Charlotte Mint

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United States Mint branch historical mint

Charlotte Mint was a 19th-century branch of the U.S. Mint in North Carolina that primarily produced gold coins from locally mined gold before the Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Mint branch ⓘ
historical mint ⓘ
architecturalStyle Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
surface form: Greek Revival
assayOfficeClosed 1913 ⓘ
buildingMaterial brick ⓘ
buildingRelocated 1933 ⓘ
ceasedCoinage 1861 ⓘ
closedAsMint 1861 ⓘ
closureCause outbreak of the American Civil War ⓘ
coinageMetal gold ⓘ
constructionCompleted 1837 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentFunction art museum building ⓘ
currentUse Mint Museum Randolph ⓘ
didNotProduce copper coins ⓘ
silver coins ⓘ
establishedBy Act of the United States Congress ⓘ
functionAfterCivilWar assay office ⓘ
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
locatedIn Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ⓘ
mintMark C ⓘ
notableFeature coins are considered scarce and collectible ⓘ
first U.S. branch mint dedicated solely to gold coinage ⓘ
NRHPListingReason historical significance in U.S. coinage and regional gold mining ⓘ
NRHPType building ⓘ
opened 1837 ⓘ
operatedBy United States Mint ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
primaryOutput gold coins ⓘ
producedDenomination gold dollar ⓘ
half eagle ⓘ
quarter eagle ⓘ
reasonForEstablishment to coin gold discovered in the North Carolina gold rush ⓘ
regionServed Southern United States ⓘ
relatedEvent North Carolina gold mines ⓘ
surface form: North Carolina gold rush
relatedInstitution Dahlonega Mint ⓘ
New Orleans Mint ⓘ
Philadelphia Mint ⓘ
relocatedWithinCity Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
reopenedAsAssayOffice 1867 ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
takenOverBy Confederate States of America ⓘ
usedBy Confederate States of America ⓘ
surface form: Confederate government
usedGoldFrom North Carolina gold mines ⓘ
southern Appalachian gold fields ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Mint → formerOffice → Charlotte Mint ⓘ
gold dollar → mintLocation → Charlotte Mint ⓘ
subject surface form: Half Eagle
subject surface form: Quarter Eagle