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

 

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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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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.

 

 

 

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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.

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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!!

 

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