The Charlotte Mint was the first United States branch mint. It was located in Charlotte, North Carolina and specialized in gold coinage. Following the first documented discovery of gold in …

Charlotte is one of the least well known US coin mints of the south but has an important part of US history. Gold coins were minted here and refined from the first mine in US history from the …

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Jan 25, 2016 · All the incredible Charlotte Mint coins and the stories that go with them can be traced back to a Sunday in 1799, when a 12-year old boy named Conrad was playing hooky …

Officially mandated to coin “gold only” by a Congressional Act in 1835, the two branch mints soon opened for business, producing their first gold coinage in 1838. Today, their most tangible …

Charlotte was home to the first US Mint Branch outside Philadelphia. Find out more about its fascinating history.

6 days ago · The Charlotte Mint Opens. The first gold coins were struck at the Charlotte Mint on March 28, 1838 and bore a “C” mintmark. They were $5 “Liberty Head” gold pieces, followed …

The Charlotte Mint struck small amounts of coins up until 1861 when North Carolina seceded from the Union due to the Civil War. During the remainder of the Civil War, the Mint would be used …

The Charlotte Mint is relatively unknown to a large group of modern coin collectors. It is a storied mint. It is filled with history. Charlotte Mint coins are prized by antique coin collectors …

The United States Branch Mint at Charlotte, as it was styled, was authorized to strike only gold coins – specifically quarter and half eagles, though in 1849, coinage of the small gold dollar …