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	San Francisco Historical Society - History of the Old Mint
		After minting operations were transferred to the new San Francisco Mint on Duboce Avenue in 1937, the Treasury Department and other government agencies occupied the building.
		By the spring of 1969, the Old Mint was declared a government surplus building and San Francisco State College asked to be given the building so that it could use the property for a new campus.
		The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society is proceeding with architectural and engineering plans for the massive restoration program, along with an ambitious capital campaign to raise $15 million of the total $80 million needed to complete the project and give San Francisco a world-class museum.
	www.sfhistory.org /index.php?pageid=32 (1041 words)

	San Francisco Mint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint, and was opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush.
		This building, one of the few that survived the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake, served until 1937, when the present facility was opened.
		Since 1975, the San Francisco Mint has been used only for proof coinage, with the exception of the Susan B. Anthony dollar from 1979-81 and a portion of the mintage of cents in the early 1980s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Francisco_Mint (468 words)

	Mints and Minting - Page 4
		Dahlonega Mint (1838-1861): The history of the Dahlonega Mint is similar to that of Charlotte.
		San Francisco Mint (1854 to date): During the gold rush era in California many banks and private individuals produced coins.
		Coins were produced at San Francisco from 1854 until 1955, and again from the late 1960s until the present time.
	www.pcgs.com /coinguidetext_static/mints3.chtml (383 words)

	Encyclopedia of San Francisco
		In 1849, Norton was lured, as hundreds of thousands would be, to San Francisco by the dream of fortunes to be made in the Gold Rush.
		It was an odd thing to be sure; but San Francisco was not devoid of characters in the 19th Century.
		The San Francisco Municipal band played, the 3rd Battalion of the 159th Infantry fired 3 volleys in salute, and a bugler played taps.
	www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com /articles/n/nortonJoshua.html (3895 words)

	'S' marks the spot - San Francisco Mint mark causes confusion 4/11/05
		The e-mail sender correctly understands that the single letters P and D are Mint marks indicating which minting facility struck a particular coin.
		The P is the Mint mark of the Philadelphia Mint and the D represents the Denver Mint.
		State quarter dollars with S Mint marks were struck at the San Francisco Mint and are Proof coins.
	www.statequarters.com /News/2005/041105.asp (699 words)

	Carson City Mint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The San Francisco Assay Office, which hadn't functioned as a mint since 1955, was set to work punching blanks for shipment to the Denver Mint, using old ammunition presses leftover from World War II.
		The CC Mint also declined to produce gold dollars, quarter eagles ($2.50) and three-dollar pieces, though all of these denominations were current during most of the mint's period of operation.
		The first Democrat to hold this office during the mint's years of operation, his election was correctly seen as a threat to the livelihoods of the mint's officers, all of whom were faithful members of the Republican Party.
	www.tulving.com /carsonct.html (4078 words)

	San Francisco Mint Information
		The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint, and was opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush.
		This building, one of the few that survived the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake, served until 1937, when the present facility was opened.
		Since 1975, the San Francisco Mint has been used only for proof coinage, with the exception of the Susan B. Anthony dollar from 1979-81 and a portion of the mintage of cents in the early 1980s.
	www.bookrags.com /San_Francisco_Mint (425 words)

	Dawn of shiny new life for Old Mint: Feinstein, Pelosi preside over ceremonial minting of coins to fund its ...
		The government sold the mint to the city of San Francisco for $1 in 2003; the city in turn is leasing it to the Museum and Historical Society, which hopes to open the museum by the year 2010.
		Bringing the old building up to seismic standards and refitting it as a museum of San Francisco history and the history of coinage, and as a tourist information center, is expected to cost $86 million.
		The coins are available from the U.S. Mint at www.usmint.gov, or from the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society at www.sfhistory.org.
	www.senate.gov /%7efeinstein/news-oldmint-sfchron.htm (769 words)

	Coin World Acticle on SF Old Mint
		Kagin said the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society has agreed to give whatever money is raised from the coin sales to the establishment of a National Gold Rush and Mint Museum.
		The Mint was one of the few buildings to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire.
		The Mint became the depository and treasury for the relief fund formed for San Francisco.
	kagins.com /Coin_World_Acticle_on_SF_Old_Mint.html (1003 words)

	Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: San Francisco's Old Mint Will Become City Museum
		Tomorrow the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society will host a ceremonial groundbreaking and fundraiser to celebrate the future San Francisco Museum at the city's 131-year-old Old Mint.
		The Old Mint survived the 1906 earthquake and was saved, along with $200 million of gold in its vaults, from the subsequent fires by employees with water from its artesian well.
		Before minting operations were relocated in 1937, it housed nearly a third of the United States gold reserve.
	www.nationaltrust.org /magazine/archives/arc_news_2005/100605.htm (658 words)

