QUINCY MINING COMPANY Of MICHIGAN Stock 1864. Famous Keweenaw Copper Mines 1846
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QuincyMining Company of Michigan. Stock issued on February 3, 1864 in NewYork City. Incorporated on March 30, 1848 in the State of Michigan.Revenue stamp affixed lower left, dated February 4, 1864. CertificateNo. 2082 was issued to Weston DeBillier & Company for 75 sharesof capital stock ($10 per share). Company capital was $200, 000.Original ink signatures of company president Thomas T. Werson andcompany secretary (?) Smith. Certificate is about 8” x 9”(including bottom transf...er). Vignette with an early Michigan stateseal between two allegorical women, sailing ships on left andrailroad right – small vignette lower center with arm and mallet.
Condition:Very Fine+, light folds and creasing, no tears, minor signs ofwear/handling/discoloration, ink cancelled.Printer:J. J. Bloomfield, Stationer, 70 & 72 Chambers Street, New YorkCity.
CompanyHistory:TheQuincy Mining Company was founded in 1846 to mine native copperdeposits on property near Hancock, Michigan. The company mined thePewabic Copper Lode (Keweenaw Copper District) continuously from 1856to 1931 and then again form 1937 to 1945, producing about 1.5 billionpounds of refined copper. The mine proper occupied the hill aboveHancock, Michigan on the Keweenaw Peninsula (northernmost point ofMichigan’s Upper Peninsula). The first-story mill was on the shoreof Portage Lake below the mine; the second was on Torch Lake. Thesmelter was in Ripley, just east of Hancock, on Portage Lake. Themain company office, for the most part, was headquartered in New YorkCity. The Quincy Mining Company was Michigan's second largest copperproducer and one of national and international importance. Thiscompany, along with the Adventure Consolidated Copper Company, werethe arguably the mining district’s two most well-known andprofitable copper operations.
TheQuincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company andoperated between 1846 and 1945. The Quincy Mining Company representsan outstanding example of the growth and development of the UnitedStates copper industry from its earliest years through the 1940s. Ofthe numerous mining ventures spawned by the nation's first copperboom, Quincy alone survived. The Quincy Mining Company was the first company to recognizethe limits of fissure mining and shift to amygdaloid beds, which, with the conglomerate lodes, were the low mineral-content rock uponwhich the future of the copper range district of the KeweenawPeninsula depended. The company earned the title "Old Reliable"for a fifty-four-year sequence of dividends paid to its stockholdersand its ability to continue mining during economically difficulttimes when all but the giant Calumet and Hecla had shut down.
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Condition:Very Fine+, light folds and creasing, no tears, minor signs ofwear/handling/discoloration, ink cancelled.Printer:J. J. Bloomfield, Stationer, 70 & 72 Chambers Street, New YorkCity.
CompanyHistory:TheQuincy Mining Company was founded in 1846 to mine native copperdeposits on property near Hancock, Michigan. The company mined thePewabic Copper Lode (Keweenaw Copper District) continuously from 1856to 1931 and then again form 1937 to 1945, producing about 1.5 billionpounds of refined copper. The mine proper occupied the hill aboveHancock, Michigan on the Keweenaw Peninsula (northernmost point ofMichigan’s Upper Peninsula). The first-story mill was on the shoreof Portage Lake below the mine; the second was on Torch Lake. Thesmelter was in Ripley, just east of Hancock, on Portage Lake. Themain company office, for the most part, was headquartered in New YorkCity. The Quincy Mining Company was Michigan's second largest copperproducer and one of national and international importance. Thiscompany, along with the Adventure Consolidated Copper Company, werethe arguably the mining district’s two most well-known andprofitable copper operations.
TheQuincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company andoperated between 1846 and 1945. The Quincy Mining Company representsan outstanding example of the growth and development of the UnitedStates copper industry from its earliest years through the 1940s. Ofthe numerous mining ventures spawned by the nation's first copperboom, Quincy alone survived. The Quincy Mining Company was the first company to recognizethe limits of fissure mining and shift to amygdaloid beds, which, with the conglomerate lodes, were the low mineral-content rock uponwhich the future of the copper range district of the KeweenawPeninsula depended. The company earned the title "Old Reliable"for a fifty-four-year sequence of dividends paid to its stockholdersand its ability to continue mining during economically difficulttimes when all but the giant Calumet and Hecla had shut down.
PAYMENTAND SHIPPING Please read certificate description details shown above before bidding. Please contact me with any questions before bidding. Payment by PayPal only. Shipping within the U.S. is by USPS First Class Mail ($4.00 for packages weighing 13 ounces or less) – shipping for packages weighing over 13 ounces will be shown on your invoice. If another shipping method is requested, a revised invoice will be sent. International buyers need to wait for my invoice before paying. Combined shipping cost will be offered for multiple items won – please wait for invoice before paying, or if specific shipping method or insurance is requested. Multiple items will be shipped together in one package. All packages will be shipped with certificates placed in plastic sleeves with cardboard backing and marked “Do Not Bend”. I do not profit on shipping costs charged. Items typically shipped within two days of payment.RETURNSAND GUARANTEE: Buyer satisfaction and authenticity of certificate is guaranteed – returns are accepted with 14 days of purchase (buyer pays return shipping cost unless item received is not as described in this listing). All certificates are originals – no reproductions.
