Carson City Mint

Carson City Mint was a Branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada . Built at the peak of the silver boom, 57 issues of silver coins minted here between 1870 and 1893 bore the "CC" Mint Mark . From 1895 to 1933 , the building served as the U.S. Assay Office for gold and silver. The Federal Government sold the building to the state of Nevada in 1939 .

The building that housed the mint was the first designed by Alfred B. Mullett after he became Supervising Architect of the Department Of The Treasury . The simple Renaissance Revival style stone facade has pairs of round-headed windows and a center Portico . Today, it is the home of the Nevada State Museum .

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