Date Uploaded: February 19, 2026
Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/postcard0911
Source: CardCow.com
Source URL: https://www.cardcow.com/417530/silver-queen-virginia-city-nevada/
Source Caption: Silver Queen
Designed by owners Carroll and Ruby Eaton as a tribute to Virginia City's once great Silver Mining industry - an industry whose production stabilized the Federal treasury during the Civil War and later altered the world's monetary structure. The Silver Queen's dress contain 3,261 Silver Dollars. The belt alone contains 28 Twenty Dollar gold pieces. The picture is 15 feet high and 8 feet wide. While only a few of the coins are of Nevada (Carson City) mintage, a large percentage of them undoubtedly contain silver that was first mined thousands of feet below this very building. One of Nevada's most unusual Casino displays
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