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Stock Code GEM01 |
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Certificate dated 2nd June 1961 for 100
shares of capital stock par value $1 each in
this Nevada gold mine. Issued to
Esco & Co.with the actual, handwritten signatures
of the vice president and treasurer of the
company. Ornate green
border with vignette of eagle.
The mine was
discovered in 1933 and quickly purchased by
Noble Getchell. It quickly became a huge
operation with a 400-ton mill and a company
town with almost a hundred homes. The mine
produced copper, silver, arsenic, tungsten
and gold. Operations continued until 1967.
The mill was taken down and only foundations
remain. However, a large open pit gold
operation has been active for the last
decade. The Getchell Mine has produced more
than $60 million making it one of the
richest districts in Nevada.
Certificate size is 20 cm high x 29 cm
wide . It will be mounted in a
mahogany frame, with gold inlay, size 31 cm
high x 39 cm wide.
The certificate is
shown unframed as all items are mounted to
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