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Bullion Deposits to the United States Mint (Six Total) #57379

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins - Mint Sets Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Bullion Deposits to the United States Mint (Six Total)  #57379
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This item SOLD at 2019 Dec 05 @ 17:38UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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These six deposits were made from January to November of 1891. The ore was all in gold. They were deposited by the Bank of California for Dasso & Tiscornia (who must have sent the bullion to the Bank of California). The fact that these are small deposits of bullion and in the form of amalgam leads one to believe they were from a placer mine. Dasso & Tiscornia ran a stage out of San Andreas in the late 1880's and early 1890's. The 1886-87 McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory showed they had a general merchandise store in San Andreas also. The Dasso / Tiscornia Store still stands at 35 North Main Street. In the 1880's the Dasso brothers also owned a Livery Stable [Northern Calaveras County by Marvin, et al] State: California City: San Francisco Date: 1891