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Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Company $1000 Bond

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Company $1000 Bond
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160.00USDto i*****l+ buyer's premium (40.00)
This item SOLD at 2018 Mar 16 @ 16:27UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Number 185. Located in Inyo County. Signed by Wm. S. Corwin president and Miles Hudson secretary. Issued to E Robinson trustee. Coupons 2 through 9 attached. Excellent condition - no rips, tears, edge issues of foxing. The company operated the Oro Fino, Mammoth, Knickerbocker and Chrysopolis lodes near the Owen's River in the Inyo Mining District. It also owned the town site of Chrysopolis. The lodes and the town site are listed on the bond as properties securing the bond. Although the bond certificate states that the properties were in Tulare County, Chrysopolis is listed in Inyo County in "Western Post Offices Volume 1"- The West by Helbock. Chrysopolis is listed under Aberdeen in California’s Geographic Names (Durham, p.1143). “A mining camp called Chrysopolis flourished briefly in the 1860’s on the east side of the Owens River south of Aberdeen”. The Chrysopolis post office operated less than two years, between 1866-1867, shortly after the bond was issued. The bond is in Very Fine condition. Three vignettes depict mining scenes and allegorical woman warriors. Vignette at top center appears to be a variation of the California State Seal (Eureka) with mining and forest scene surrounding. A blue U.S. Internal Revenue fifty cent mortgage stamp with George Washington at center. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Date: 1865 Location: Chrysopolis, California HWAC# 55068