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Cripple Creek Mining Stock & Bond Certificate Catalogue
A listing of Cripple Creek mining stocks and bonds. Cripple Creek stock certificates are our specialty!
Cripple Creek, Colorado was a place like no other in the state. Up to the 1890's much of Colorado's mining wealth came in the form of silver and the nation became dependant on its silver for coinage; Colorado produced over 50% of the total silver mined in the U.S. each year. With silver coinage in political trouble and the onset of the panic of 1893, Colorado's great silver mines had been delivered a devastating blow. It was Cripple Creek that came to the rescue! With gold production that was at ever-increasing levels, some thought there to be an unending supply of gold and the camp grew almost faster than it could keep up with itself. New capital from the East and around the world flowed into Cripple Creek. This activity bolstered not only the Colorado economy, but undoubtedly, the entire nation. Some believe that Cripple Creek helped pull the entire nation out of the financial panic of '93. The enormous gold production gained Cripple Creek the name of "Greatest Gold Camp on Earth"! And until the 1930's it was. The legacy of Cripple Creek lives on today in an incredible array of collectable and historic stock certificates.
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Issued / Cancelled, 1898. "Burns and Morning Star Mines at Cripple Creek". Certificate signed by John E. Hundley Properties located on Bull Hill. This company absorbed the Calumet Gold Mining and Milling Company. This is a nice, often overlooked Cripple Creek certificate. This variety has a colorful gold border & seal and green print. Prior to his involvement in Cripple Creek, John Hundley was the proprietor of the Antlers Hotel Livery stables in Colorado Springs and in 1889 opened a carriage road up Pikes Peak. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $45 Item #CR21125 Order Now! |
Acacia
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Cancelled, 1900. Issued at Denver, Colorado. "Principal mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado. A reorganization of the Anaconda Gold Mining Company of Colorado". Certificate signed by Adolph J. Zang Properties included the Anaconda, Superior, Great View, Excelsior, Rustler, Kittie M., Ora Fino, Puffer, Grover Cleveland, Lone Star, Lone Star No. 2 and 3, Little Mack No. 3, Sarah B., Napoleon, No-Name, Ivywild, Hub, Free Milling, and Amy H. on Gold Hill.. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $45 Item #CR21124 Order Now! |
Anaconda Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1900. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Properties located on Raven Hill south of the Elkton Mine. Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $85 Item #CR21077 Order Now! |
Anna
May Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1896. Fantastic vignette depicting Victor, Battle Mountain and the surrounding mines. Properties were located just west of the town of Cripple Creek. Certificate is in F condition
Offered at: $450 Item #CR21092 Order Now! |
Apache
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1898. "Office at Colorado Springs, Colorado" stated on certificate. Claims: San Jose on Gold Hill Extension; Fountain Valley on Beacon Hill; Silver King and Vera Beymer below Mound City; Jno. R. Watts, Augustine, Bill Nye and Bonnie Jean, 52 acres, west of Mound City. This is a seldom seen certificate variety of the company! Certificate is in F condition with minor staining to edges in a couple places. Very presentable!
Offered at: $50 Item #CR21104 Order Now! |
Banner
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1901. Properties included the T.J. and Talisman lodes on Galena Hill, Cripple Creek District. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $85 Item #CR21111 Order Now! |
Challenge Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1899. Nice seldom seen company, attractive certificate. Printed on certificate: "Cripple Creek Mining District". Properties were located on Raven Hill, Cripple Creek District. Ed M. DeLaVergne, one of the earliest promoters of the Cripple Creek District, was associated with this company. Certificate is in F condition
Offered at: $175 Item #CR21123 Order Now! |
Central
Consolidated Mines Corporation
Issued / Uncancelled, 1903. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colo. Unique pink paper and red seal. Properties were located near Cameron. Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $75 Item #CR21069 Order Now! |
Cumberland Consolidated
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1902. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Issued to and signed by Cripple Creek stock broker Francis J. Hobbs. "Mines in Cripple Creek District" stated on certificate. Company owned Jno. R and Ida May claims on Copper Mountain. Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $85 Item #CR21080 SOLD! |
Estella Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Cancelled, 1896. Certificate signed by H. K. Devereux Properties located on Bull Hill. Horace K. Devereux was an early investor and promoter in the Cripple Creek District with the likes of Spencer Penrose, Charles MacNeill, and Henry Blackmer. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $35 Item #CR21126 Order Now! |
