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.
Old San Francisco Mint
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The Old San Francisco Mint is a building that served as the location of the San Francisco branch of the United States Mint from 1874 until 1937. The building is one of the few that survived the great
San Francisco Mint
…the California gold rush, in twenty years its operations exceeded the capacity of the first building. It moved into a new one in 1874, now known as the Old San Francisco Mint. In 1937 Mint operations moved into a third building, the current one, completed that year. The San Francisco Mint began operations in 1854 at 608…
The Old San Francisco Mint
The old San Francisco Mint building, built in 1874