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Buena Vista G&S Stock, Prince Royal District, Humboldt Co. N.T., 1863 [144471]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Buena Vista G&S Stock, Prince Royal District, Humboldt Co. N.T., 1863 [144471]
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Rare mining district. # 40(or 70) for 5 shares (numbers 256 to 260) for T. J. Jenkins on August 21, 1863. Dateline San Francisco. Secretary H. B. Minott and president George L. Kenny. "Fort Pitt Ledge / Buena Vista Gold & Silver Mining Co. / Prince Royal District, Humboldt County" printed on top. Vignette of miner heading to work while another pushes an ore cart out of a tunnel. Not a common vignette. Rare Lithographer Drouaallet [sic], San Francisco. Cut a little erratically. Some pin holes. Prince Royal Mining District is near Imlay, Nevada. The Fort Pitt Ledge was its bread and butter. However, as the Virginia Evening Bulletin described it, "Items from this district are like angels visits, few and far between." Research on Prince Royal district, Fort Pitt Ledge.

Date: 1863
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Humboldt County
Provenance: Joe Elcano Nevada Mining Stock Collection