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Emma Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock NV Territorial 1863 [163668]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Emma Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock NV Territorial  1863  [163668]

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Emma Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock, Dayton, Lyon County, Nevada Territory. Cert. #26 dated Feb. 14, 1863, issued to J. H. Kinkead, a future governor of Nevada, for 5 shares on. Incorporated in Nevada Territory and capitalized at $600,000; 600 shares at $1000 per. Datelined Dayton, N.T. Signed by Adolph Sutro as President and B. P. Hazeltine as Secretary. The mining company was a consolidation of 4 ledges and prior mining companies: San Francisco Company - Neighbor Ledge, the Great Western Company - Great Western Ledge, the Murphy Company - Ball Ledge, and the Kinkead Company - Snow Ledge, all into one company. Two vignettes at left—one of a ship and the second of an eagle—a small dog and safe vignette at bottom, and a rare partially imperforate 25-centt. Bond Internal Revenue stamp affixed at right. Uncancelled. Printer-Enterprise Print. According to one authority, "The Emma was a claim named after Sutro's daughter. It was near the Sutro Tunnel entrance, located up in the hills near the #1 shaft for the Tunnel. Hazeltine was a partner in a clothing store in Dayton with Sise" [Holabird, 2000, 83]. There is a small burn hole at far left affecting the bottom of one of the vignettes. Extra rare. Dayton Nevada Franklin Collection