Slightly misleading with the title but from my screen name you should know that I don't have any gold to give I do, however, want to share some photos of my recent trip to the Dahlonega Gold Museum. Because I do quite a bit of work in North Georgia I typically swing through Dahlonega on my way home when the opportunity presents itself. Apart from the incredible history, Dahlonega is simply a beautiful town that is definitely worth the visit. The museum is run by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and with a small admission fee you get to watch a detailed video on the history of local gold production, have access to some pretty incredible displays (history, maps, equipment, nuggest, etc), and you even get a tour of the building at the end. Because the bricks in the building were made from clay out of local streams, even they have flakes of gold in them! One of the only places (that I know of) where you can see a complete set of Dahlonega gold coins - not to mention some pretty huge nuggets. Pictures of the coins are not allowed so don't mind the terrible quality, I had to be sneaky. Apparently the coins were stolen last time they were put on public display. Hope ya'll enjoy!
Worst giveaway ever Haha! I've always wanted to visit this place, but it is just far enough away that it would have to be a trip.
I've got to admit that up until a few months ago, I didn't even know this mint existed. I hope to someday make it down. Until then, thank you for the recap and sneaky photos.
Thanks for the pics and writeup, I'd like to go there someday too. Here is my only piece of Georgia D mint gold: and if you want to drool over a truly top notch set, see this-- https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset/24839
Well if I win the mega millions someday the first thing I'll do is have a gold giveaway? [emoji12] Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
@Johndoe2000$ Definitely worth bucket listing, mine would be to just own a single piece of Dahlonega gold although I'm not holding my breath @Seattlite86 Well technically the mint doesn't even exist anymore, the building burned down around 1878. Only the foundation remained and is now part of a local university building. @ksparrow That's a wonderful straight graded example, I'm no expert (in the least bit) on Dahlonega gold but it seems most pieces are either tooled, scratched, or damaged in some way or another. And that registry set it amazing!
You might be interested in the article I wrote about a visit my wife and I paid to the museum. I thought about maybe sneaking a picture of the set but decided not to. I did take lots of other pictures in the museum, however. I'm not sure how to go about accessing the article unless it's online somewhere. The author's name is Mike Thorne. “Southern gold: The Dahlonega Mint Museum and its coins,” COINage Special Issue: Gold & Silver, Oct.-Dec. 2013, pp. 42-46.
I visited that museum over 10 years ago, really a worth while trip. My mom was living not far away so it was an easy drive. Beautiful part of the world there in Northern Georgia, and a lot of history thereabouts. The Foxfire Books were written by high school kids from a town near there, Rabun Gap, I believe. Army rangers do the mountain part of their training there too. Then there is the Civil War and the Native American mounds, etc.
