Silver (old classic) ex Robert Hauck Coll.

Item Description

A classic, old-time specimen of beautifully burnished, leaflike silver plates richly embedded in calcite matrix and nicely accented with massive acanthite on one side from the famous Silver Islet Mine of Lake Superior, Canada. Silver of this quality, from this locality is seldom available and is always in demand. The mine was on a very small, low-lying island, just offshore, in Lake Superior and was active from 1869-1883. Periodic storms flooded the mine and swept much of the mine works away. Very sporadic exploration has taken place since then. Ex Robert Hauck Collection. It came through the noted John Durkos Collection to Bob. VERY RARE on the market!