February 15, 2017 -
Press Release June 29, 1976 On June 22, Mint Director Mary Brooks activated the presses at the San Francisco Assay Office to strike the last of the 45 million 40% silver Bicentennial coins ordered by Congress to celebrate the 200th...
February 15, 2017 -
Press Release March 8, 1976 The U. S. Mint has successfully concluded negotiations to produce 250 million coins for the Central Bank of the Philippines in 1976. Dr. Alan J. Goldman, Assistant Director for Technology, who was accompanied by Richard...
February 13, 2017 -
Press Release April 10, 1975 The first production strikes of the three 40% silver bicentennial coins are scheduled to begin on April 23, 1975, at the San Francisco Assay Office, San Francisco, California, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint,...
February 10, 2017 -
Press Release December 2, 1974 Notice to Assignment Editors Sneak preview for the press at the Old Mint, Fifth and Mission Streets, San Francisco, California, on Monday, December 9, 1974, at 11:00 a.m.: The Granite Lady starring the Old San...
February 9, 2017 -
Press Release June 15, 1973 The Old San Francisco Mint, still one of the finest examples of Federal classic revival architecture, was simultaneously the first of this style in the West and the last major example of this style in...
February 9, 2017 -
Press Release June 4, 1973 The Old Mint in San Francisco, California, which opened originally in 1874, re-opens to the public on Saturday, June 16, 1973, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, announced today. In honor of the re-opening,...
February 9, 2017 -
Press Release April 10, 1973 The U.S. Mint’s special coins and medals and computer employees begin the move back to the Mint’s old home—the Old San Francisco Mint, Fifth and Mission Streets—on Wednesday, April 11, 1973, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director...
January 13, 2017 -
Press Release, Office of the White House Press Secretary March 23, 1972 The President has announced transfer of the old San Francisco Mint from the General Services Administration to the Treasury for restoration and for use by the Federal Government...
January 13, 2017 -
Press Release March 10, 1972 Frank H. MacDonald, Deputy Director of the Mint, on behalf of the Director of the Mint, Mrs. Mary Brooks, today presented Special Service Awards to 90 employees of the Numismatic Service Division of the San...
December 21, 2016 -
By Office of Corporate Communications December 21, 2016 Safety, Occupational Health & Environmental Manager Susanne Turner enjoys a lot about her work at the U.S. Mint in San Francisco. She can talk at length about the Mint’s initiatives to reduce...
