United States Mint at San Francisco
United States Mint, San Francisco, California
The San Francisco Mint was founded during the California Gold Rush to coin miners' gold locally. After surviving the 1906 earthquake and a period as an assay office, it now makes clad and silver proof sets and commemorative coins, not circulating money. The facility, at its third location, is not open to the public.
- Company
- United States Mint
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- Not stated
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Other manufacturing
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Clad and silver proof coin sets and commemorative coins authorized by Congress; it does not currently make circulating coins.
Facts
| Products | Produces clad and silver proof coin sets and congressionally authorized commemorative coins rather than circulating coins; a robotics loop tripled the speed of proof set packaging (federal: usmint.gov) |
|---|---|
| Origins | Founded during the California Gold Rush, when gold had been shipped to Philadelphia for coining; it opened on April 3 to accept deposits from miners (federal: usmint.gov) |
| 1906 earthquake | The 1906 earthquake and fire damaged its gas works and halted coining; the Mint then served as the treasury for disaster relief funds (federal: usmint.gov) |
| Later history | After a decade as an assay office it resumed making pennies in 1965, took over proof coin production from Philadelphia, and later regained its status as a Mint; it is now at its third location (federal: usmint.gov) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
We haven't found a public tour of this factory. See factory tours in California.
Sources
- U.S. Mint: San Francisco facility (federal, checked November 12, 2026)
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