Colorado Territory. Helmick Silver Mining Company, 1869 I/U Stock Certificate

Colorado Territory (Inc. in Colorado, offices in Washington, D.C.), 1869, 10 Shares I/U stock certificate, black print on white paper, ornate border, central vignette of miners working underground with pick and wheelbarrow, embossed company seal at lower left, issued December 14, 1869. S/N 39, The Helmick Silver Mining Company was incorporated under the laws of Colorado in November 1869 with $300,000 capital stock divided into $100 shares. Early post–Civil War era mining venture, reflecting the rush for Colorado’s silver lodes during the formative years of organized mining investment in the territory. Choice VF condition or better.

Estimate:£186.76

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