Carson City Mint
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Carson City Mint was a branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada. Built at the peak of the silver boom, 57 issues of silver coins minted here between 1870 and 1893 bore the "CC" mint mark. The mint was established in Carson City to facilitate minting of silver coins from silver in the Comstock Lode, somewhat like how the San Francisco Mint was established to facilitate minting gold coins from the gold of the California gold rush. From 1895 to 1933, the building served as the U.S. Assay Office for gold and silver. The Federal Government sold the building to the state of Nevada in 1939.
The building that housed the mint was the first designed by Alfred B. Mullett after he became Supervising Architect of the Department of the Treasury. The simple Renaissance Revival style stone facade has pairs of round-headed windows and a center portico. Today, it is the home of the Nevada State Museum.
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| National Register of Historic Places in Carson City, Nevada |
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Abraham Curry House - Adams House - Bank Saloon - Belknap House - Brougher Mansion - Carson Brewing Company - Carson City Civic Auditorium - Carson City Mint - Carson City Post Office - Carson City Public Buildings - Dat So La Lee House - David Smaill House - Dr. William Henry Cavell House - George L. Sanford House - The Glenbrook - Gov. James W. Nye Mansion - Gov. Reinhold Sadler House - Governor's Mansion - James D. Roberts House - Kitzmeyer Furniture Factory - Lakeview House - Leport-Toupin House - Lew M. Meder House - Nevada State Capitol - Nevada State Printing Office - Olcovich-Meyers House - Orion Clemens House - Ormsby-Rosser House - Raycraft Ranch - Rinckel Mansion - Sears-Ferris House - Second Railroad Car No. 21 - St. Charles-Muller's Hotel - St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Carson City, Nevada) - Stewart Indian School - The Dayton; and No. 22 18 The Inyo - Virginia and Truckee Railroad Depot-Carson City - Virginia and Truckee Railway Locomotive 27 - Wabuska Railroad Station - William Spence House |
| List of Registered Historic Places in Nevada Nevada State Historic Places by county |
