United States, Georgia, Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, 34.53259, -83.984911878/2022In 1838 a federal Branch Mint went into operation at Dahlonega. It coined more than $100,000 worth of gold in its first year, and by the time it closed in 1861, it had produced almost 1.5 million gold coins with a face value of more than $6 million.Image of a drawing of the Branch Mint in Dahlonega, Georgia. The two-story two-story Greek revival structure stands at the top of a gentle hill. Several trees grow on the lawn.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/dahlonegahttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/gold-rushForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/dahlonegahttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/gold-rushForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaMints--Georgia--DahlonegaPublic buildings--Georgia--DahlonegaBuildings--Georgia--DahlonegaGreek revival (Architecture)--Georgia--DahlonegaTrees--Georgia--DahlonegaPediments--Georgia--DahlonegaDahlonega (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Branch Mint at DahlonegaStillImage