Carson City Morgan Dollars
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From The Whitman Review, November 2009:
New Book Explores the Romantic Silver Coins of the Legendary GSA Hoard
In 1964, the year before the United States discontinued its silver coinage, an official audit of the vaults of the Treasury Building in Washington, DC, uncovered an astounding 3,000,000 silver dollars struck in the late 1800s at the historic Carson City Mint. The discovery sent shock waves throughout the numismatic community and set into motion the greatest government distribution of highly desirable rare coins ever recorded!
Few coins in the history of the United States have received more indifference when first released than these silver dollars. And few, if any, have gone on to become so greatly appreciated by collectors.
The story actually begins long before 1964. In Carson City Morgan Dollars, authors Adam Crum, Jeff Oxman, and Selby Ungar chronicle the amazing history of the California Gold Rush, which brought hundreds of thousands of hopefuls to the rugged Wild West of the United States. Two brothers stumbled across the greatest silver find in history—amazingly, just a few miles from where thousands trenched their way to the gold fields of the Golden State.
Today the area is known as the State of Nevada, well diversified and a playground for many. But in the 1860s it was the birthplace of a mining industry that birthed the dreams of tens of thousands and the creation of a mining camp which today is Carson City, Nevada.
Because of those who so bravely left their homes and families in search of a better life in 1848, and with the unveiling of a government hoard in 1964, we today have the ability to hold a memento of all those dreams in our hands.
Carson City Morgan Dollars is an engaging history book, a detailed reference for the collector, a valuable guide for the investor, and a fun read for anyone interested in the Wild West’s colorful past.
This full-color, hardcover book will be available for the 2009 holidays.
New Book Explores the Romantic Silver Coins of the Legendary GSA Hoard
In 1964, the year before the United States discontinued its silver coinage, an official audit of the vaults of the Treasury Building in Washington, DC, uncovered an astounding 3,000,000 silver dollars struck in the late 1800s at the historic Carson City Mint. The discovery sent shock waves throughout the numismatic community and set into motion the greatest government distribution of highly desirable rare coins ever recorded!
Few coins in the history of the United States have received more indifference when first released than these silver dollars. And few, if any, have gone on to become so greatly appreciated by collectors.
The story actually begins long before 1964. In Carson City Morgan Dollars, authors Adam Crum, Jeff Oxman, and Selby Ungar chronicle the amazing history of the California Gold Rush, which brought hundreds of thousands of hopefuls to the rugged Wild West of the United States. Two brothers stumbled across the greatest silver find in history—amazingly, just a few miles from where thousands trenched their way to the gold fields of the Golden State.
Today the area is known as the State of Nevada, well diversified and a playground for many. But in the 1860s it was the birthplace of a mining industry that birthed the dreams of tens of thousands and the creation of a mining camp which today is Carson City, Nevada.
Because of those who so bravely left their homes and families in search of a better life in 1848, and with the unveiling of a government hoard in 1964, we today have the ability to hold a memento of all those dreams in our hands.
Carson City Morgan Dollars is an engaging history book, a detailed reference for the collector, a valuable guide for the investor, and a fun read for anyone interested in the Wild West’s colorful past.
This full-color, hardcover book will be available for the 2009 holidays.
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<< <i>Today the area is known as the State of Nevada, well diversified and a playground for many. But in the 1860s it was the birthplace of a mining industry that birthed the dreams of tens of thousands and the creation of a mining camp which today is Carson City, Nevada.
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Carson City was never a mining camp. It was a commercial and economic hub for the region, but was the site of nearly no mining.
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<< <i>Today the area is known as the State of Nevada, well diversified and a playground for many. But in the 1860s it was the birthplace of a mining industry that birthed the dreams of tens of thousands and the creation of a mining camp which today is Carson City, Nevada.
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Carson City was never a mining camp. It was a commercial and economic hub for the region, but was the site of nearly no mining. >>
Yep, all the mining was done a few miles away.