I was just a little bored lol, and this question seemed to come up a lot, "what was the last <insert denomination> San Francisco made for circulation?" (Edit: and with the S mintmark, so you can tell they minted them.) So I looked it up: Cent: 1974 Lincoln Half dime: 1873 Seated liberty Nickel: 1970 Jefferson Dime: 1955 Roosevelt 20 cent piece: 1875 Seated liberty Quarter: 1954 Washington Half dollar: 1954 Franklin Dollar: 1980 Susan B. Anthony Quarter eagle: 1879 Liberty head 3 dollar gold: 1870 Indian princess Half eagle: 1916 Indian head Eagle: 1930 Indian head Double eagle: 1930 St. Gaudens (Any denomination not mentioned was never minted for circulation, or at all, by the San Francisco mint.) I think this is complete and correct (correct me if not).
Just a side note, would love if someone made a set for something like this. Would be a fun album to work on finishing. Besides the gold ones, probably wouldn't be too expensive to complete.
I believe the list is correct if you make "made for circulation with the S mint mark." They made cents without a mintmark 1978-1983, dimes 1965-1967 and in 1975, quarters 1965-1967, and half dollars 1965-1966.
If you want to be technical about it, sure, fair enough. But if you can't tell they minted them, they don't really "count" in my book. But I edited it to include that detail.
The quarter and half eagle aren’t outrageously expensive. But the other gold coins are way out there. Especially, the three-dollar coin. It’s unique and would go for 7 figures. Mike
The most recent Red Book lists that one at $6.6 million in AU-50. Even having enough money wouldn't guarantee you could get it, if whoever owns it isn't in the mood to sell. The second to last San Francisco $3 gold piece was minted in 1860... 7000 minted that year, still kind of rare but far more realistic than a coin that only has 1 known to still exist lol. (I've seen it for sale for about $1200 in XF-45.) $3 gold pieces were never minted in particularly large numbers and are just generally quite expensive in any case. Highest mintage is 1854 with about 138,000 minted that year. Good luck...