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What Is The Carson City Mint?
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One of the lesser-known US mints is the Carson City mint, located in Carson City, Nevada. It remains one of the lesser-known mints for the simple reason that it was not in operation for a very large number of years, about 19 overall. The mint was established in 1863 to facilitate the mintage of silver coins, and silver bars from the nearby Comstock Lode, the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States. Despite being created in 1863, the mint didn’t actually open its doors for operations for about seven years, in 1870.
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What is a CAC Certified Coin?
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CAC was founded in 2007, and they evaluate certain coins that have already been certified by either PCGS or NGC. This further ensures the quality of the coin, and often raises its value. CAC places specific stickers on the coins they evaluate that denotes their grading and value. CAC also provides a serial number that provides security for coin holders.
What Is The Charlotte Mint?
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Like its sister mint in Dahlonega, Georgia, the Charlotte Mint of North Carolina was established by the Mint Act of 1835. It also operated in the years leading up to the American Civil War. Between the years of 1838 and 1861 the Charlotte Mint produced gold coins of denominations of $5, $2.50, and for a time, $1. These coins carried the “C” mintmark. In 1861, when North Carolina seceded from the Union, the Confederacy took control of the mint, and briefly kept mintage operations going until realizing that it was a futile effort.
What Is The Dahlonega Mint?
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“D” was the marking used for the Dahlonega Mint in the antebellum period: the years leading up to the Civil War. The Mint Act of 1835 established the the creation of a mint at or near Dahlonega, Georgia for the mintage of gold coins. It was placed in Georgia to help assay, refine, and convert the gold found in the Georgia Gold Rush that started in 1828. The mint officially opened in early 1838, and operated until it was seized by the Confederacy in the opening year of the American Civil War in 1861.
What Is NGC- Numismatic Guaranty Corporation? - Certified Coin Consultants
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If you know coins like Certified Coin Consultants does, then you know that accuracy, and authenticity is of the utmost importance in the world of numismatic coins. One of the ways that Certified Coin Consultants of Rockville Centre, NY, ensures the highest possible authenticity in the coins we deal in is by working with NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation).