Carson City Mint
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If you’re ever in the area I highly recommend visiting the old mint building.....
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Cool!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
What was for sale in the gift shop?
Not much, there’s a coin shop accross the street though.
Had to buy a CC Morgan while I was there.
I have been to the Carson City Mint twice. It is a very cool place to visit.
Sweet !!!
Thank you for sharing!
Ah, home sweet home! Too bad they broke the press and are now restricted to half dollar sized tokens.
bob
Nice pictures... would love to visit the Mint there.... Should have done that when I lived in AZ...Cheers, RickO
Downtown Carson City is a nice place...
CC
On my list of places to visit! Thanks for sharing.
I may have a chance to be in Carson City again in the near future and certainly will include a follow-up visit to the "Mint."
By the way here is a link to some added photos from a prior visit:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/914924/remembering-the-pony-express-at-the-carson-city-mint-a-photo-essay
I agree, worth a visit!
Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"
Nice complete set of CC's and History...well done.
CC
add that one to the bucket list
Went through Carson City in the early 70s. I remember the building but can't even remember if I went inside. At the time I though it looked pretty small considering the number of coins in cranked out. I'll have to add it to my list.. Thanks for posting.
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This excerpt from a US government historical report might be of interest. The complete report including text recognition is attached as a PDF file. Hope you enjoy it.
Ground was broken on July 18, 1866 at 8:00AM.
Abraham Curry, Superintendent of Construction, first hired Chinese laborers to do the work, but was forced under pressure from the townspeople to hire Occidentals at a far higher rate. By the winter of 1866-67, only the footings, extending seven feet below the basement floor, had been laid. Work was suspended until April 9, 1867, because of the sever Nevada winters. When it was resumed, work proceeded rapidly, and the roof was on by December. However, finances were in a precarious state, and on December 5, Curry left for Washington to plead for more funds for the building and its machinery. He was successful in his efforts and by the summer of 1868, the interior cabinet work was being completed.
Most of the machinery arrived in November 1868, and by the end of that year, all that remained to be built was the chimney stack. The fire brick had arrived too late for construction that winter; consequently the stack was not finished until the spring of 1869. On November 1, 1869 Curry, who had by now become Superintendent of the Mint itself, in addition to being superintendent of its construction, made a test of the machinery, and found it to be operational. In December, Architect Mullett pronounced the building complete.
I drive by the Museum daily and am still impressed. As I said earlier it is in a very nice part of town with the Capital Building and Nevada Legislature all within an easy walk...parking is easy. Northern Nevada Coin and the Carson Nugget Casino Restaurant are on the other side of the street. A nice western flare still exists...
CC