Auction: 324 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1382
Justin Projectile Company (West Virginia) 1894. 812 shares. Capital stock. Issued, not cancelled. No.36. Green, with gold seal. Gunships attack along the Mississippi. Signed by Joel G. Justin as President. ABNCO. VF+. Justin produced shells that used nitroglycerine as an explosive. Unfortunately, due to the sensitive nature of Justin's main ingredient, the shells had a tendency to explode inside the gun barrels.
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$300