This is another one of my friends coins.

And for those of you who don't know...

The South had a total of three mints before the beginning of the Civil War.They were New Orleans, Louisiana, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dahlonega, Georgia. All three mints began producing coins in 1838 and they all stopped production in 1861 with the onset of the Civil War when the Confederacy took control of the mint facilities. Only the New Orleans mint resumed production after the Civil war and then not until 1879. New Orleans eventually ended production in 1909. Charlotte, NC and Dahlonega, GA only produced gold coins with gold that was from mines in those areas. (Most people are not aware that the United States had significant gold strikes on the East Coast before the California Gold Strike in the mid 1800's.) It was cheaper and safer to make coins in the area that it was being mined than is was to try to ship it all the way to Philadelphia, PA. The mint mark for Charlotte was a single "C". Not to be confused with Carson City, NV which had a "CC" for it's mint mark. Carson City did not begin producing coins until 1870. Several years after the Civil War and almost ten years after Charolotte's production was ended. Dahlonega's mint mark was a "D". This one should not to be confused with Denver, CO's mint mark which was also a "D". Denver did not begin producing coins until after the turn of the century in 1906. Forty five years after Dahlonega's production ended. Denver is still an active mint and produces hundreds of millions of coins annually.This coin graded an AU 58 which makes it a rather pricey specimen. At least, much more than I can afford. But it was nice to be able to hold it.Mike[attachment=:name]