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Jo Daviess Gold & Silver Mining Co. 1864 [163657]

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Jo Daviess Gold & Silver Mining Co.  1864 [163657]
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Jo Daviess Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate - American Flat, Gold Hill Mining District, Gold Hill, N.T. This is a very striking certificate: blue on white, fancy scrip and gold ingots to hold numbers. etc. Certificate # 28 for 20 shares to Samuel Pryor datelined Gold Hill, N.T. on February 10, 1864. Signed by Samuel D Pryor, Secretary and President, Samuel Pryor. Tightly held company! Incorporated Jan. 20,1864 and capitalized at $300,000; 3000 shares at $100 per. Four ledges on the mine. Not cancelled. 25-cent Power of Attorney Revenue stamp. Discoloration center and top left. No edge or corner issues. Nice! Named in honor of a true Gold Rush pioneer. Listed as ëJoe Davis' in Collins with S. D. Pryor as secretary. Samuel Pryor was listed as a miner for the Sides Mining Company.†Blue print by H.S. Crocker in Sacramento. [ American Flat Nevada 1864