1870s Unissued Stock Certificate of Richmond Mining Company of Nevada

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Here is an unissued Stock certificate from the Richmond Mining Company of Nevada. Located in Eureka District, Lander County, NV.1870s. This has an Indian vignette on the left edge. Printed by Bancroft & Co., San Francisco. Mining, especially for lead, was the town's economic mainstay, as the nearby hillsides ranked as Nevada's second-richest mineral producer, behind western Nevada's Comstock Lode. Two of the largest concerns in Eureka were the Richmond Mining Company and the Eureka Mining Company. These two companies often collided, and in one instance, their litigation reached the U.S Supreme Court. 4 ¼” x 8 ¾”. Unused and very clean.