Gold Coins of the Old West: The Carson City Mint 1870-1893

Gold Coins of the Old West: The Carson City Mint 1870-1893 : A Numeric History and Analysis.... The History of Carson City andthe Carson City Mint: The history of the Old West, and of early Nevada, is a tale of pioneers and frontiers, gold and silver rushes, mining booms and busts, ghost towns, and cowboys and Indians. Coins manufactured in the Old West capture the spirit and adventure of that special time in the history of the United States. Coins were struck in the Old West at the Carson City Mint. This facility produced silver and gold coins from 1870 until 1893 in dime, twenty cent, quarter dollar, half dollar, silver dollar, trade dollar, half eagle, eagle and double eagle denominations. Gold coinage produced at this mint totaled $23,823,425 in face value. All of the coins struck in Carson City have a "CC" mintmark located on the reverse. Both Carson City and the mint owe their existence to the determination and the foesight of Abraham Curry. In fact, Abe Curry played such a central roll in the establishment, construction and administration of the Carson City Mint that it has been said, only partly in jest, that the mintmark "CC" stood for "Curry's Compliments" as much as for "Carson City." The Carson City Mint's history illustrates the history of the west-em gold and silver rushes as well as the history of United States coinage and its related laws. The history of the mint also provides important insights into the mintage figures of the coins struck during the mint's active life, as well as a historical perspective for studying these special coins.