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Twin River SMC Stock, Ophir Canon, Nye County [130984]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:120.00 - 200.00 USD
Twin River SMC Stock, Ophir Canon, Nye County  [130984]
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120.00USDto 6****A+ buyer's premium (26.40)
This item SOLD at 2022 Feb 25 @ 09:27UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Ophir Canyon Mining District, Nye County, State of Nevada printed beneath mining vignette. Inc. in New York. No. 344, issued for 12 shares to Ellen Abbott on March 28th, 1868. Signed by president A.W. Canfield and secretary James Heddey. Not cancelled. Vignette at top showing two miners working underground. Also, New York state seal at the bottom. Printed by JJ Bloomfield, New York. 25 cent revenue stamp attached at the bottom left. Folds and toning. The Twin River Mining Company was located in Ophir in Nye County. Silver was discovered in 1863 and by 1867 almost 400 people were living in the canyon. Buildings included a church, a few stores, a school, a fraternal lodge, and a few saloons. A post office also opened in 1867. Trouble began because of the extremely tough rock in which the silver was imbedded. Extracting costs were so high the mining company declared bankruptcy in late 1868. When the mining company left in 1868 the town was practically abandoned. Additional information on the mine and mining camp of Twin River is included.

Date: 1868
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Ophir, Nye Co.
Provenance: Joe Elcano Nevada Mining Stock Collection