Scrappy
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I did a very quick hunt today. All my close spots are completely grown over, so after a further trip, I had about 20 minutes leftover.
This spot has been hit by me two other times. It's produced a 18th buckle, an 1820's LC, and tons of buttons. It's also been hit by many others over the years so really what's left is iron. I was goose-egged everywhere until I went back to the 25'x25' iron patch that's coughed up almost all of the previous finds.
Sure enough, masked under a vail of iron, was a seated dime.
1877 Carson City.
Now here's the irony:
Last weekend My buddy EastCoastHunter21 dug a CC silver on a hunt we were on. Yes, and 1877 dime!! Here's his...
Haha!!
Now more irony. I've found three CC silvers this year (and never before this year), and one was an 1877 dime!! Here they are side by side
Here's my trio of Carson City
Now, if anyone is unfamiliar with the Carson City Mint, here's a small Wiki anecdote...
Built at the peak of the silver boom conveniently near a local silver mine, 50 issues of silver coins and 57 issues of gold coins minted here between 1870 and 1893 bore the "CC" mint mark. The mint was established in Carson City to facilitate minting of silver coins from silver in the Comstock Lode, much as the San Francisco Mint was established to facilitate minting gold coins from the gold of the California gold rush. 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. Coins struck here, especially Morgan Dollars, are generally rare and command a high premium among collectors.
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 construction supervisor was Abraham Curry, also known as the "Father of Carson City." The simple Renaissance Revival-style stone facade has pairs of round-headed windows and a center portico. It is now the home of the Nevada State Museum. Although the mint has not struck United States coins since 1893, Coin Press No. 1 (the original coin press from the mint) is still in the building and used to strike commemorative medallions with the "CC" mint mark. The most recent of these are medallions commemorating the Nevada Sesquicentennial.
Here's the mint
And finally my total finds...
Enjoy your hunts and good digs everyone.
Steve
This spot has been hit by me two other times. It's produced a 18th buckle, an 1820's LC, and tons of buttons. It's also been hit by many others over the years so really what's left is iron. I was goose-egged everywhere until I went back to the 25'x25' iron patch that's coughed up almost all of the previous finds.
Sure enough, masked under a vail of iron, was a seated dime.
1877 Carson City.
Now here's the irony:
Last weekend My buddy EastCoastHunter21 dug a CC silver on a hunt we were on. Yes, and 1877 dime!! Here's his...
Haha!!
Now more irony. I've found three CC silvers this year (and never before this year), and one was an 1877 dime!! Here they are side by side
Here's my trio of Carson City
Now, if anyone is unfamiliar with the Carson City Mint, here's a small Wiki anecdote...
Built at the peak of the silver boom conveniently near a local silver mine, 50 issues of silver coins and 57 issues of gold coins minted here between 1870 and 1893 bore the "CC" mint mark. The mint was established in Carson City to facilitate minting of silver coins from silver in the Comstock Lode, much as the San Francisco Mint was established to facilitate minting gold coins from the gold of the California gold rush. 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. Coins struck here, especially Morgan Dollars, are generally rare and command a high premium among collectors.
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 construction supervisor was Abraham Curry, also known as the "Father of Carson City." The simple Renaissance Revival-style stone facade has pairs of round-headed windows and a center portico. It is now the home of the Nevada State Museum. Although the mint has not struck United States coins since 1893, Coin Press No. 1 (the original coin press from the mint) is still in the building and used to strike commemorative medallions with the "CC" mint mark. The most recent of these are medallions commemorating the Nevada Sesquicentennial.
Here's the mint
And finally my total finds...
Enjoy your hunts and good digs everyone.
Steve
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Gotta love those coins minted in 1877, (especially in cc) I graduated high school in 1977 so I am biased.
