Curry had many political and business enemies, and some of them simply did not want to send their silver to Carson City to be minted under his direction, but instead preferred to send it to San Francisco at a distance. Accordingly, while the San Francisco Mint produced vast quantities of Mo...
Nevada is known for its silver mines. The museum has one in its basement. Nevada State Museum: Scary Teeth, Mummified Cat Carson City, Nevada Carson City had barely 3,000 residents when it opened a U.S. Mint in 1870. People didn't matter, silver did -- from the then-recently ...