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Two 'Washoe' Picks (119467)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Two 'Washoe' Picks  (119467)
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This item SOLD at 2020 Aug 30 @ 11:42UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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One is an early individually punched version and the other is a more traditional gang punched version. One has a broken handle. Washoe refers to the Washoe silver rush in Nevada. It is a style used by Comstock miners. Both were picked up by a heavy duty magnet on an open pit mining conveyor belt of a modern open pit crusher.

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State: Nevada
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Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie Area Mining Collection