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Gould & Curry Mining Check Issued to Assayer Harvey Harris [199167]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Gould & Curry Mining Check Issued to Assayer Harvey Harris [199167]
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160.00USDto B*********g+ buyer's premium (40.00)
This item SOLD at 2025 Jul 13 @ 10:27UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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March 3rd, 1870 check issued to Harvey Harris for $50. Signed by superintendent Isaac Requa. RN-B with printed green Nevada revenue stamp. Not signed by Harris. Harvey Harris was born in Denmark in 1814. In the late 1840s, he was working for the US Mint at New Orleans. He came to California in 1852 with his wife and children and started working for the assay firm of Kellogg & Humbert. He also worked for the US Branch Mint in San Francisco in 1854. In 1855, he opened his own assay office in Sacramento with partner Desiree Marchand (from Paris). A year later, they opened an office in Marysville. Both locations were perfect to help process the gold coming out of the Mother Lode, especially the rich Sierra and Butte County mines. Harris established a presence in Nevada at the start of the Comstock Lode (1859). They opened an office in Carson City, then Gold Hill and Silver City. He eventually focused his interests in the Gold Hill office. He died in 1894 and was buried in Carson City.
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Date: 1870
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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