The Verde Mining district grew to become one of the greatest copper producers in Arizona from 1883 until 1992.

In 1882, the Arizona Copper Co. — a Scottish syndicate from Edinburgh — acquired the Clay, Coronado, Humboldt, Longfellow and Metcalf mining properties.

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Learn which treasures Arizona collectors expect to increase in value and which ones are likely to decline in the near future.