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Awesome Footage Of San Francisco Mint At Work (Circa 1940)

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 Posted 05/06/2011  10:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Murazor to your friends list
Great movie. Thanks for sharing.
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 Posted 05/06/2011  12:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Darth Anarchus to your friends list
Thanks for sharing...
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 Posted 05/06/2011  2:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list
Interesting clip from the 40s, especially the SF Mint!
SF was a bit different from today--an obviously more diverse economy.
If Market St. had that many street cars today, the city would be less clogged with traffic, lol.
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 Posted 05/06/2011  2:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add VisigothKing to your friends list
I agree, on 4:18 lower left, they look like Washington quarters to me.

and cool vid, thanks for sharing it!
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 Posted 05/06/2011  4:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add copper nickel daddy to your friends list
Washington quarters would be my guess too. Great link; thanks for sharing!
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 Posted 05/06/2011  5:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list
Excellent video!

The whole thing is interesting to watch, especially when you view it in the context of the ongoing war that the US had yet to enter.
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 Posted 05/06/2011  9:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinstar to your friends list
yes I saw Washington quarters also
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 Posted 05/07/2011  01:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Typesetmaker to your friends list
thanks for posting this.very cool for us SF residents!
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 Posted 05/08/2011  6:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add boatman to your friends list
Very Nice
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Can I Have a Bag Ha Ha

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 Posted 05/08/2011  7:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add The_Duke to your friends list
When I was there a few years ago, they still rotate street cars by hand, just like in the movie.

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 Posted 05/10/2011  08:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add thecoinczar to your friends list
Yes, the coins looked to be quarters to me. I just feasted on this movie as I have been to San Francisco on several occasions and I have never grown tired of it!
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 Posted 05/11/2011  9:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add gmwatson to your friends list
Thanks for sharing, very interesting.
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They are walkers
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 Posted 05/13/2011  02:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add gwcregger to your friends list
They looked like quarters to me as well, but whatever they are I wouldn't mind having a few bags of them !
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if they were still in the same condition, I would be happy with just a few coins.
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