Transporting Gold from North Carolina to Philadelphia
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Historian Harry Watson describes transporting raw gold from NC to the Philadelphia Mint.
Historian Harry Watson describes the difficulties involved with transporting raw gold from the mountains of North Carolina to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
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Transporting Gold from North Carolina to Philadelphia
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Historian Harry Watson describes the difficulties involved with transporting raw gold from the mountains of North Carolina to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
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