FIRST - U.S. Branch Mint - San Francisco, Ca
Posted by: frivlas
N 37° 47.654 W 122° 24.205
10S E 552524 N 4183152
A plaque at the site of the first branch office of the US Mint.
Waymark Code: WMJEY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2006
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In the 1850, the President recommended opening a branch office of the
mint to take some of the pressure off of the main mint. In 1852
Congress approved the plan in in 1854, San Francisco opened the first
U.S. Branch office of the Mint. It moved to a larger facility in
1872 and to it's current location in 1937.
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