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Location: Downtown Carson City
Directions: Along Robinson Street on the southwest grounds of the Nevada State Museum
N 39° 10.035 W 119° 46.035
Location: 1
Visibility: 6
Accessibility: 2
Marker type: (2) Metal, St (M)
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Date Conquered: 6/11/07
Nearest Intersection: Robinson St.
Quick Description: Commemorating none other than the ORIGINAL United States Mint in Carson City, an important mint that coined silver from the rich Comstock Lode
Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was never signed
NOTES: Notice the high visibility rating of #196. The photos you'll see below were shot before the renovations took place. While the metal plaque remains unchanged, the St (M) marker was generously re-painted and moved to the side of the Mint building, underneath an old growth tree along Robinson Street. The St (M) now faces the Carson Nugget parking area slightly out of eyesight from Carson Street. Keep your eyes peeled!
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Full Description:
Exact description as reads ...
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The original Carson City building is a formal balanced, sandstone block edifice. Two stories high with a centrally located cupola, the sandstone blocks were quarried at the Nevada State Prison.
On March 3, 1862, Congress passed a bill establishing a branch mint in the territory of Nevada.
The output of the Comstock Lode coupled with the high bullion transportation costs to San Francisco proved the necessity of a branch in Nevada.
From its opening in 1870 to the closure of the coin operations in 1893, coinage amounted to $49, 274,434.30.
Here's the interesting part...
#196 has been adorned with TWO plaques. The Standard blue version, located along Robinson Street is the original version probably erected circa 1990. A newer metal version of #196 was erected sometime early 2003. The only other marker in Nevada to have 2 plaques like this is #132, Mackay Mansion.
The photo above was taken in 2007 before the museum renovation. As you can see, #196 previously faced Carson Street on the main park-like grounds of the museum. The marker was set well-back from the sidewalk and visible only by a keen set of eyes from Carson's street view. Renovators took this into account by re-placing the marker along Robinson Street.
 The newer metal version of #196.
Why did this marker in particular receive an additional plaque?
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 Despite the reasoning behind two markers, you can find the metal plaque at the front entrance to the Museum (locked entry.)
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