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Bayard Smelting and Milling Company Stock and Bond (90535)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:120.00 - 200.00 USD
Bayard Smelting and Milling Company Stock and Bond  (90535)
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1) Stock # `93 for 100 shares to Barclay A Warbucks. Signed by president William D Murray and George S (?). Dateline Central City 189-. Incorporated 1896. Dog ear upper right. other nicks and small rips. 2) $500 Mortgage Gold Bond. Cancelled September 2, 1903 on date it was due. Large corner folds. Some discoloration upper right. 10 coupons with 2c document stamps for payment made. 50c document stamp on bond. 15.5x18". "The Bayard portion of the Central Mining District includes the towns of Bayard, Central, and Vanadium. The San Jose Mine produced gold, silver and copper before 1869. The adjoining Groundhog and Lucky Bill claims were located in 1900. In 1928 the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) took over both mines and operated them as a unit, the Groundhog Mine. After World War II, the mine operated sporadically. In 1969 production resumed until 1978 when it was closed. The Owl Mine was a small operation that operated until 1905." from mininghistoryassociation.org. Ken Prag Collection

Date: 1890's
City/County: Central City
State: New Mexico