Rare 1868 SIERRA NEVADA ⛏ Church Union Gold Co. Stock CALIFORNIA Eldorado Co.

Description

~  AUTHENTIC EARLY WESTERN STOCK CERTIFICATE  ~
1868 CHURCH UNION GOLD COMPANY
Organized Under the Laws of the State of New York
MINES IN EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (printed at center)
Corporate seal punched lightly into right side. Stock# 235, issued to
Calvin C. Spencer
for 556 shares valued at each - just 20 years after the original gold discovery at Sutters Mill, which started the rush to California. Signed by
John B. Church
as company president. Early 25 cent Internal Revenue stamp affixed to left side.
The Church Union Mine was located in the famous Mother Lode Gold Belt in the Sierra Nevada foothills of western El Dorado County. The ore veins contained free-milling gold and pyrite. The richest veins were the Poundstone, McCosmic, Klondyke and Kidney.
*** RARE ***
~  153 years old  ~
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Condition: The paper is still bright and there are just a few folds - no tears.
Measures about 10 & 1/2 x 7 & 1/2 inches
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All documents will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard mailer.
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