Posted 11/11/2014 2:38 pm
Probably not. You would have to tear down the building to find it.
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The May 26, 1870 issue of the San Francisco Bulletin gives an account of the laying of the cornerstone, "this a huge block of granite, in which a cavity had been drilled for the reception of the casket, a copper box 6 inches high, 8 inches wide and 16 inches long," for the new mint building.
http://www.numismaticnews.net/flips...ost-treasure
The May 26, 1870 issue of the San Francisco Bulletin gives an account of the laying of the cornerstone, "this a huge block of granite, in which a cavity had been drilled for the reception of the casket, a copper box 6 inches high, 8 inches wide and 16 inches long," for the new mint building.
http://www.numismaticnews.net/flips...ost-treasure
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The given name of "The Granite Lady" is somewhat of a misnomer as most of the building is made from sandstone. While the base/basement of the building is made of granite, the entire external and upper stories are made of sandstone. The Granite Lady was a marketing term given in the 1970s that stuck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mint
The damage to the SF Mint during and after the 1906 earthquake only affected the sandstone on the exterior of the building. All of the granite blocks used in the base are still intact including the one the casket was placed in on the northeast corner. There is no "lost" cornerstone so its contents are still inside it.The given name of "The Granite Lady" is somewhat of a misnomer as most of the building is made from sandstone. While the base/basement of the building is made of granite, the entire external and upper stories are made of sandstone. The Granite Lady was a marketing term given in the 1970s that stuck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mint
