The San Francisco Mint was opened in 1854 to help process precious metals during the California Gold Rush. With huge demand increasing the SF Mint had to find a bigger building and in 1874 construction was officially finished of the 2nd location for the US Department of Treasury. Operations at this 2nd location now known as the "Old San Francisco Mint" were so large that at one point in 1906 the building held $300 Million in bullion (value at the time), fully one third of the entire United States gold reserves.
This stunning example from 1959 has been extremely well preserved from a time when the dollar was sound and backed by the true precious metal. Uniquely, this example somehow managed to escape the US Mint Assay Office in a possible error without a weight stamp nor a serial stamp. Truly a centerpiece for any vintage silver ingot connoisseur.
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