The Nevada State Museum in

Carson City Carson City, officially the Carson City Consolidated Municipality, is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state. The m ...

is one of seven Nevada State Museums operated by the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. 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 Columbian Mammoth, 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 and 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

silver mining Silver mining is the extraction of silver by mining. Silver is a precious metal and holds high economic value. Because silver is often found in intimate combination with other metals, its extraction requires the use of complex technologies. In ...

and 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. 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: Coin Press No. 1 of the Mint and 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; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...

and lined with

gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...

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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History

Exhibits at the Nevada State Museum

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