They did. This was their "mine".

🙄 National Historical whatever. 

This was their "mint".

Really? That house was your "mint"?

It wasn't even in 1849. Some rube found "a yellow rock" on his property in the early 1800's. Used it as a door stop. Didn't know what it was cuz he was a dumb southerner. When he found it what it was he asked for $3.50 thinking that was high. It was worth $3600. 

Anyway, they got their "mint" in 1835. Nothing to do with 1849. The "35'ers"? Lame, Charlotte, fucking pathetic lame.