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 The United States Mint at Carson City Nevada Posted by:  brwhiz
N 39° 10.049 W 119° 46.019
11S E 260948 N 4339009
This Nevada Historical Marker is located on the front of the Carson City Mint (now the Nevada State Museum) at 600 N Carson Street in Carson City, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMFC90
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2012
Views: 9
This Historic marker briefly describes the history of the Carson City Mint.
Marker Title (required): The United States Mint at Carson City Nevada
Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 196
Marker Text (required):
The original Carson City building is a formal balanced, sandstone block edifice. Two stories high with a centrally located cupola, the sandstone blocks were quarried at the Nevada State Prison.
On March 3, 1862, Congress passed a bill establishing a branch mint in the territory of Nevada.
The output of the Comstock Lode coupled with the high bullion transportation costs to San Francisco proved the necessity of a branch in Nevada.
From its opening in 1870 to the closure of the coin operations in 1893, coinage amounted to $49,274,434.30.
County (required): Carson City
Marker Type (required): Metal Plaque
Other Marker Type (optional): None
Is Marker Damaged? (required): No
Other Damage Type (optional): None
URL - Website (optional): [Web Link]
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