The Nevada State Museum in

Carson City Carson City is an Independent city (United States), independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the List of cities in Nevada, sixth largest ...

is one of seven Nevada State Museums operated by the

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. The primary building of the museum is the former

Carson City Mint The Carson City Mint was a branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada. It primarily minted silver coins; however, it also minted gold coins, with a total face value in dollars nearly equal to that of its silver coins. The mint minted ...

. The exhibits include: * The world's largest exhibited

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, found in the

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* The silver service from the USS ''Nevada'' The Nevada State Museum, Carson attracts various spectators in observing and appreciating the natural an
cultural
heritage of

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. It demonstrates the history from prehistoric period to modern day of the state including ol
geology
prehistoric animalian neighbors, days of

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an
American Indian culture

History

Nevada State Museum, Carson City came into force by conserving the Carson City mint. The mint was in operation from 1870 to 1893 but it houses the earliest coin press which operates from here until date. Coin Press No. 1 which is the sole coin press generates medallions with the famed CC mint mark even now. The museum was opened in 1941; very few museums in Nevada are as loved as this one to the present day. It houses some rare collections related to history of the

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: Basketry of the Great Basin Native American people, Fey Slot Machine Collection, guns of the Old West, Chinatown cultural materials, and the splendid silver service set made for the USS Nevada battleship. Ghost town museum exhibit

Exhibits at the Nevada State Museum

* Historic Carson City Mint: Visitors would be able to see genuine Coin Press No. 1 of the Mint as well as the CC (Carson City) marked Comstock silver dollars. * Nevada's Changing Earth * Nevada: A People and Place through Time: it offers a march through the history of Nevada. The USS Nevada Battleship is the main attraction of this exhibit which is silver service fashioned from 5,000 ounces of

silver Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...

and lined with

gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...

from Goldfield. * Under One Sky: it demonstrates the history of the earliest inhabitants through artifacts of Nevada which are 10,000 years old. Situated in the latest section of the museum, this exhibit shows American Indian culture from Native American viewpoint.

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* {{authority control Museums in Carson City, Nevada History museums in Nevada Natural history museums in Nevada Paleontology in Nevada