Favorite
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Cancelled, 1899. Certificate was transferred to W. S. Stratton. Stamped on back of certificate, not signed (click here to see back of certificate) "Mines located at Cripple Creek, El Paso County, Colorado" printed on certificate. Owned the Findley located on Bull Hill. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $35 Item #CR21128 Order Now! |
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Issued / Cancelled, 1893. Signed by Sam J. Altman and H. W. Barry. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colo. Properties were located on Bull Hill. Sam J. Altman was founder of the town of Altman, Colorado which was the location of the first stamp mill in the District. It also claimed to be the highest incorporated city in the world at the time. Horace W. Barry was one of Cripple Creek's earliest prospectors, along with Bob Womack. Horace Barry founded the town of Barry, Colorado, which later became Anaconda after being consolidated with Mound City. Anaconda was located in Squaw Gulch, site of the earliest gold discoveries in the district. This is a Classic early Cripple Creek piece with two great signatures! Certificate is in F condition
Offered at: $200 Newly Listed Item #CR21129 Order Now! |
Free
Coinage Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1899. Issued at Denver, Colorado. Stated on certificate: "Mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado". Properties located on Galena Hill and Tenderfoot Hill. Seldom seen title! Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $125 Item #CR21076 Order Now! |
Gold
Chain Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1896. Issued at Denver, Colorado. Claims included the Big Joe Joe, Switchback, Nannie G., '56, B.B., Little Joe Joe, Granite, and Emma. Attractive certificate with vignette of horses and Native American items. Stated on certificate: "Cripple Creek Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado." Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $100 Item #CR21099 Order Now! |
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Issued / Uncancelled, 1895. Issued at Manitou, Colorado. Claims: Accident, Grotto, Annie May, Wells, and Bull Domingo on Bull Hill. Certificate is in VF condition
Offered at: $125 Item #CR21106 Order Now! |
Grotto
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1896. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colo. This company is believed to have operated the K.C.K. mine which, by 1900, had been purchased by the Avalon Gold Mining Company. Certificate is in VF condition
Offered at: $85 Item #CR21114 Order Now! |
K.
C. K. Mining & Milling Company
Issued / Uncancelled, 1899. Properties included the Key West on Gold Hill; May Queen and fraction of the Fairview on Globe Hill. In April, 1900, a portion of the Key West claim, adjoining the Abe Lincoln , was sold to W. S. Stratton. Also in 1900, the company purchased the Nest Egg and Consolidated Virginia claims on Mineral Hill. Certificate is in VF condition
Some historical context on this certificate: This certificate was issued on July 22, 1899 when J. Arthur Connell purchased these 1000 shares. While we don't know exactly what price Mr. Connell paid for these shares on the stock exchange, we do know that the highest price for Key West stock in 1899 was 6 1/8 cents per share and the lowest price was 3 1/2 cents per share. So, if we assume that he paid an average of these prices (4.8 cents per share), Mr. Connell paid approximately $48 for these 1000 shares, plus any associated broker commissions. Commissions for a stock purchased on the Colorado Springs Mining Stock Exchange which was selling for less than 5-cents per share would have been $1.25 per 1000 shares. So, Mr. Connell would have paid approximately $50 total for these 1000 shares of the Key West Gold Mining Company's stock. In 1899, $50 had the same buying power as approximately $1,324 in today's' dollars.
Offered at: $115 Item #CR21123 Order Now! |
Key
West Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1900. "Cripple Creek Gold Mining District" imprinted on certificate in gold underprint. Properties included Crown Point on Mineral Hill; Charlie Thomas on Raven Hill; Jack O'Drames, Alameen, Maguls, Good Hope, Rex No. 1, and Anything on Tenderfoot Hill. Certificate is in F condition
Offered at: $85 Item #CR21121 Order Now! |
King
Gold Mining Company
Issued / Uncancelled, 1901. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colorado. "Cripple Creek Gold Mining District" imprinted on certificate in gold underprint. Company owned the Leon lode on Galena Hill. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $75 Item #CR21108 Order Now! |
Leon
Consolidated Mining Company
Issued / Cancelled, 1907 Signed by Frank F. Castello. The Mary McKinney Mine was one of the long-time producers of the District with gross production eclipsing $10-million. Certificate is in G condition with light date and share amount as well as light edge toning. Also included with this certificate is a Cripple Creek Sampling and Ore settlement receipt for the Mary McKinney Mine. Priced to sell!
