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Philadelphia and California Mining Company Stock Certificate (118049)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 USD
Philadelphia and California Mining Company Stock Certificate  (118049)
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A certificate for stock in the Philadelphia and California Mining Company, completed on Sept. 28, 1852, granting Theodore Walter 100 shares in the venture, and signed by the Secretary, L. Alter, and the President, Pearson Serrill. The central vignette depicts a mining scene representing the company's California operations. The Philadelphia and California Mining Company was founded in the same year on the basis of a land lease from John Fremont in the area of the Mariposa River. An extremely rare piece of mining ephemera. 8 x 9 1/2 inches. Previously folded. Printed form, completed in manuscript by several hands. Near fine.

Provenance: Ken Prag Collection
Country (if not USA):
State: California
City/County: Mariposa
Date: 1852