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

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fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 05/05/2011 11:42 pm Check out 4:11 of this clip. Can't quite make out the denomination but the luster on those coins is stunning! * Edited by Staff to embed video * Report this Post to the Staff

delaner Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 12:56 am GREAT link! Thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
bibd Pillar of the Community Canada 838 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 01:58 am Awesome movie -- thanks! I wonder if those coins are Jeffersons? Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 02:05 am That was awesome! Thanks! Cracked me up that they were rotating the street car by hand. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 03:40 am fenton: Those coins that you could not quite make out are Liberty Walking halves. Just imagine thousands of those, all in mint state! San Francisco is officially the Sister City to Sydney. Sydney may have a better zoo than SF, which is the equal of the zoo in San Diego. Taronga Zoological Park has panoramic views over Sydney Harbour, which is just to the East of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 05:12 am It almost hurt to watch those WL s being thrown out of the machine on top of each other so quickly! Thanks for sharing. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
ayejay1974 Valued Member United States 314 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 06:04 am Haha, at first I thought that woman at 3:08 was plowed by that car. Whew, was in shock and awe for a moment. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 08:39 am looks like Washington quarters to me Report this Post to the Staff
fcrazo Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 09:30 am That was a very great clip. Report this Post to the Staff
JackB Pillar of the Community United States 1064 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 10:07 am Great segment, thank you! I've heard that narrator's voice many times over the years... Report this Post to the Staff
Murazor Valued Member Poland 114 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 10:39 am Great movie. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 12:02 pm Thanks for sharing... Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 2:30 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 2:52 pm I agree, on 4:18 lower left, they look like Washington quarters to me. and cool vid, thanks for sharing it! Edited by VisigothKing 05/06/2011 8:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 4:38 pm Washington quarters would be my guess too. Great link; thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188210 Posts	Posted 05/06/2011 5:54 pm 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. 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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