Original 1877 stock certificate from the Eastern Montana Mining & Smelting Company, incorporated in Bozeman, Montana (May 23, 1876).

• Certificate No.: 179

• Shares: 25 shares at $5 each

• Date Issued: 1877 (Montana territorial period)

• Cancelled: Purple cancellation notations dated 1896

• Design: Ornate black border, engraved vignette, officer signatures, embossed corporate seal

• Condition: Very good, with light handling wear; cancellation notations present as typical

This certificate is one of a small group of four surviving from the same 1877 issue (Nos. 173, 174, 176, 179). Rare to find multiple low-number examples together, especially from the Montana territorial era.

Size: Approx. 11.5” x 8.5”

Category: Mining / Scripophily / Western Americana

A scarce pre-statehood Montana mining stock certificate, desirable for collectors of Western history, frontier ephemera, and scripophily.

Other 1877 Eastern Montana Mining & Smelting Co. certificates from this same issue available (Nos. 173, 174, 176, 179). See my other listings or contact me for package pricing.