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Auction: 14016 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 333

Companhia del Pozo Rico, 100 peso share, circa 1768, no.2602, scrollwork at left, black, French style piece with certificate and 6 dividend coupons printed above, some wear and small holes at folds, fine to very fine.

The company was formed in 1768 and finance by French capital, hence the design. The rich silver mines of Pozo Rico at guadalcanal, Seville, were well known since the 16th century and rivalled some of the mines in the Spanish Colonies in South America. Owned at various times by different companies, this one lasting but 10 years even after employing an experienced mining engineer, Juan martin Hoppensack in 1775. He was later to form yet another company in 1795 to exploit the mines.

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Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000