive stamp; 1870 signed by Requa, RN-B and green printed NV stamp; 1870 G&C with rare RN-B17b, signed by Batterman; 1870 with RN-C and orange NV adhesive, signed by Batterman; 1872 G&C with rare RN-C21b, signed by Batterman; 1874 signed by Bonanza King James G. Fair; 1881 and 1884 signed by RP Keating (for Savage Mine); and 1881 debit slip.
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Date: 1864-1883
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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