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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 1857185, member: 4910&quot;]The first San Francisco Mint was open from 1854 to 1874 at 608 Commercial Street near Montgomery Street.</p><p>The building was previously used by Moffat &amp; Company, a private mint and assay office.</p><p><br /></p><p>The building became a Subtreasury (government office for holding bullion), then was a branch of the Bank of Canton,</p><p>and now is the Pacific Heritage Museum with exhibits devoted to Asian art.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a small mint museum in the basement of the building with some replica ore carts and bags.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_sanfrancisco_firstmint_01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Historic plaque</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_sanfrancisco_firstmint_02.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mint building</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_sanfrancisco_firstmint_03.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Silver dollars from the subtreasury days</p><p><br /></p><p>The nearby Wells Fargo Bank museum at 420 Montgomery is currently closed, a sign says it will open &quot;early in 2014&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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