HISTORIC CARSON CITY MINT | Nevada State Museum | Carson City (2024)

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What is the rarest Carson City coin? ›

The rarest coin that survives from the Carson City Mint's 24-year-run is the 1873-CC Without Arrows dime, of which only one example is known.

Take a walk through time at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Your first step brings you into the former Carson City Mint building where coins were minted from 1870 to 1893 – – 57 issues of silver, all bearing the distinguishing “CC” mint mark.

It is now the home of the Nevada State Museum. Although the mint has not struck United States coins since 1893, Coin Press No. 1 (the original coin press from the mint) is still in the building and used to strike commemorative medallions with the "CC" mint mark.

The museum is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday – Sunday and is located in the heart of downtown Carson City. Carson City is proud to be the home of one of the most uniquely-used and well-traveled coin presses in the world, Coin Press No. 1.

Keep in mind that because of the crude methods used in their production compared to the well budgeted and better-equipped mint in Philadelphia, coins struck in Carson City were made in extremely limited numbers.

1849 Double Eagle Gold Coin

The one remaining specimen is carefully preserved at National Numismatic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. The 1849 Double Eagle is currently the rarest and most valuable coin in the world, with an estimated value of around $20 million.

The Carson City Morgan dollar mint

Established in 1863 during the height of the silver boom, but only operational from 1870 on, it operated until 1893.

Coinage at the Carson City Mint was suspended from April 1 to October 1, 1881. Accordingly, only 296,000 1881-CC Morgan silver dollars were struck this year, the second lowest mintage of the early 1878-1885 series. As such, the 1881-CC should be a rarity today, but it is not.

Look on the reverse side of the coin, below the ribbon that sits below the eagle's tail feathers. You will see CC there, That denotes Carson City.

The museum is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Where are the 4 U.S. mints located? ›

The mint's headquarters is a non-coin-producing facility in Washington D.C. It operates mint facilities in Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point, New York, and a bullion depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

The country's largest silver strike, referred to as the Comstock Lode, started in Nevada in 1859. Congress authorized a branch Mint in nearby Carson City. The Carson City Mint opened in 1870 to accept deposits from the Comstock Lode and to mint coins.

Past visitors were pleasantly surprised by the variety of art on display here and said the ticket price is reasonable. Others appreciated that an entrance ticket to the Uptown location also grants you access to Mint Museum Randolph for two consecutive days.

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A view of 2nd & Carson Streets in Carson City

Chase and Congress for a mint in Nevada. By 1866 the architectural plans, drawn up under Supervising Architect Alfred B. Mullett, finally arrived in town and construction began.

They were, however, a fairly small mint. Therefore, the number of Carson City Morgan Silver Dollars minted was significantly lower than other mints producing the same coin. Because of this, the Carson City Morgan Silver Dollar has emerged as one of the most sought-after coins.

From 1870 to 1893 the Carson City Mint manufactured ten different denomination/style combinations of coins, seven in silver and three in gold. All told, the combined output totaled just over 56.6 million coins, with a face value of just shy of $50 million.