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.
Mint mark
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A mint mark is a letter, symbol or an inscription on a coin indicating the mint where the coin was produced. It is distinct from a mintmaster mark, the mark of the mintmaster.
Mint mark and privy marks on French Cochinchina 20 Cents 1879, Paris Mint
Spanish Milled Dollar with Mexico City Mint Mark.
Carson City Mint 1872 "Liberty Seated" silver dollar reverse, bearing the mint's CC mint mark just beneath the eagle.