Carson City Mint

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branch mint former United States Mint facility

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.

Statements (47)

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 →
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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Mint →	formerOffice
CC →	mint