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10:00 am 1870 Mint Building Tour led by Robert Nylen, Curator of History. Space limited sign up when you arrive.
11:00 am Lecture “A History of Morgan, Orr Works and Historic Coin Press No. 1” by Robert Nylen. Morgan, Orr Works was the Philadelphia manufacturer of coin presses for U.S. Mints in the 19th century, including the historic, and still operating, Coin Press No. 1 at the Carson City Mint.
12:00 pm-4:00 pm Coin Press No. 1 Demonstrations in the Historic Carson City mint building. You can purchase a silver planchet and have it minted in front of you.
1:30 pm 1870 Mint Building Tour led by Robert Nylen, Curator of History. Space limited sign up when you arrive.
Admission is $8 for adults and free for members and children age 17 and under.
Coeur Rochester, Inc. is a sponsor of The Nevada State Museum’s Mint 150 Celebration. Go to Mint150.com for more information.
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08/17/2019 10:00:0008/17/2019 16:00:00America/Los_AngelesMint 150 Lecture Tours and Minting10:00 am 1870 Mint Building Tour led by Robert Nylen, Curator of History. Space limited sign up when you arrive. 11:00 am Lecture "A History of Morgan, Orr Works and Historic Coin Press No. 1” by Robert Nylen. Morgan, Orr Works was the Philadelphia manufacturer of coin presses for U.S. Mints in the 19th century, including the historic, and still operating, Coin Press No. 1 at the Carson City Mint. 12:00 pm-4:00 pm Coin Press No. 1 Demonstrations in the Historic Carson City mint building. You can purchase a silver planchet and have it minted in front of you. 1:30 pm 1870 Mint Building Tour led by Robert Nylen, Curator of History. Space limited sign up when you arrive. Admission is $8 for adults and free for members and children age 17 and under. Coeur Rochester, Inc. is a sponsor of The Nevada State Museum’s Mint 150 Celebration. Go to Mint150.com for more information.Reno, NV| Event Starts | Event Ends |
| 08/17/2019 | 08/17/2019 |
| All Day Event | |
| 10:00am | 4:00pm |
