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Nevada Saloon Triangular Copper Ingot, Good for $5 [145574]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Ingots Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Nevada Saloon Triangular Copper Ingot, Good for $5  [145574]
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70.00USDto f*****E+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Feb 25 @ 13:29UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Triangular piece of copper, 1/4 inch think, with punched letters" Triangle 5 Soloon (sic) 5// 5 Rawhide, Nev.// One 5 Bet 5// 5 Five Dollars 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4" 136.2 grams. Dark brown oxidation. Origin unknown. Date unknown. Highly unlikely to be a legitimate piece from the 1907-8 height of the Rawhide mining camp, as ingots of this value were nearly always in precious metal, or the metal of the mining camp, and that was gold for Rawhide. Is it a fantasy piece made at the time sold for fun at the bar to touring miners or prospectors? Was it dug in a Rawhide dump before the open pit mine consumed the entire town of Rawhide? Was it made by a clever person as a fantasy in the 1960s? Regardless, it is a fun display piece invoking lots of discussion.

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State: Nevada
City: Rawhide
Provenance: Bill McKivor Collection