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Rare Gold Rush Checks (2) [160159]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Paper Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:240.00 - 400.00 USD
Rare Gold Rush Checks (2) [160159]
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120.00USDto 8*************e+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Mar 30 @ 10:22UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Set of two rare California Gold Rush checks from two different banking companies.
A) Check from Macy, Low & Co., Bankers, Marysville California. Dated June 19, 1856. Paid to M.D. Dobbins. Mark D. Dobbins helped settle to town of Dobbins, about 26 miles northeast of Marysville, in 1849. This check has a nice vignette of a dog in the top left corner.
B) Check from Read & Co., Sacramento City. Dated April 22, 1854. The banking house of Read & Co. was located on the corner of Third and J Streets in Sacramento. They were forced to close shortly after the Panic of 1855. [Cross, 1927]

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