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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 287819, member: 6492&quot;]Good discussion.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I believe the mint in question is the big rascal that&#039;s still standing and that survived the quake in 1906.&nbsp; In this case, the corner stone would still be in place.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On a related note, the quake that occurred in 1906 essentially destroyed the city (actually, the mint was one of the few buildings spared).&nbsp; Looking at some of the barber S mint prices for the years 1901, 02, 03, 04 and 05 there are some real rarities and yet I believe their mintages were decent.&nbsp; Check dimes, for instance.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I wonder how many bank rolls of S&nbsp; mint early 1900&#039;s coinage are still buried in The City.&nbsp; Think of businesses that buy rolls of change for commerce and have it in their small safes or cash registers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Not knowing, just pondering,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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