Philadelphia Mint
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The Philadelphia Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in Philadelphia. It was built in 1792 following the Coinage Act of 1792, in order to establish a national identity and the needs of commerce
The first Philadelphia Mint, built in 1792, photographed in 1908, and later demolished
The second Philadelphia Mint, built in 1833, photographed in 1902, and since demolished
A 1901 illustration of the third Philadelphia Mint, now part of the Community College of Philadelphia
The present Philadelphia Mint, built in 1969, pictured in 2013
San Francisco Mint
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The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint. Opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California gold rush, in twenty years its operations exceeded the capacity of the first buil
The San Francisco Mint building, built in 1937
Original United States Mint and Subtreasury (1854) image from 2012
An 1856 Liberty Head Eagle ($10); the "S" mintmark indicates it was struck in San Francisco Mint.
The Old San Francisco Mint, c. 2023.