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Lucky Baldwin Autographed Check

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Lucky Baldwin Autographed Check
SOLD
325.00USD+ (81.25) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 Oct 26 @ 11:27UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Baldwin signed check with RNF on Pacific Exchange. This is the first time we've seen a Baldwin autograph on check. Elias Jackson Baldwin, aka "Lucky" Baldwin, used his proper initials in his business ventures "E.J. Baldwin", which is how this check is signed. Baldwin was the first president of the Pacific Stock Exchange (formed 1875), and signed this check for that entity in 1876. Baldwin was exceptionally "lucky" at most of his investments. He came to the California Gold Rush in 1853, made money along the way by buying horses from Brigham Young, invested in San Francisco real estate, got shares in the Ophir mine and turned that into another fortune; bought land at Tahoe, then moved to Southern California where he continued his massive land acquisition and speculation businesses. FH's great grandfather used to tell stories of having a bit of whiskey on Baldwin's front porch as part of his job for the SPRR to acquire land.... City: San Francisco State: California Date: HWAC# 82432