VINTAGE AMERICAN BANK NOTE Co. ENGRAVING: MARK HOPKINS CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD

Description: It is the responsibility of the buyer to read and understand all of our terms before you bid or purchase! You may pick up your item(s) at our full-service storewith advance notice: Carson Valley Currency & Coins, Inc. 729 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada Monday - Tuesday 10:00am to 4:00pm Wednesday by Appointment Thursday - Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm Saturday 10:00am to 3:00pm ALWAYS BUYING! VINTAGE AMERICAN BANK NOTE Co. ENGRAVING: MARK HOPKINS CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD About the item(s): Printing method: Intaglio Total size of the paper in millimeters: 55 X 67 +/- (Wide X Tall) To convert millimeters into inches multiply by 0.0393701 Printed by: American Bank Note Company before 1960. From Wikipedia: "Mark Hopkins, Junior (September 1, 1813 - March 29, 1878) was one of four principal investors who formed the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Collis Huntington in 1861. Hopkins was born to Mark Hopkins, Senior and Anastasia Lukens Kellogg (who were first cousins). The family relocated to St. Claire, Michigan. Hopkins Senior died in 1828, and Hopkins Junior left school to work as a clerk. In 1837 he studied law with his brother Henry, but moved on through several business ventures. He was a partner in a firm called "Hopkins and Hughes", then a bookkeeper and later manager for "James Rowland and Company". When the California Gold Rush began, Hopkins formed the "New England Mining and Trading Company", a group of 26 men each of whom invested $500 to purchase goods and ship them to California for sale. On January 22, 1849 Hopkins left New York City on the ship Pacific. After rounding Cape Horn, the ship arrived in San Francisco on August 5, 1849. Hopkins opened a store in Placerville, California but it did not succeed and he relocated to Sacramento where he opened a wholesale grocery in 1850 with his friend Edward H. Miller. Miller would later be secretary of the Central Pacific Railroad. In 1855, Hopkins and Collis P. Huntington formed "Huntington Hopkins and Company" to operate a hardware and iron business in Sacramento. In 1861, as part of The Big Four, he founded the Central Pacific Railroad. Sometimes called "Uncle Mark", he was the eldest of the four partners and was well known for his thriftiness (it was said that he knew how to "squeeze 106 cents out of every dollar", a reputation that gained him the post of company treasurer. Noted American historian Hubert Howe Bancroft quotes Collis Huntington as saying, "I never thought anything finished until Hopkins looked at it". Bancroft described Hopkins as the "balance-wheel of the Associates and one of the truest and best men that ever lived." A Whig and later associated with the Free Soil Party, Hopkins was an Abolitionist and an organizer of the Republican Party in California. Despite his thriftiness, his wife managed eventually to persuade him to build an ornate mansion at the top of Nob Hill in San Francisco, California, close to the mansions of other Central Pacific founders. The construction commenced in 1875. The project manager was architectural engineer William Wallace Barbour Sheldon, who worked for Hopkins under the Southern Pacific Improvement Company. By then Hopkins was having health problems, and died aboard a company train near Yuma, Arizona in 1878, the house not yet completed. Eventually finished and occupied by Mary, the structure burned to the ground in a fire caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The Mark Hopkins Hotel (currently InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco) was built in its place in 1926." We have a number of these wonderful engravings up on eBay! Famous Americans - some from Currency! World Leaders - some from Currency! Views from many Stocks & Bonds too! Check them all out! Please ask questions before you bid! Life Member of: Society of Paper Money CollectorsAmerican Numismatic Association and others. COMPLETE LIST OF TERMS BELOW. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE BIDDING! Section 1 & 2 Shipping and Handling Section 1 USA Customers: We ship within the 50 United States of America. No APO / APE. (Sorry GI's its a Paypal tracking thing.) Insurance is required for all item(s) sent. Delivery Confirmation Required. Signature Confirmation with Restricted Delivery Required, when the total invoice is over $750.00. Shipping amount on the eBay auction page vs fees listed here. Whichever amount is higher is the shipping amount. We will discount it within reason, however we do not negotiation shipping fees due to your credit card's policy regards to tracking. The reason for the high cost is eBay and credit card rules for a tracking numbers and the so-called buyer protection plain. If you have any questions please contact eBay and or your credit card for their policies. 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Price: 3 USD

Location: Carson City, Nevada

End Time: 2024-02-19T18:48:18.000Z

Shipping Cost: 2 USD