Colorado Cripple Creek Bimetallic Bank Bag

[diggingthe1]

A friend is curious, anyone know about what this is worth? Thanks so much for any input, must have been an intense period in history.

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=TWC19031111.2.124

San Francisco Call 6 November 1903 ? California Digital Newspaper Collection

 

[boogeyman]

What ever you can get. I've got 11 from different banks all different ages. Hopefully in your area there's a lot more interest in them. Sold one from Security Pacific Bank in California for $2 a few years ago to a friend that wanted it for a display in a store. Should've gotten more since he was using the stores $$$

 

[diggingthe1]

Thanks for the reply, they do make great display pieces. I have an old assay bag from the area. The name Cripple Creek sure has a nice ring. The owner was sure happy to find it in a box of trash about to get thrown out. Happy Hunting!

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Cliff I've seen quite a few of these through the years , never seemed to be much interest in them ,very small group of collectors, and the price always seemed to reflect that lack of interest . Assay bags are a different story, I've found a few crawlin through the years price's vary on them, which one do you have?

 

[boogeyman]

Just a thought, even though there's not a lot of market for them, if you really want to sell it, put it in a box of goodies & visit a few of the antique shops in Denver & Englewood. You'd be amazed what some of those guys buy and what their willing to pay. Some of them have lists of clients and contacts that have money to burn. Still a cool find in my book!!