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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 663341, member: 7638&quot;]Here is a link to a story about what is purported to be the first silver dollar struck at the Carson City Mint in 1870, written by the current owner (a descendant of the original owner)</p><p><a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;threadid=734379&amp;highlight_key=y&amp;keyword1=Carson%20City" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;threadid=734379&amp;highlight_key=y&amp;keyword1=Carson%20City" rel="nofollow">http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;threadid=734379&amp;highlight_key=y&amp;keyword1=Carson City</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The original mintage was 11,758; approximately 600 are believed to still exist. These were struck from silver mined at the Comstock Lode, about 15 miles from the mint. As I understand it, the newly struck coins were sent from Carson City to Reno by saddlebag for distribution. Most were struck with prooflike surfaces, the word LIBERTY is more prominent on the shield than on P mint coins, and tends to wear more quickly. Some coins have a weak strike on Miss Liberty&#039;s head and chest. Here&#039;s mine:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/cks2007/Seated%20Dollars/SeatedDollar1870-ccrev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/cks2007/Seated%20Dollars/SeatedDollar1870-ccobv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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