Rare 1902 HK - 296 Wells Fargo & Company So - Called Dollar - OBO -




Item History & Price

Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:610238Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Original Description:
Please contact me with offers if you are interested. Unfortunately I need to sell it, so will consider reasonable offers.
Medal, 1902, AR, WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SEMICENTENNIAL, United States, San Francisco, CA., HK-296, Silver Medal, NGC AU58, Cert# 4055282-001. A Rare So-Called Dollar Issued by Wells Fargo on or about March 18, 1902, (Struck by a Private Co.) given to "each employee in the Company's service for more than one year". Research fails to establish identities of designe...r or striking firm. Description: Obverse: Upper stage coach scene; on ribbon, across Wells Fargo & Company; below Pony Express scene. Rv. Scene of ship, factory, train (microscopic Wells Fargo and Company Express on baggage car), quill pens and keys; clenched upright hand below emitting sparks or rays; across center, on ribbon 1852 March 18th 1902; below Express and Banking; at bottom Fidelity. Size: 40mm. These were originally issued in a dark maroon leatherette jeweler's box, approx 2 1/2 in. sq., blue velvet and satin lined. Inside lid, Wells Fargo & Company, March 18th, 1902. This is one of the So-Called Dollars that is seldom seen and, when located, creates spirited bidding at auction. This example displays excellent original toning and beautiful preserved surfaces, it looks mint state with plenty of attractive residual luster. The star of any So-Called Dollar Collection. History of Company: Wells Fargo's name survives forever in our history--with emphasis, of course, on entire West--as principal agency in extending our early frontiers, in permanent settlement of that area and in assisting and protecting those who came first. This express and banking business launched by Vermont-born Henry F. Wells and New Yorker William G. Fargo at 114 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, to serve Gold Rush California and United States. By 1880, there were 573 Wells Fargo Offices, Agents and Correspondents in West (100 in California Mother Lode), company "absolutely guaranteeing" their handling and delivery of gold. U.S. Postal Service then restricted to California coast towns so mail deliveries to remote locations quickly became important function. Their Concord Coaches, Drivers and Shotgun Messengers are legendary. In 1895, U.S. took over entire mail service from 400 western express companies. In 1918, under World War I emergency powers, Government merged all express under American Railway Express. Only in Mexico and Cuba did Wells Fargo live on, performing its original functions and trusted by all. Banking operations, however, have continued in U.S. and today, surviving corporate entity is Wells Fargo & Co., still headquartered San Francisco, with over 3, 000 banking branches in more than 20 states, in addition to significant presence in other financial areas.



    Similar items


  • Rare - 2 Sided Vintage Wells Fargo Porcelain Flange Sign Hard To Find Antique

    Rare - 2 Sided Vintage Wells Fargo Porcelain Flange Sign Hard To Find Antique

  • Rare Franklin Precision Models Wells Fargo Stage & Four Horse Team Complete

    Rare Franklin Precision Models Wells Fargo Stage & Four Horse Team Complete

  • Rare Vtg 1962 Athearn Wells Fargo Stage Coach 1/48 O Scale Model Kit K - 230:49

    Rare Vtg 1962 Athearn Wells Fargo Stage Coach 1/48 O Scale Model Kit K - 230:49

  • Rare Vintage Miniature Masterpieces Wells Fargo Stage Coach Horses Plastic Model

    Rare Vintage Miniature Masterpieces Wells Fargo Stage Coach Horses Plastic Model

  • Rare Eureka Express Co Wells Fargo To Sf Nevad,  Cal Cds On 3c Green

    Rare Eureka Express Co Wells Fargo To Sf Nevad, Cal Cds On 3c Green

  • Rare Art Deco 1923 Wells Fargo Bank Union Trust Co.  1852 Book Bank W/box & Key

    Rare Art Deco 1923 Wells Fargo Bank Union Trust Co. 1852 Book Bank W/box & Key

  • Vintage Rare Western Tales Of Wells Fargo 1959 Tv Series Erasable Pictures

    Vintage Rare Western Tales Of Wells Fargo 1959 Tv Series Erasable Pictures

  • Antique Heavy Cast Iron Strong Box Safe Rare 1800s Stagecoach Wagon Wells Fargo

    Antique Heavy Cast Iron Strong Box Safe Rare 1800s Stagecoach Wagon Wells Fargo


    • You might also like


Avaluer          About Us          Privacy Policy          Contact Us          UP
© 2022, avaluer.net, Inc. or its affiliates