Carson City Mint Celebrates 150th Anniversary

[Steve Herschbach]

“The Nevada State Museum will be hosting this years’ 150th anniversary of the Carson City Mint.

Numerous events will be taking place to commemorate the anniversary, which holds significant value for coin collectors, due to the 1870 Liberty Seated Half Dollars’ historic and monetary value.

On Thursday, the coin press that minted the original coins with the famous “CC” mark in 1870, will be recreating this very coin in the same building that produced the originals. 

These replicas will be incused with “copy” and placed in a card bearing its series number.

The event will be going on from 5 to 8 p.m. with tickets at $150 or $142 for Nevada State Museum Members. Attendees will be receiving a pure silver planchet, admission to the party, and a mint history program.”

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