Stacking Precious Metals is Fun Because You Can Learn About The History of Mining...........Candelaria, Nevada

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I Have Mentioned on a Few Occasions that the Fun Aspect of Stacking Real Money is that You can Learn About History........

So Let's Take a Little Trip to Candelaria, Nevada, U. S. A.

Circa 1880's, Looks Like a Great Place to Raise a Family or to Shoot a Cowboy Western Film........

Actually the Reason We are Looking at Candelaria is SILVER..........

This was Another of the LCS (Local Coin Shoppe) Pick Ups from a Couple of Days Ago.........
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This Side of This Silver Round is to Commemorate 10 Million Oz's. of Silver for Nerco Minerals in June of 1987, That has Come out of The Candelaria Mine..............
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NERCO was an American mining company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with interests in coal, natural gas, and oil. The company also had significant operations in gold and silver mining, and manufacture of gallium arsenide wafers.

Through Acquisition NERCO is No Longer, That Happens a lot in the Mining Industry........

The Next Set of Pictures are Going to Give You the Feel and History of This Mining Town of Candelaria, Nevada........All 15 of These Pictures are SOURCED from Westernmininghistory.com .........

Candelaria, Nevada 1876

View of Candelaria, Nevada 1890

Mount Diablo mine - Candelaria, Nevada ca. 1891

Wagon team in Candelaria, Nevada 1893

Candelaria railroad depot 1898

Mine surveyor James B. Cross - Candelaria, Nevada ca. 1900

Pickhandle Gulch - Candelaria ca. 1900

Mount Diablo mines four chute ore bin - Candelaria, Nevada ca. 1900

Mount Diablo mine crew - Candelaria, Nevada ca. 1900

Ruins at Candelaria, Nevada

Ruins at Candelaria, Nevada

Ruins at Candelaria, Nevada

Ruins at Candelaria, Nevada

Ruins at Candelaria, Nevada

There We Go Tonights History Lesson for Stackers.........

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Thanks for the history lesson, @stokjockey1 I enjoyed reading your article.

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That is some rugged country. It is amazing people settled in such desolate spots. And without air con, running water or bubble baths! ☺️

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By The Way You May Enjoy This Video on YouTube That Mercury Mark Did and He Talks about a Coin Shop in Seattle, maybe You have Been There ??

Sooo many things!
1 - My husband is a Boeing Employee but he obviously never told me there is a Boeing Employee Coin Club show!
2 - This guy’s voice sounds familiar. Either like I know him familiar or maybe he just sounds like all Seattle guys? 😂
3 - I have never heard of Crown Hill Coin and stamp, but I know the area! Adding it to my to do list for next weekend!

Thanks @stokjockey!

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Now you Know....You are going to Go There and Score a Wonderful piece of Silver, I can Sense it Ms. Finney

Great photos! Amazing to think about what it must’ve been like... ‘cause i do enjoy my 21st Century creature comforts 😜👍

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