Carson City Coin Show
eggbone
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A nice venue at the historic Carson City Mint. @50 tables. A fairly nice selection( as noted by this novice). Nice folks. The CC mint is a part of the Nevada State Museum.
Take a walk back to the 19th century. Stories of the recent past in the old American west. A short tour of a 19th century, underground mine.
I, of course, could go home empty handed.
A crusty, no-frills Morgan:
My FIRST $3:
It is a cleaned piece, but,all the same. WOW
This is a Silver Commemorative pressed today at the CC mint on the original press(COIN PRESS NUMBER 1) used for the first CC issues
Pressed by Kenneth Hopple, the current press operator at the mint.
A copper issue(actually the same metals as the 2009 cent) to be completed with one of my cent sets from the U.S. Mint. Also pressed today.
Take a walk back to the 19th century. Stories of the recent past in the old American west. A short tour of a 19th century, underground mine.
I, of course, could go home empty handed.
A crusty, no-frills Morgan:
My FIRST $3:
It is a cleaned piece, but,all the same. WOW
This is a Silver Commemorative pressed today at the CC mint on the original press(COIN PRESS NUMBER 1) used for the first CC issues
Pressed by Kenneth Hopple, the current press operator at the mint.
A copper issue(actually the same metals as the 2009 cent) to be completed with one of my cent sets from the U.S. Mint. Also pressed today.
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Seems almost everyone had at least a few CC coins, and overall, there actually was a wide variety of CC mint items.
The CC mint coins that I really would have liked, I can not afford at this time. I will just have to look at the ones that I have and covet others.
As for now. it is
I sure wish I was there now.....
Nice purchases..
He certainly does know the history of the CC, 12,000 pound press:
Coin #1, a seated Liberty Dollar, was minted on Feb 11, 1870. At that time, the steam powered press could produce 100 coins per minute. It continued to turn out denominations until 1885. Due to the political climate, the press ceased operation from 1885 to 1889, and then continued production again until 1893.
The press was moved to Philadelphia and then to San Francisco until 1955, when it was to be scrapped.
Fortunately, someone noticed the historical significance of this press and in 1958, it was purchased and sent back to Carson City, where it was on display until 1964. At that time, the U.S. Mint director, Eva Adams, a native Nevadan, had the press "pressed" back into action in Denver in 1964 during the coin shortage at that time. It struck 188 million coins there and again was retired in 1967, when it was returned to Carson City.
In 1976, it was converted to a much slower(6 coins per minute)electric motor and continues to this day striking "occasional "special" medallions.
It was a great experience to visit the old mint and see 'COIN PRESS NO. 1" in action.
I was there on Friday. At the bourse from @ 9:30-12. Also spent some time cruising the museum.
I did have my Care Flight Ball cap on.
Sorry to miss you.
Did you enjoy the show? Any keen purchases or sales?