The first San Francisco Mint was open from 1854 to 1874 at 608 Commercial Street near Montgomery Street. The building was previously used by Moffat & Company, a private mint and assay office. The building became a Subtreasury (government office for holding bullion), then was a branch of the Bank of Canton, and now is the Pacific Heritage Museum with exhibits devoted to Asian art. There is a small mint museum in the basement of the building with some replica ore carts and bags. Historic plaque Mint building Silver dollars from the subtreasury days The nearby Wells Fargo Bank museum at 420 Montgomery is currently closed, a sign says it will open "early in 2014".
