Carson City Mint

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Carson City Mint was a 19th-century branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada, best known for producing silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion marked with the "CC" mint mark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch mint
former United States Mint facility
architect Alfred B. Mullett
architecturalStyle Renaissance Revival
assayOfficeClosed 1933
buildingType mint
ceasedOperation 1893
coinageEnded 1893
constructionStartDate 1866
coordinates 39.164°N 119.767°W
country United States
currentUse Nevada State Museum, Carson City
floorCount 2
hasCollection historic coin press No. 1
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing
heritageDesignationDate 1975
inception 1870
locatedIn Carson City, Nevada
linked to: Carson City
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Nevada
locatedInTime 19th century
materialUsed sandstone
mintMark CC
notableFor production of silver coins from Comstock Lode bullion
use of CC mint mark on coins
opened 1870
operatedBy United States Mint
ownedBy United States Mint
partOf United States Mint
primaryOutput gold coins
silver coins
producedCoinType Double eagle
Eagle
Half eagle
Morgan dollar
Seated Liberty dime
Seated Liberty dollar
Seated Liberty half dollar
Seated Liberty quarter
Trade dollar
Twenty-cent piece
purpose to coin silver and gold from nearby mining districts
regionServed American West
reopenedAsAssayOffice 1895
significance produced some of the most sought-after 19th-century U.S. coins
significantEvent coinage resumed in 1889
coinage suspended in 1885
usedBullionFrom Comstock Lode
linked to: Comstock Lode area

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United States Mint formerOffice Carson City Mint
CC mint Carson City Mint
Morgan dollar mintedAt Carson City Mint
Seated Liberty dollar mint Carson City Mint
Trade dollar mints Carson City Mint
Nevada State Museum, Carson City locatedIn Carson City Mint building
linked to: Carson City Mint
Nevada State Museum, Carson City listedOn National Register of Historic Places (Carson City Mint building)
linked to: Carson City Mint
Seated Liberty dime mint Carson City Mint
United States Branch Mint relatedTo Carson City Mint