Carson City Mint, Branch mint in Carson City, Nevada
Carson City Mint is a former coinage facility in Carson City, Nevada, now functioning as part of the Nevada State Museum. The stone building presents a Renaissance Revival facade with round-arched windows and a central portico designed by architect Alfred B. Mullett.
The facility opened in 1870 to process silver from the Comstock Lode and remained active until 1893, with all coins produced carrying the CC mark. After closure, the building served different government purposes before becoming a museum in 1941.
Named after frontier scout Kit Carson, this building now serves as a museum where visitors walk through rooms where workers once handled precious metals from nearby mines. Displays of presses and tools make tangible how the region's silver became currency.
The museum sits in central Carson City and can be reached on foot from most lodging in town. Visitors can watch Coin Press Number One operate and view complete sets of Morgan dollars minted here.
The original press from operating days still functions and is occasionally used for special strikings bearing the CC mark. Collectors travel from far away to acquire medallions made with the same machine that once produced silver dollars.
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