Mystery Of San Francisco Mint 1955-1968

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stillwater63 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/18/2016 1:22 pm My question is why did the San Francisco Mint stop making coins for 13 years? My grandson and I have not been able to find the answer, and would appreciate any help offered. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 09/18/2016 5:40 pm The old building was about 100 years old, so they stopped production and made a new facility. They only struck circulation coins through the mid 70s (except for the SBA dollars 1979-80) and became a proof-only facility after that. As for why it took 13 years to make a building... Best I can say is the government was in charge? Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha2814 Pillar of the Community United States 2023 Posts	Posted 09/18/2016 6:18 pm The new building opened in 1937. They didn't suspend production because they were changing buildings -- the new building was fully operational until the suspension in 1955. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mint Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha2814 Pillar of the Community United States 2023 Posts	Posted 09/18/2016 7:08 pm Dug a little deeper, I found this: http://www.bellevuerarecoins.com/sa...ncisco-mint/ "In 1955, upgrades at the Denver and Philadelphia mints made the New Mint in San Francisco obsolete. Operations were suspended and the building was converted to storage. A coin shortage led to its reopening in the late 1960s when San Francisco also took over most of the proof minting from Philadelphia." Report this Post to the Staff
stillwater63 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 06:09 am Alpha2814, Thank you very much for the information. Have a great day, stillwater63 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 2:31 pm Good work, Alpha2814. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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