	Senator Feinstein Strikes San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin
		San Francisco, Calif. – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today joined House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and representatives of the U.S. Mint and San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for a ceremonial striking of the San Francisco Old Mint silver commemorative coin.
		The Mint was the only financial institution that remained in operation after the earthquake, and the building was used as the treasury for the city’s disaster relief funds.
		The San Francisco Old Mint Building minted coins until 1937 when its operations outgrew the building’s capacity and were moved to a larger space elsewhere in San Francisco.
	www.feinstein.senate.gov /06releases/r-sf-mint1027.htm (590 words)

	Mint Facilities - The United States Mint
		Congress approved the plan in 1852, and the San Francisco Mint was born.
		In 1854, the San Francisco Mint opened its doors and began converting miners' gold into coins, producing $4,084,207 in gold pieces by December of that first year alone.
		In fact, the Mint was the only financial institution capable of operating immediately after the disaster and became the treasury for disaster relief funds, performing other emergency banking services as well.
	www.usmint.gov /about_the_mint/mint_facilities/index.cfm?action=SF_facilities (347 words)

	1854 San Francisco $10 Gold Eagle
		The 1854 ten dollar gold coin struck at the San Francisco mint is a coin of great historical importance, and is a piece of history you can hold in you hands.
		It was not until July of 1852 that the law was passed allowing establishment of a branch mint in San Francisco.
		Five different denominations were struck in gold at the San Francisco mint in 1854, however the vast majority of coins were $10 and $20 pieces.
	www.reisbord.com /goldrush1854sten.htm (556 words)

	Commemorative Coin Programs - The United States Mint
		For the second commemorative coin program of 2006, the United States Mint is paying tribute to the San Francisco Old Mint, celebrating the instrumental role it played in the recovery and rebuilding of a great American city.
		The San Francisco Old Mint building, the second building in San Francisco to house the United States Mint there, was designed by architect A.B. Mullett who also designed the United States Department of the Treasury building and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
		Surcharges collected through the sale of these commemorative coins are authorized to be paid to the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for the purposes of rehabilitating the Historic Old Mint in San Francisco as a city museum and an American coin and gold rush museum.
	www.usmint.gov /mint_programs/commemoratives/index.cfm?action=OldSFMint (427 words)

	Newsom signs legislation to remint old San Francisco Mint building
		The mayor's office reports the Old San Francisco Mint was founded in 1874 as the first branch of the United States Mint in California.
		Known as the "Granite Lady,'' the "Old Mint'' is one of the most important historic structures in San Francisco and was the only financial institution to survive the 1906 earthquake, according to the mayor's office.
		In 1995, the federal government closed the "Old Mint.'' It was purchased by San Francisco for $1 million in 2003 but has since been in serious disrepair, according to the mayor's office.
	www.fogcityjournal.com /news_in_brief/bcn_sf_mint_061008.shtml (632 words)

	Exhibition Introduciton - Page 2: The Federal Presence - U.S. Mint Buildings Across the Nation
		The mint buildings designed by the Supervising Architect’s Office share some important similarities: each building is bilaterally symmetrical and free-standing; they are entered by way of a centrally placed door and hall; just beyond, a cross hall diverts traffic left and right, leading the visitor to various offices and work rooms.
		The San Francisco Mint, on the other hand, is a Greek Revival building, calling to mind the imposing structures built in the previous three decades, when the nation’s architecture was dominated by an austere classicism derived from archeological work on ancient Greece.
		In the 1890s, when the mints at Denver and Philadelphia were designed, the architectural profession was dominated by a new sense of appropriate public architecture.
	www.ustreas.gov /offices/management/curator/exhibitions/mintbldgs/introduction2.shtml (599 words)

	San Francisco Old Mint - Tristan's Photo Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The San Francisco Old Mint, built in 1874 during the gold rush, was once the busiest mint in the United States.
		The Old Mint has been closed and abandoned since 1993, threatened by demolition until the federal government transfered the building ownership to the city of San Francisco in 2003.
		The current plan is to reopen the Old Mint in a couple of years after extensive renovations, and use it for a city museum combined with shops, restaurants, and office space for nonprofits.
	www.mpegtv.com /~tristan/photos/old-mint?M=A (255 words)

