Saratoga & Almaden Railroad Co. Twenty Years Gold Bond No. 9

Name/Title

Saratoga & Almaden Railroad Co. Twenty Years Gold Bond No. 9

Entry/Object ID

2025.12.1

Scope and Content

A single sheet of paper, that has been folded, consisting of a twenty years $500.00 gold bond for the Saratoga and Almaden Railroad Co. The document consists of the certificate detailing the terms of the bond, as well as the forty individual coupons that were redeemable every six months for $15.00.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2025.12

Source or Donor

Michael J. Metzger

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift in Memory of Jay V. Stanger, M.D. and Shirley Stanger

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bond

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Order, Pay

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Jay V. Stanger, M.D., Shirley Ruth Stanger née Metzger

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

$500.00 Bond

Description

A single sheet of paper, that has been folded, consisting of a twenty years $500.00 gold bond for the Saratoga and Almaden Railroad Co. The document consists of the certificate detailing the terms of the bond, as well as the forty individual coupons that were redeemable every six months for $15.00.

Creator

Saratoga & Almaden Railroad Company

Date(s) of Creation

1885

Subjects

Bonds (Negotiable instruments)

Dimensions

Width

4-1/8 in

Length

10-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while folded.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good