USA / UK - Anglo Californian Gold mining Co. - 1853 - cert.for one share -RARE-

Description

USA / UK  - Anglo Californian Gold mining Co. - 1853 - cert.for one share -RARE-
The California Gold Rush (1848 – 1855)
Early Gold Rush stock. This was the largest foreign issue of a California gold rush venture. The company literally sold thousands of shares in a venture of which little or nothing is known. This very early stock allowed investors in England to participate in the "Gold Rush" from the safety of their homes.
The company began as the Anglo California Gold Mining & Dredging Co. in 1849., owned by Luke Williams. It was the last of Williams "gold bubble company promotions." Williams sent Henry Vere Huntley to Calaveras River in 1849. Huntely was unsuccessful, so he hired miners of the Quartz Rock Mariposa Gold Co. and arranged a deal with them. While he was in America, the name of the company had changed. The lack of progress and name changing made the directors of the company very suspicious, and they forced Williams out in April 1851. The new directors decided to crush and process ore mined by others, and sent two steam engines and crushing mills on the Augusta that year. This was one of the companies formed by John C. Fremont to develop Mariposa Estate, which he purchased from Mexico in 1847. Like many 19th century companies, investment capital came from European investors (in this case the English).
Issuer :
Anglo Californian Gold mining Co.
Type : certificate for one share
Nominal : -
Country : UK
Place : London
Issue
d
ate :
1853
Cancelled: No
Coupons : No
Quality : VF, folded (see photo)
Shipment Worldwide
Europe
USA
China
Russia
< 100 grams
6,00
6,00
6,00
6,00
100 - 350 grams
12,00
12,00
12,00
12,00
>350 grams
18,00
20,00
20,00
20,00
I will combine shipment costs for multiple wins.
Winning bidder to pay by PayPal. Other payment methods may be accepted upon request. Please note that I am located in the Netherlands.
Amounts above USD 200 require to be send by registered mail at an additional cost.