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The Dahlonega Mint
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Dahlonega Mint
The building, with the tower, is built on the foundations of the
U. S. Branch Mint, established in 1837 and operated until the outbreak of
the Civil War, in 1861 the mint closed and never reopened, minting gold coins to the amount of $6,115,596. The Mint building
was transferred to the State of Georgia for educational purposes
in 1871 and burned in 1878. The present building, erected in 1878,
is today North Georgia College's Price Memorial Hall and 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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