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The Dahlonega Mint was chartered by the United States Congress and erected in 1837,
in the mining town of Dahlonega,
Georgia, during the first gold rush known as the Georgia Gold Rush. It was
operated as a branch mint until the American Civil War broke out in 1861 and it
was seized by the Confederates.
Gold coins estimated to exceed $6,000,000.00 were minted here. The building
that housed the Dahlonega Mint was destroyed by fire in 1878.Gold leaf from this
area also covers the exterior of the domed roof over the rotunda of the Georgia
state capitol in Atlanta. Local media often refer to the state legislature's activities
as what's going on "under the gold dome".
Information taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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