San Francisco Mint

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The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint historically known for producing circulating coinage and proof coins, particularly for the western United States.

Aliases (4)
  • Old San Francisco Mint ×21
  • Current San Francisco Mint facility ×6
  • Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco ×1
  • United States Mint facility, San Francisco, California ×1

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Mint facility
United States Mint facility
United States Mint facility
government building
historic building
architect Alfred B. Mullett
architecturalStyle Greek Revival architecture
constructionStartDate 1869
continent North America
country United States of America
hasPart Current San Francisco Mint facility
Old San Francisco Mint
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
National Historic Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 1961
1964
historicalRole major producer of circulating coinage for the western United States in the 19th and 20th centuries
primary producer of proof coinage for the United States Mint in the late 20th century
inception 1874
1937
locatedIn California
California
California
San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco
United States of America
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
maintainedBy City and County of San Francisco
materialUsed granite
mintMark S
nickname The Granite Lady
opened 1854
operator United States Mint
ownedBy United States Department of the Treasury
produced circulating coinage
proof coins
product United States cent coins
United States dime coins
United States dollar coins
United States half dollar coins
United States nickel coins
United States quarter dollar coins
commemorative coins
proof coin sets
serviceArea western United States
significantEvent Established to serve the California Gold Rush
Survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire
streetAddress 155 Hermann Street
use bullion storage
coin production
historic site

Referenced by (15)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Granite Lady ("Old San Francisco Mint")
The Granite Lady ("Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco")
alsoKnownAs
San Francisco Mint ("Old San Francisco Mint")
San Francisco Mint ("Current San Francisco Mint facility")
hasPart
Morgan dollar
United States dollar coins
mintedAt
American Eagle silver bullion coins
United States quarter dollar coin
mintedBy
United States Mint
hasOffice
United States coins
mintFacility
gold dollar
mintLocation
Half Eagle
mintLocations
Quarter Eagle
mints
United States Mint Police ("United States Mint facility, San Francisco, California")
operatesIn
West Point Mint
otherUSMintFacilities

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