Product Description

Own an original piece of California’s Gold Rush history. This 1850’s gold mining stock was issued in England. It represents early European investments to respond to the “Gold Rush.”
This authentic certificate is hand signed and dated and measures 8.25″ x 7.6″. The California Gold Rush (1848 – 1855) began on January 24. 1848. when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s Mill, in Coloma, Calif.
News of the discovery brought some 300.003 people rushing to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. Of the 300,000. Approximately 150,000 (many from Europe) arrived by sea while the other half of them walked 1,500 miles overland.
This very early stock allowed investors in England to participate in the “Gold Rush” from the safety of their homes. Each stock certificate comes in a clear acid-free envelope with a handsome display sheet that gives historical information about the stock certificate. Originality guaranteed with a certificate of authenticity from The Caren Archive. a leading source of significant historic printed matter.