Carson City Minted Coin, Comstock Mine History & Medallion from Coin Press #1 Featured at Capitol

1northcoin

Photos from today's visit to the Historic Nevada State Capitol in Carson City on the opposite side of the street from where the Carson City Mint was located.

ricko

@1northcoin... Thank you for the great pictures of the Carson City facility and surrounds. I have been a fan of the CC Morgans for many years, and built a set of the series years ago. Also have a CC Trade dollar. Cheers, RickO

2windy2fish

Is it just me or do those CC dollars look fake?

1northcoin

@2windy2fish said:
Is it just me or do those CC dollars look fake?

So far it looks like just you.

You did pique my curiosity though as to what a Carson City 1873 Trade Dollar is valued at today, The PCGS price guide has a range from $500 to $175,000. With all the details present as an AU it would be worth $3,000.00.

Now when it was originally cemented into place (actually when they were cemented in place since there is both an obverse and a reverse) they could well have been MS63s worth $25,000 each.

Regardless of whether original or a replica, it was meritorious that for the Capitol display an 1873 was selected, the first year for Trade Dollars.

1northcoin

PerryHall

@1northcoin said:

@2windy2fish said:
Is it just me or do those CC dollars look fake?

So far it looks like just you.

You did pique my curiosity though as to what a Carson City 1873 Trade Dollar is valued at today, The PCGS price guide has a range from $500 to $175,000. With all the details present as an AU it would be worth $3,000.00.

Now when it was originally cemented into place (actually when they were cemented in place since there is both an obverse and a reverse) they could well have been MS63s worth $25,000 each.

Regardless of whether original or a replica, it was meritorious that for the Capitol display an 1873 was selected, the first year for Trade Dollars.

I'm not sure it's a good idea to teach people that the best way to appreciate and enjoy coins is to touch them with your dirty unwashed hands rather than to just look at them with your eyes. Whoever dreamed up this exhibit was probably not a coin collector.