Offered at: $35 Newly Listed Item #CR21130 Order Now! |
Mary
McKinney Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1899. Wonderfully unique certificate with vignette of a Native American baby in a Papoose (spelled incorrectly on the certificate). Properties included the Squaw Mountain Tunnel and all property formerly owned by the Squaw Mountain Tunnel G. M. & D. Co. Certificate is in F condition
Offered at: $250 Item #CR21095 Order Now! |
Pappoose
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1896. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colo. Properties were located in the Cripple Creek Mining District. Certificate is in F condition
Offered at: $125 Item #CR21116 Order Now! |
Patti
Rosa
Gold Mining Company
Issued / Cancelled, 1900. Certificate signed by Charles N. Miller and James F. Burns Owned the Pharmacist located on Bull Hill. The Pharmacist was one of the oldest producers in the District. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $85 Item #CR21127 Order Now! |
Pharmacist
Consolidated Mining Company|
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Issued / Uncancelled, 1905 Issued at Colorado Springs, Colo. Properties were located Bull Hill, Mineral Hill, and Gold Hill, comprising approximately 38 acres in the Cripple Creek Mining District. Unique and attractive certificate printed entirely in gold print. "Cripple Creek Gold Mining District" printed on certificate. Certificate is in F condition Offered at: $250 Item #CR21117 SOLD! |
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Issued / Uncancelled, 1896. Issued to and signed F. F. Roby. Claims: Elton Extension on Raven Hill; Autumn, Pisgah View, and Snow Bird on Grouse Mountain. Certificate is in VF condition
Offered at: $125 Item #CR21107 Order Now! |
Preferred
Gold Mining and Milling Company
Issued / Uncancelled, 1902. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Company owned Irish Mollie, Princess, and Rose claims Certificate is in VG+ condition.
Offered at: $50 Item #CR21079 Order Now! |
Quito Gold Mining
and Milling Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1901. Properties included 4-11-44, June Bug & Good Hopes on Galena Hill. Certificate is in F condition
Offered at: $65 Newly Listed Item #CR21119 Order Now! |
Rose
Archer Gold Mining Company|
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Sacremento Gold Mining & Milling Company Issued / Uncancelled, 1900. This certificate is seldom seen uncancelled! W. S. Stratton owned a controlling interest in this company's stock by 1902. Company owned the Sacramento and Midnight claims on the south slope of Bull Hill. Signed by E.P. Shove as Vice-President. Also included with the certificate is a Lease Agreement from the Stratton Cripple Creek Mining and Development Company for a lease on the Sacremento and Midnight claims. Lease agreement is dated 1907. Certificate is in F condition
Offered at: $85 Newly Listed Item #CR21120 Order Now! |
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Issued / Uncancelled, 1902. Unique vignette showing the hills of the Cripple Creek District and the south side of Pike's Peak. Certificate is in VF condition
Offered at: $125 Item #CR21113 Order Now! |
Silver
State
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1896. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Company owned the Golden Bell on Gold Hill, Cylinder tunnel site, Valley View in Squaw Gulch, and Pauper's Dream on Iron Mountain, totaling 26 acres. Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $125 Item #CR21110 Order Now! |
Sterling
Gold Mining Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1896 Properties located at Cripple Creek. Unique company name playing on the western cattle theme! Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $125 Item #CR21084 Order Now! |
Stockmens Gold Mining|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1892. Discovery Piece Issued at Cripple Creek, Colo. This company is a bit of a mystery, as it is unclear if they owned any real property in the District or were simply floating stock to raise capital for leasing of mining properties or other reasons. It is stated in Colorado Magazine, Vol. 1, April, 1893; that the "Summit Gold Mining and Milling Company...was organized for the purpose of selling stock, and for that reason took a name as nearly like the great "Surface" mine as possible." Referring to the mine which was owned by the Summit Mining and Milling Company. Certificate is in VG condition
Offered at: $85 Newly Listed Item #CR21115 Order Now! |
Summit
Gold Mining & Milling Company|
Issued / Uncancelled, 1901. Signed by stockbroker John J. Key of Edsall, Key & Co. Properties included the Trenton and Bird claims on Gold Hill. Also owned a sizable holding of Doctor- Jack Pot G. M. Co. stock. Special Bonus!: Also included with this certificate is a letterhead from the Edsall, Key & Co., Mining Investments (click to see!). Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $145 Item #CR21093 Order Now! |
Trenton
Gold Mining Company
Issued / Uncancelled, 1901. Issued at Colorado Springs, Colo. Intriguing name, but very appropriate for the Cripple Creek District! Company owned Mound Rock (likely near Mound City), Red Jacket, Volcano (just south of town on the F&CC Ry), and What Is It claims south of Cripple Creek. Certificate is in VF condition.
Offered at: $95 Item #CR21040 Order Now! |
Waverly Gold Mining & Milling Company Issued / Uncancelled, 1902. Issued at Denver, Colo. Company owned the Peg Leg on Gold Hill; Snow Flake adjoining the Lincoln Mine near the town of Cripple Creek; Minnie B. and Side Bottom on Grouse Mountain. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $50 Item #CR21052 Order Now! |
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Mining and Mining CompanyIssued / Uncancelled, dated 1898. Properties located on Raven, Galena and Gold Hills. Certificate is in F condition.
Offered at: $75 Item #CR21058 Order Now! |
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