Designed by
Brown, Grafton Tyler, American, 1841 - 1918
Date
1876
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 1/8 × 9 1/4 in. (10.5 × 23.5 cm)
Description
This is a rectangular off-white paper stock certificate.
Obverse: Bordered by a decorative pattern that features a modified floral and half circle. The name of the company "ROCK ISLAND" is in large letters centered in the middle of the rectangle. The words "GOLD & SILVER MINING COMPANY." The certificate is made out to "Ja's Coffin [illegible]/ Twenty (20)." Along the top the certificate is dated "Sept 12th 1876."
Reverse: There are several stamps, in blue ink. The top stamp reads “Assessment No.___Paid/ Jun 21, 1877/_____Secretary." The first blank space is filled with a handwritten "12" while the second blank space is filled with a handwritten signature "JWClark. The bottom stamp reads "Assessment No. ____ Paid/Feb 9 1878/ ______/Secretary." The first blank space is filled with "13” while the second blank space is filled with a handwritten signature "JWClark." There is the signature "James Coffin" is large handwritten letters underneath these stamps.
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
stock certificates
Topic
Business
Design
Graphic design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Object number
2015.240.3
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57ee39d6c-7341-40f3-9345-085b28ba5abd

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