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Carson City,NV - 1990s - Carson City Mint Gold & Silver Ingots :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Bullion Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Carson City,NV - 1990s - Carson City Mint Gold & Silver Ingots :
Lot of 4 ingots and two commemorative history cards from the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Each card contains two ingots. Three are gold and one is silver, numbered and dated (1992-1994). The cards are titled "The Story of the Carson City Mint/Silver & Gold/ Bars & Ingots." Inside each is a short history of early private coinage in the West. These ingot are replicas of "early territorial and privately produced ingots and bars" which were produced by the Nevada State Museum on a limited basis. There were produced on an early drop hammer press loaned to the museum by Don Schmitz of the Nevada City (CA) Mint. He produced silver and gold ingots and bars marked "Carson City Mint" with year and date. Each one was numbered and stamped with its actual weight. These are 4 examples, and they are no longer being made.