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Building and Rebuilding
| 1900: |
The United States officially accepts the gold standard—backing all its money by gold.
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| 1904: |
The Denver Assay Office (where gold is tested and weighed) becomes a mint (where coins are made).
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| 1906: |
The San Francisco Mint building serves as the city's banking center because most of the city is destroyed by a great earthquake and fire.
Also, the Denver Mint moves into its new building. |
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