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In 1999, my crew and I uncovered the amazing stash of over 500 coin dies that had been buried in the ground at the Nevada State Museum, formerly a branch of the U.S. Mint. Many of these dies were used to strike the Carson City silver dollars and Trade Dollars. Some of these rusted dies have been cleaned and displayed at the museum. I believe that were it not for my fascination for silver dollars, the buried coin dies would not have even been noticed by my employees. On the cover of my book, Chronicles of the Comstock, are color photos of several of my Carson City silver dollars, including the one given to me by Mom for lunch money and an unusual Carson City Trade dollar. The book has many stories about the Comstock era and the historic old mint. At the museum, you can see the coin press where the coins were struck, along with a display of nearly every gold and silver coin ever produced there. Chronicles of the Comstock makes an excellent gift for people interested in Nevada History.

To read the complete article, see:
Dennis Cassinelli: My fascination for silver dollars (https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/opinion/dennis-cassinelli-my-fascination-for-silver-dollars/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS HISTORIC COIN PRESS NO. 1 (https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n27a14.html)