	The San Francisco Mint: Study California Gold Coins and San Francisco History.
		In 1875, the old mint structure was demolished and replaced by a new four-story Treasury building, which was gutted by fire in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake.
		The mints in Philadelphia and Denver were capable of striking coins in sufficient quantities to meet national expectations.
		The legislation, named the San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act, specifies the commemoratives to be representational of the old Mint structure, its significance to the history of the United States and to the people of California, and its prominence in the reconstruction of San Francisco following the 1906 disastrous earthquake and fire.
	www.us-coin-values-advisor.com /san-francisco-mint.html (2375 words)

	San Francisco Music and Nightlife - Bars and Clubs
		San Francisco nightlife is as varied as San Francisco, and San Francisco bars, clubs and lounges are for the most part localized in different areas.
		The line at this San Francisco mega-club is daunting, but after you've been frisked by the doorman and made it past the bouncer, the multi-floored dance music mecca reveals its booming base grandeur.
		Despite San Francisco's predilection toward non-confrontational jazz over in-your-face blues, John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom Room is an unabashed purveyor of the latter, offering stiff drinks in an even stiffer neighborhood and a well-seasoned and world weary mix of local talent and touring headliners.
	www.sanfrancisco.com /nightlife (7055 words)

	San Francisco Mint honored - Coin Collecting - The Hobby of Kings
		SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's Old Mint will be honored next year when special coins are issued to celebrate the historic landmark's role in the city's recovery from the 1906 earthquake, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's office this week.
		Pelosi's bill, the San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
		The Old Mint, known as the "Granite Lady," is the oldest stone structure in San Francisco, according to Pelosi's office.
	coincollector.org /archives/002955.html (298 words)

	GovMint.com - The San Francisco Mint: The “Granite Lady”
		The San Francisco Mint was established as a result of the nation’s most famous gold rush.
		The first mint building was erected in 1853 and used equipment from the old Moffat & Co. San Francisco assay office and presses made in Philadelphia and shipped west.
		In 1867, mint officials agreed to purchase land at the corner of Fifth and Mission Streets in San Francisco to expand operations.
	www.govmint.com /knowledgebase/sanfranmint.aspx (767 words)

	Bill proposes Old San Francisco Mint commems - 2/3/03
		The legislation requires that the designs "shall be emblematic of the San Francisco Old Mint Building, its importance to California and the history of the United States, and its role in rebuilding San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire."
		At one point, more than half of the coins minted in the United States came from the San Francisco Mint, and it once held a third of the nation's gold supply.
		"The San Francisco Old Mint Building is an important historical landmark for San Francisco, the state of California, and the United States," Feinstein said.
	www.coinworld.com /news/020303/News-5.asp (584 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Pelosi Secures Passage of San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Congress established the San Francisco Old Mint in 1852 to supplement the Philadelphia Mint when it was overwhelmed by gold from the California Gold Rush.
		Known as the "Granite Lady," the Mint is the oldest stone structure in San Francisco.
		The City of San Francisco and the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society partnered to restore the Old Mint, and revenues from the sale of this historic commemorative coin will fund a coin museum inside the structure where millions of visitors can view and explore the history of coinage in our country.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=152-11102005&site=rss (474 words)

	Pelosi Introduces Legislation to Authorize Coin Honoring the San Francisco Old Mint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The San Francisco Old Mint, known affectionately as the “Granite Lady,” was established by Congress in 1852 to convert miners’ gold from the California gold rush into coins.
		The San Francisco Old Mint is famous for having struck many rare, legendary issues, such as the 1870-S $3 coin, which is valued today at well more than $1 million, and the 1894-S dime.
		Coins struck at the San Francisco Old Mint are distinguished by the “S” mint mark.
	www.house.gov /pelosi/press/releases/April04/CoinSFOldMint043004.html (248 words)

	San Francisco Mint
		The San Francisco Mint, known as the "Granite Lady" for its stately granite classic revival architecture, contributed mightily to saving the city from total economic chaos by serving as a financial center during the days that followed the devastating 1906 earthquake.
		The mint became the depository and treasury for the city's relief fund, and was the only agency capable of receiving and disbursing the monies necessary for the city's recovery.
		In 1937, a new, larger United States Mint was authorized and minting operations were transferred to the new facility, now the San Francisco Mint.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h2769.html (615 words)

	Personalized Wedding Mint Tins - San Francisco Design
		This is the perfect wedding favor for couples tying the knot or engaged in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area.
		They are hinged and come in a convenient palm size (2.4” W x 1.9” L x 0.6” H), and we fill them to the brim with mild, yet refreshing, peppermints (round 3/8” dia white mints).
		The bottom and top of the tins are slightly concave in shape, and all tins are individually shrink wrapped.
	www.beau-coup.com /personalized-wedding-mint-tins-new-san-francisco.htm (338 words)

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