Cert. #46, issued in 1867 for 100 shares at New York. Hartford County, State of Connecticut printed on the masthead. Vignette of an oak at the top and a stack of copper bars at bottom left. Iron was the most abundant and the most important metal resource mined in Connecticut and copper was second . Connecticut has the honor of hosting the first colonial copper mining and smelting operation in North America (Connecticut Mining, John Pawloski, 2006). The certificate is uncanceled. Date: Country (if not USA): State: ConnecticutCity: Provenance: