Great Republic Gold and Silver Mining Co. of Virginia - 50 Bond (Uncanceled) - M for Sale

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Great Republic Gold and Silver Mining Co. of Virginia - 50 Bond (Uncanceled) - M For Sale

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Great Republic Gold and Silver Mining Co. of Virginia - 50 Bond (Uncanceled) - M:
$380.00

Uncanceled 50 Sterling Bond printed by Continental Bank Note Co., NY. Also available in lower condition at a lesser price. Please inquire if interested. Most gold mining in Virginia was concentrated in the Virginia Gold-Pyrite belt in a line that runs northeast to southwest through the counties of Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, Fauquier, Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Orange, Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Cumberland, and Buckingham. Some gold was also mined in Halifax, Floyd, and Patrick counties. The earliest recording of gold mining activity in Virginia began about 1804 as placer mining, followed quickly by lode mining. Mining continued unabated until the onset of the California Gold Rush, at which point most serious speculators moved west. Production continued at a low level until the Civil War, when it virtually ground to a halt. Near the end of the war, Union troops began a systematic campaign to destroy the economic base of the South. Many gold mines were sub Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.