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Pioneer Mining Company 1879 [163594]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Pioneer Mining Company  1879  [163594]

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Pioneer Mining Company Stock Certificate - Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Nevada - 1879 – Re- incorporated under the laws of the State of California on Oct. 14th, 1878, and capitalized at $10,000,000; 100,000 shares at $100 per. Certificate # 6 issued to A.J. Bass, Trustee on Feb 28th, 1879, for 13,333 1/3 shares. Signed by W. H. Wallace as President and J.W. Pew as Secretary. The Pioneer claim (1200 x 1500 feet composed of the older Pioneer and Japan claims) lies 1000 feet NE of the Sierra Nevada Shaft and North of the Scorpion claim. (Ref. Pacific Coast Mining Review Oct. 1878, p.264). No Vignette. Crème colored paper with a black ornate border and black print. "Location, Virginia District, Storey Co. Nev." lower center. Printer: Lith W.T. Galloway, 540 Clay St. S.F. This is an extra rare stock, due to the trustee purchasing such a large percentage of the mine for over $1,300,000, large fortune at the time. Virginia City Nevada Franklin Collection