We took my daughter to look at a college today...

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Yes, this topic has a relation to US coins. We'll get there.

    One of the handsome Victorian buildings on campus has a stone foundation with a rather interesting history.

    Given what went on at that site in bygone years, the metal detectorist in me would have loved to dig up that entire lawn and sieve every bit of the dirt in it...

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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Hint: there was an old thread about the time I bought her first used car, last year.

    That ties in to the numismatic connection as well.
     
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  4. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    I see the canon, I approve. :)
     
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  5. tibor

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    Wishing your daughter the very best in her educational experiences.
    The best of times.
     
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  6. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Wasn't a college building constructed on the foundation of the Dahlonega mint?
     
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  8. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Bingo.

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  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    "In 1878, the building was destroyed by fire but the massive foundation remained intact. Today North Georgia College's Price Memorial Hall sits on the original foundation. The building's spire is covered with 23 ounces of Dahlonega gold, while the Georgia State Capitol has 60 ounces of Dahlonega gold on its dome."

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  12. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Wow! gold roof covering. That's some interesting trivia!
     
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  13. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Not unusual, there are a lot of building with a dome or cupola covered in gold leaf. (one oz of gold will cover 105 square feet) The flame on the torch of the Statue of Liberty is covered with gold leaf too. The Concord NH state house dome, the Wyoming capital dome there are quite a few others.
     
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  15. l.cutler

    l.cutler Member

    Good luck to you and your daughter. The whole college thing can be very stressful for everyone involved!
     
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  16. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Part of the first year's mintage ...

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    When I visted to Dahlonega a few years ago, on of the people who worked in that building invited me in and showed me the basement. The foundation of the original mint building was used for the present structure. They have glass doors down there that show the original materal that formed the basement.

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  17. Mark A Williams

    Mark A Williams Active Member

    Great Pictures and a history lesson. NICE Thanks.
     
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  18. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    Best of luck to your daughter.

    Correct me if I'm wrong. A Howitzer?
     
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  19. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    It is indeed a howitzer. I'm not sure the caliber.
     
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  20. kazuma78

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    Very very cool!! Learned something new today!!
     
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  21. Chuck_A

    Chuck_A Well-Known Member

    The history of the civil war and the mints such as the one in Dahlonega Georgia and the one in Charlotte North Carolina both being closed in 1861 is great piece of history. The mint in Charlotte was purchased by private citizens in 1931 and relocated, in 1936 it was reopened as a museum and all the issues of the mint are on display. The Dahlonega Gold Museum and Charlotte are 2 places I would like to visit. Thank you for sharing and good luck to your Daughter! (my niece is in college near Charlotte) I hope you're able to sift the grounds of the campus.
     
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