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Caption: "The Silver State"
Release date: January 31, 2006
Entered Statehood: October 31, 1864
Mintage: 589,800,000
Reverse: Mustangs, mountains, rising sun, Sagebrush (state flower).
Engraver: Don Everhart
Interesting fact: In portions of the state outside of the Las Vegas and Reno metropolitan areas, mining and cattle ranching are the major economic activities. By value, gold is by far the most important mineral mined. In 2004, 6.8 million ounces of gold worth $2.84 billion were mined in Nevada, and the state accounted for 8.7% of world gold production. Silver is a distant second, with 10.3 million ounces worth $69 million mined in 2004. Other minerals mined in Nevada include construction aggregates, copper, gypsum, diatomite and lithium. Despite its rich deposits, the cost of mining in Nevada is generally high, and output is very sensitive to world commodity prices.