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Empire Mill & Mining Co. Territorial Checks Issued to Comstock Merchants (4) [201621]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Empire Mill & Mining Co. Territorial Checks Issued to Comstock Merchants (4) [201621]
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25.00USDto t*******d+ buyer's premium (6.25)
This item SOLD at 2025 Sep 19 @ 08:44UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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Lot of 4 Wells Faro & Co. territorial checks issued by the Empire Mine in Gold Hill to Comstock merchants. All signed by RN Graves as supt. Merchants include: John Griffin (owner of the New York Restaurant in VC), J. Barnert & Co. (clothing), M. Goldman & Co. (furniture), and Philip Reese (blacksmith shop). The Empire was one of the original Gold Hill claims. It was combined with several others to form the Consolidated Imperial in the 1870s.
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Date: 1863-64
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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