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Comstock Lode. 1. the most valuable deposit of silver ore ever recorded, discovered in 1859 by Henry T. P. Comstock near Virginia City, Nevada.
Issued by the U.S. Postal Department on June 8, 1959, this mint stamp commemorated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Comstock Lode. The resulting mining operation produced about 300 million dollars in silver in its first 20 years. The stamp features Henry Comstock with a horse and miners.