Week #45, Hope everyone is keeping their New Year's Resolutions

[Danielle C.]

The San Francisco Mint became operational in 1854 after the federal government bought out the private coining facility of which SF firm?

 

First post that correctly answers wins a coupon for 3 free Early Bird submissions.

 

Don't forget, we also draw for a runner-up prize from all remaining posts with a correct answer.

 

Good Luck!

 

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends/ended on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia Info post for more details.

 

 

When you post your answer, only the administrators can see it. Stop back each Monday. We will make all the posts visible and announce the winners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[shirohniichan]

Was it Kellogg & Co.?

[kenwin1]

Norris?

[gmarguli]

Moffat & Company

[jtryka]

Was it Moffat & Co.?

[keithdagen]

Moffat & Co.

[jeh46544]

The Mariposa mint?

[davefperry]

Moffat & Co.

This seems to be the case according to Breens. Kellogg & Co. were still making coins in 1855 and Kellogg and Richter had worked at Moffat & Co.

[prooflike]

Moffat & Co.

[RGT]

I'll make my first post by saying Moffat & Company.

 

[JamminJ]

I'll guess Moffat & Co.

 

-JamminJ

[johnscoin-migration]

Moffatt and Company?

Isn't that correct? I hope so...

[Danielle C.]

The question: The San Francisco Mint became operational in 1854 after the federal government bought out the private coining facility of which SF firm?

 

 

 

 

 

The answer: Curtis, Perry & Ward.

 

 

Unfortunately no on answered correctly.

 

 

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Thanks to all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jtryka]

Wasn't that a subsequent incarnation of Moffat & Co.?

[gmarguli]

The question: The San Francisco Mint became operational in 1854 after the federal government bought out the private coining facility of which SF firm?

 

The answer: Curtis, Perry & Ward.

 

Breen page 632:

 

Moffat & Co.

 

On Dec 14, 1853, Moffat & Co. and the U.S. Assey Office closed for good, all of its equipment bought out by the new federal branch mint.

 

 

 

[davefperry]

Anybody else kicking themself right about now?

[DWLange]

The answer is indeed Curtis, Perry & Ward. These gentlemen were employees of the former Moffat & Company, and they bought out its operation in 1853. They issued no coins under their own names, rather, they continued Moffat's old contract to produce United States Assay Office coinage for the federal government until the latter contracted with them to equip the new U. S. Mint. The sequence of events is told best in Don Kagin's Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States, pages 161-164.

 

However . . . since gmarguli was the first with the Moffat name, he clearly was on the right track, missing only a nitpicky detail. I hereby declare him the winner.

 

Danielle will follow up with his prize and the name of the second place winner from the remaining entrants who answered Moffat.

[Danielle C.]

Ok let's try this again....

 

Congratulations Gmarguli you are the winner of 3 free early bird submissions.

 

Congratulations JamminJ you are the runner up winner of a display box.

 

I will be mailing out your prizes asap.

 

Keep up the good work!!