CO. Central Colorado Prospecting and Mine Developing Co., 1881, I/U

Leadville, Colorado..., 1881. 130 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Black print with black border and green underprint, Mining vignette at center under title with gold embossed seal at bottom left corner S/N 910, VF to VF+ condition. Issued at the height of the Leadville silver boom, this certificate reflects the intense speculative activity of the early 1880s when dozens of prospecting and development companies were formed to chase new carbonate-ore discoveries. Although not recorded as a producing operation, it represents the promotional mining ventures that fueled Leadville’s rapid growth and remains a desirable example of early boom-era Colorado mining finance.

Estimate:£97.11

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