James Crawford Master of the Mint at Carson City

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James Crawford Master of the Mint at Carson City is written by Rusty Goe and published by Southgate Coins. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0974616931 (ISBN 10) and 9780974616933 (ISBN 13).

This biography of the fourth Superintendent of the Carson City Mint (1874-1885) traces Crawford's life from his birth in Kentucky; to his formative years in Illinois; to his prospecting years in California's Gold Rush Country; to his early years in Nevada's Lyon County; culminating in his tenure at the Carson City Mint. The book provides a panoramic view of the sweeping history of Nevada's connection to California's Gold Rush era; with an in-depth look into life in the Silver State's northwestern region from 1863 to 1885. Filled with never-before-presented facts about James Crawford and the Carson City Mint, the 650-page book is linked with stories about some of Nevada's most prominent historical figures and many contemporary events occurring in the United States and contains hundreds of references to coins struck at the Carson City Mint.