Description: π° RENO AIRPORT/ VIRGINIA CITY SILVER EXONUMIA COMSTOCK LODE SILVER STRIKE .999 CENTER .6 Troy Ounce Of Silver (CENTER) - $10 πͺ SILVER STRIKE FEATURES: NEVADA Silver Prospector/ Panner, Panning For Gold, Also Outline Of The State of Nevada. β Strike/Coin Also Features A .999 Silver CENTER With A Weight Of .60 Troy Oz. 999 Of Fine Silver. β The Outer Ring Is Made Of Brass And Comes Encapsulated, Making It A Great Addition To Any Collection! Hold On To This One Not Only For Its Silver Value, As They Just Don't Make These Anymore! πͺThis Silver Casino Strike Coin Is In Brilliant Condition And Is Encapsulated. πͺ ABOUT VIRGINIA CITY: β The Virginia City Historic District, Located Halfway Between Reno And Carson City, Nevada, Includes The 19th Century Mining Towns Of Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver City, and Dayton, As Well As Open Lands Containing Cultural Sites Associated With Mining Activities And The Comstock. πͺ Virginia City, Nevada, Developed As A Boomtown With The 1859 DISCOVERY OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, THE FIRST MAJOR SILVER DEPOSIT DISCOVERY IN THE UNITED STATES, With Numerous Mines Opening. The Population Of VIRGINIA CITY Peaked In The MID 1870s, With An Estimated 25,000 Residents. π°The 19th-Century Mining Bonanza That Turned Virginia City Into The Most Important Industrial City Between Denver And San Francisco, Was The Result Of THE COMSTOCK LODE. β COPY VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/ggYFxNHUmn8?si=AXWIZGcM4UoCOWVy πͺ In June Of 1859, One Of The Most Significant Mining Discoveries In American History Was Made In The Virginia Range of Nevada. β The Discovery Of Silver And Gold In The Area Drew People In From Across The Country, And The Town Of Virginia City Was Created Almost Overnight! π° A Rich Deposit Of Silver Ore Discovered By Henry Comstock, Part-Owner Of The Property On Which It Was Discovered, In June 1859. Getting His Nickname For Only Making Pancakes For Breakfast, Henry T. βPancakeβ Comstock Was Referred To As One Of The Original Finders Of Gold In Gold Canyon, Just South Of Virginia City. Comstock Was Said To Have Been Lazy, Employing American Indians On His Claims, And Was A Fast-Talker. Since He Was On The Scene Of The Original Findings, His Name Stuck Almost Instantly. π°The Riches Of Virginia City, Nevada Helped Finance The U.S. Government During The Civil War, As Attested By A Museum Named After General Ulysses Grant. In Fact, Silver From Virginia City May Have Helped Save The Union. It Also Helped Build Empires Around The World. Among The Finest Examples Is San Francisco, A City Built With Comstock Silver. πͺThe History And Stories Of Virginia City Are As Unique, Rich And Colorful As The Streets And Buildings Themselves. One Must See Virginia City To Even Remotely Understand It! Itβs A Living, Breathing Example Of Americaβs Fortitude And Desire To Achieve. πͺAs I Can Remember, When The 'Eisenhower Dollar' Was Removed From Circulation In 1978, So Were Most Slot Machines Accepting And Spitting Out The Silver Dollars. Those Were the Days And Are Gone. Everything Now Is Electronic.
Price: 33 USD
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-09-09T19:12:41.000Z
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