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Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer - w/Iridium 1859 [169247]

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Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer - w/Iridium  1859  [169247]

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San Francisco, California Gold Rush Assay Office Receipt E. Justh refinery 1859 - Fancy printing on this receipt for gold bullion. “Assay office and gold and Silver Refinery, of E. Justh 104 Montgomery St. San Francisco Oct. 26th, 1859. No.1906 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Wells Fargo & Co. for CTH Palmer. Weight before melting: 91.65 troy oz. After melting: 91.46. Fineness: .903. Full Value of Gold: $1,707.25. Signed for E. Justh by his employee Sidney Van Wyck an assayer who worked for a time before being employed by E. Justh, at the San Francisco Mint. Van Wyck later went on to become the sole assayer in the new mining camps of the post 1860 era of Aurora, Virginia City, Gold Hill, and Hamilton. These certificates are particularly collectible because of their direct relationship to the Justh & Hunter gold ingots found on the 1857 wreck of the Steamer, S.S. Central America. Very Fine condition. Low R6. Size: 10.5 x 5.25 inches. San Francisco California Franklin Collection