Magma Copper Company Share Certificate 1961

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Magma Copper Company Share Certificate 1961

Original 1961 Magma Copper Company share certificate, issued to De Coppet & Doremus. A finely engraved artefact of American mining history, printed by Security-Columbian Banknote Company.

Measurements: approx. 12 x 8 1/4 inches
Date: March 3, 1961
Condition: In decent vintage condition; minor age toning and archival wear visible. Please inspect images carefully for full details.
Internal notes: QC passed

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FOR COLLECTIBLE PURPOSES ONLY. This is a vintage, cancelled share certificate and holds no financial value. A fantastic piece of scripophily / industrial history.

This genuine Magma Copper Company share certificate, dated March 3, 1961, embodies the bold industrial confidence of America’s post-war mining era. Printed in striking orange and black by the Security-Columbian Banknote Company, it features an intricate vignette of the Magma Copper Mine set against the rugged Arizona landscape—a scene symbolising the raw power of industry and nature in harmony. The engraving detail, with its rolling mountain backdrop and architectural precision, exemplifies the artistry of financial printmaking at a time when certificates were designed to convey strength and trust.

Issued for two shares to the firm De Coppet & Doremus, a respected name in American finance, this certificate represents the tangible history of an enterprise that played a major role in the copper industry. Incorporated under the laws of Maine, Magma Copper was a key producer during a pivotal period in American manufacturing, supplying the vital materials that powered both the nation’s growth and its technological progress. The certificate bears the original printed signatures of company officers, alongside embossed seals and period-correct transfer markings, each attesting to its authenticity and provenance.

Measuring approximately 12 x 8¼ inches, the certificate remains in decent vintage condition, showing light age toning and archival wear typical of its era. More than sixty years on, it endures as a visually striking and historically meaningful piece of American industrial heritage. Collectors of mining memorabilia, financial ephemera, or engraved securities will value it as a genuine connection to the history of copper extraction and 20th-century industrial expansion.

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