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2020-11-10 18:59:00

The Dalles Mint, The Mint That Never Was

Throughout the history of the U.S. Mint, the discovery of gold in new regions of our country prompted the opening of new federal mints as a way to safely process the precious metal. This is the procedure that played out during the first gold rushes of the United States in the South, which led to the construction of the Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans Mints. Later, the famous California Gold Rush of 1849 spurred the creation of the San Francisco Mint. When gold was discovered in Pierce, Idaho in 1860, plans to build a new mint in the Pacific Northwest soon followed. Further discoveries of gold in Canyon Creek, Oregon and other regions in 1862 only added to the impetus for a new mint branch.