Dahlonega Mint

All coins from the Dahlonega Mint are gold, in the $1, $2.50, $3, and $5 denominations, and bear dates in the range 1838–1861.

"[1]: 107 Ignatius Alphonso Few, appointed commissioner, bought ten acres south of Dahlonega for $1,050 (equal to $31,012 today) in August 1835, and hired the architect Benjamin Towns, the lowest bidder at $33,450 (equal to $987,962 today), to construct the mint within eighteen months.

The exact number of 1861-D gold dollars produced is unknown, while approximately 1,597 1861-D half eagles were struck.

After the end of the Civil War, The United States Government decided against reopening the mint.

Gold leaf from this area also covers the exterior of the domed roof over the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.

Students at North Georgia College practice military drill in front of the former Dahlonega Mint in 1877 or 1878. The college used the building from 1873 until it burned down in 1878.
Reverse of an 1843 half eagle struck at the Dahlonega Mint