After goggling your question...It brought me to the US Mint web-site and a nice read...seems like the mint took-over banking needs since most all banks were destroyed
Googled "San Francisco Mint after 1906 earthquake"
Interesting question. I looked at the mint records, and yes, San Francisco went on to mint more 1906 coins after the earthquake. They produced 761000 coins (various denominations) in April 1906 (presumably before the quake), none in May, then 449000 in June. Somebody probably knows the specific history but it appears they were back up and running by June. That's where the records I've seen end. But in the first 6 months of 1906, 140,000 half dollars were coined, and the total mintage is listed as 1,740,154. Seems impossible to know whether a coin was made before or after the quake.
Quote: After goggling your question...It brought me to the US Mint web-site and a nice read...seems like the mint took-over banking needs since most all banks were destroyed
Now can you imagine if the Mint was producing coinage at the exact moment that the earthquake hit , how many mint errors there would have been with all the press's and machinery bouncing around . Many of those coins would sure to have gotten mixed in with normal strikes .
Some of those drivers appeared to have a death wish as they went about their way. That's was a good contrast as to what life was like then....just 4 days before the quake. Total devastation.
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