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Findley Gold Mining Stock, 1881 [178330]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Findley Gold Mining Stock, 1881 [178330]
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150.00USDto 8*************e+ buyer's premium (37.50)
This item SOLD at 2024 Apr 13 @ 09:40UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Issued 1881 Findley Gold Mining of Georgia stock. "The Findley Mine was an exceptionally important mine in the Georgia Gold Rush. The Findley Gold Mine was one of Dahlonega’s most famous and productive mines for almost a century. Opened shortly before the Civil War and abandoned soon after the United States entered World War II. The celebrated Findley vein was discovered in 1858 by a man by the name of Charles Duncan, who was employed by Col. J. J. Findley to test for gold, and while thus employed found this rich vein. Prior to Duncan’s discovery, vein mining was still relatively new in the area. Gold had been discovered near the Chestatee River in 1828, but the miners who flocked to north Georgia hoping to strike it rich panned the streambeds using placer mining tools and techniques. The Findley Gold Mining Company owned this precious piece of land from 1878 to 1885 when it was sold in a sheriff's sale. The Findley Ridge is considered the backbone of the Georgia Gold Belt. [Barnacles of Gold by Amerson)" Dahlonega Georgia Fred Holabird Collection