First Private Mint / Templeton Reid Mint

On this spot in 1830, machinist Templeton Reid struck America's first private gold coins, turning Georgia gold-rush dust into $2.50, $5, and $10 pieces, a bold venture that proved unprofitable and closed within a year.

First Private Mint / Templeton Reid Mint is a historical marker in Gainesville, Hall County, erected in 1979. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Hall County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.2994, -83.8271 near Gainesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jackson Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dixie Hunt Hotel, Federal Building and Courthouse, and Logan Building.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.