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Consolidated California & Virginia Mining Company Check Group [155501]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 120.00 USD
Consolidated California & Virginia Mining Company Check Group [155501]
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50.00USDto c*********p+ buyer's premium (12.50)
This item SOLD at 2023 Apr 02 @ 10:54UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Lot of 8. The California and Con. Virginia mines, located in Virginia City, were the first and second largest producers on the Comstock Lode. Fair, Mackay, Flood, & O'Brien quietly bought up the stock to the Con. Virginia in the early 1870s. It turned out big for them with the spectacular Bonanza Discovery in 1873. 1-2) Consolidated California and Virginia Mining Company. Nevada Bank of SF. Two checks, slightly different, issued in 1886 and 1892, signed by Patton as supt. (1886) and DB Lyman (1892). 3-4) Bank of California check pair. Slightly different. Both issued in 1898 and signed by DB Lyman as superintendent. 5) 1900 check with RN-X. Signed by Jos. Ryan as supt. 6-7) Con. Virginia Mining Company pair. Bank of California. Issued in 1907 and 1913, both signed by TF McCormick as supt. 8) World War II-era check issued in 1942 to the Nevada Industrial Commission. Signed by Kendall.

Date: 1886-1942
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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