S mint article of interest. 100 yrs. since SF fire.

kcnovice

S mint smithsonian mag article

pursuitofliberty

Excellent article ... I read it yesterday while I was at the othodontist office with my son

LanLord

I dispute something in that article.

On page 3, at the top it mentioned that the director of the mint, on a ferry from Oakland to San Francisco

Great clouds of black smoke blocked the sun.

Oakland is east of San Francisco, on a Ferry in the morning, the sun would be to his back.

Unless the entire sky was black, there is no way the smoke from the fire was blocking the morning sun if you are travelling from

Oakland to San Francisco.

Otherwise, an very interesting article.

bestclser1

Great article.Helps us remember the history and importance of our hobby.

Koinlink

Thanks for posting! Interesting article.