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	Old Mint coining room circa 1890
	1906 After the Great Earthquake and Fire

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Recent Images

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Front view facing Fifth Street Photo credit: Gil Castle	Front view facing Fifth Street Photo credit: Gil Castle
Interior view of front door	Interior staircase
Bottom floor - formerly used as a kitchen Photo credit: Joseph Rafferty	Receiving Room interior Photo credit: Joseph Rafferty
Lower level vaults Photo credit: Joseph Rafferty	Vault door by Herman Safe Photo credit: John Ireland
Elaborate grillwork lower level Photo credit: John Ireland	Hand-crafted hinges adorn many of the doors Photo credit: John Ireland
Detailed molding in main receiveing room Photo credit: Gil Castle	5-stamp mill Photo credit: Joseph Rafferty

Photos by Bruce Chernin

Main hallway on second floor	Receiving room windows adjacent to central courtyard
Restored gas lamp chandeliers	Restored gas lamp chandeliers in the receiving room
Restored gas lamp	Restored cast iron ceiling work
Restored gold leaf and cast iron ornamentation	Restored gold leaf and cast iron ornamentation
Vault doors	Original bronze door hinge
Original iron and wood staircase	Original iron and wood staircase
Original combination safe dial	Combination safe dial for the iron vault doors created by the Herman Safe Company located in the basement
Coining room with windows and original marble floor	Footprint of old coin machine
Original fireplace mantle	Original gas valves for kerosene lamp illumination
Receiving room iron balcony railing

Gold Ore Five Stamp Mill

Photos by Bruce Chernin

Between 1972 and 1994, the Old Mint served as a coin and gold rush museum. This twelve-foot tall gold ore stamp mill, originally from California's Gold Country, was brought in for exhibit. It was never part of the operation of the Old Mint when making coins, instead, it was originally used in the gold fields to crush quartz and extract gold ore. It still sits in a room on the ground floor.