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Date Uploaded: July 23, 2024
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Source Caption: Ophir Mine, Virginia City, NV 1910.In all the history of the Ophir Mine, it did not create a single millionaire. E.J. “Lucky” Baldwin, who was already rich, was wise when he sold 20,000 shares to Wm. Sharon for $2,700,000 in November of 1874. [ Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. Fact brought to you by Joe Curtis] #ThrowbackThursday
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