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San Francisco Mint: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint and was opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush. It quickly outgrew its first building and moved into a new one in 1874.

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  • Mission Street, 899, SF, United States of America
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San Francisco Mint in pictures7 photos · 1 place
Frevi · cc-by-sa-4.0 · Sep 25, 2019
Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · pdm · Jan 1, 1856
Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · pdm · Jan 1, 1856
San Francisco Mint
Whole Wheat Toast · cc-by-2.0 · Feb 2, 2008

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