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Carson City minted gold and silver coins (no copper) from 1870 through 1893. I live in Nevada about 20 minutes from Carson City. The original mint building still stands today in downtown Carson City. It is now the Nevada State Museum. They still have the original coin press. The museum holds an impressive (and I believe complete) collection of all the coins minted there.
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I actually went there several months ago, and took pictures of many of the coins! :-) I will post them later on today.
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johnny54321,
Thank you for sharing the sights, I have not seen any other pictures of that Mint/Museum before....Very sweet collection, nice pictures also, ...Mike
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No problem. It is definitely worth checking out! They also have a terrific coin shop across the street. :-)
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Johnny. Tell the truth.Were you more excited standing with those beautiful coins or...that beautiful wife?  Edited by Halfwitty
04/17/2010 7:04 pm
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Thanks for the pics johnny. I would like to visit it myself one day. Couldn't quite reach the coins could ya!! LOL
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Thanks for the pics johnny. I would like to visit it myself one day. Couldn't quite reach the coins could ya! LOL Nope!  Where's Mr. Fantastic when you need him? Edited by johnny54321
04/18/2010 6:08 pm
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cwb8539...if my memeory serves me, I believe the Collection in the Carson City Mint (the one in Johnny Countdown's photo where he is trying to reach past the bars) has 107 of the 109 possible Carson City coins. That is about as complete as we are ever going to see. It is missing the 1873 no arrows dime and I think one variety of quarter. But I will tell you, it is one incredible collection and it takes your breath away if you understand how amazing it is. The Mint is well worth the trip.
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As you know, Nevada is the "silver" state, and due to the amount of silver mining that went on there, they deemed it necessary to build a mint, to" Mint coins, and also to find a way to protect the silver from robbers. They didn't have "FEDEX, or UPS" then, LOL. :-)
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I went there awhile back too Johnny. It is pretty cool!
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jfransch, I think you are right. I live twenty minutes away and I haven't been there in years. How pathetic is that?! After looking at Johnny's pictures and looking at the Red Book. It does look like they are missing the 1873-CC No Arrows dime and the 1873-CC No Arrows quarter. I'm sure both are beyond the budget of even the State (especially with the State's current fiscal woes!). It looks like they have an 1873-CC No Arrows half since they have two halves on the 1873 line. |
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