The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 42, October 21, 2007, Article 9

NEW ORLEANS MINT MUSEUM REOPENS WITH GOLD EXHIBIT

Local newspapers are report on the reopening of the old
New Orleans Mint building:

"The Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans is reopening for the
first time since Hurricane Katrina with an exhibit this
weekend on a subject that couldn't be more fitting -- Gold.

"The Old U.S. Mint made millions of silver and gold coins
while in operation in the French Quarter between 1838 and
1909. On Tuesday, curators were working to prepare the
hundreds of gold nuggets, coins and jewelry pieces that
will be showcased in the old building beginning Saturday.

"The gold exhibit will run through Jan. 2 at the Old Mint,
which has been under repair since Hurricane Katrina ripped
off much of the building's roof two years ago.

"The exhibit will include more than 400 natural gold
specimens, cultural objects, gold bars and coins. Among
the items is an 1887 Mardi Gras Rex pin in the shape of
a crown and a gold treasure box recovered from a 1715
shipwreck off the coast of Florida."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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