Take a look at the small picture at the bottom of my post. This was made by a US Mint worker when he had spare time in 1893 or 1894 and this plaque was used as a door gatekeeper to identify the US Mint section of the Old Granite Lady. The Old Granite Lady building was also used for other US government departments besides the US Mint.
This gatekeeper plaque was obviously discarded between 1906 (SF earthquake)and 1955 (when the US Mint was downgraded in its operation).
It moved around from collector to collector until it reach my collection a few years ago.
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The 1859-S dollar is an historic coin, being the first silver dollar struck in San Francisco, and the only No Motto Liberty Seated type S-mint dollar ever made. The Philadelphia mint shipped ten pairs of Liberty Seated Dollar dies to the San Francisco Mint, but apparently only two pairs of dies were used, and the rest probably remained unused. This scarce variety has the 1 and 8 in the date repunched, and the mintmark is high, nearly touching the olive branch.
Only 20,000 coins were produced, to meet demand from local merchants who wanted them for the China Trade. However, Chinese merchants preferred the heavier Mexican 8 Reales coins, and melted down most of the 1859-S U.S. dollars. The 1859-S is one of the scarcest of all Liberty Seated dollars, so it seems likely that nearly all of them were exported, with very few placed in circulation in San Francisco, like this one.
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<< <i>Take a look at the small picture at the bottom of my post. This was made by a US Mint worker when he had spare time in 1893 or 1894 and this plaque was used as a door gatekeeper to identify the US Mint section of the Old Granite Lady. The Old Granite Lady building was also used for other US government departments besides the US Mint.
This gatekeeper plaque was obviously discarded between 1906 (SF earthquake)and 1955 (when the US Mint was downgraded in its operation).
It moved around from collector to collector until it reach my collection a few years ago. >>
This plaque is actually made of brass (golden colored) and it is about 4 inches high by nearly a foot wide. It has holes used for placing it over, on the side or on the door.
This is another picture of the plaque.
By the way, the picture looks small in the bottom of my posts to prevent me from violating PCGS size restrictions.
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This gatekeeper plaque was obviously discarded between 1906 (SF earthquake)and 1955 (when the US Mint was downgraded in its operation).
It moved around from collector to collector until it reach my collection a few years ago.
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The 1859-S dollar is an historic coin, being the first silver dollar struck in San Francisco, and the only No Motto Liberty Seated type S-mint dollar ever made. The Philadelphia mint shipped ten pairs of Liberty Seated Dollar dies to the San Francisco Mint, but apparently only two pairs of dies were used, and the rest probably remained unused. This scarce variety has the 1 and 8 in the date repunched, and the mintmark is high, nearly touching the olive branch.
Only 20,000 coins were produced, to meet demand from local merchants who wanted them for the China Trade. However, Chinese merchants preferred the heavier Mexican 8 Reales coins, and melted down most of the 1859-S U.S. dollars. The 1859-S is one of the scarcest of all Liberty Seated dollars, so it seems likely that nearly all of them were exported, with very few placed in circulation in San Francisco, like this one.
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<< <i>Take a look at the small picture at the bottom of my post. This was made by a US Mint worker when he had spare time in 1893 or 1894 and this plaque was used as a door gatekeeper to identify the US Mint section of the Old Granite Lady. The Old Granite Lady building was also used for other US government departments besides the US Mint.
This gatekeeper plaque was obviously discarded between 1906 (SF earthquake)and 1955 (when the US Mint was downgraded in its operation).
It moved around from collector to collector until it reach my collection a few years ago. >>
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Your pic is small...but how big is the plaque?
This is another picture of the plaque.
By the way, the picture looks small in the bottom of my posts to prevent me from violating PCGS size restrictions.
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