Hello SF list, I am on the mailing list for the U.S. Mint and just received this notice. The U.S. Mint is now selling these coins to be sent out/issued in December, 2006 in limited quantities. The Old Mint in San Francisco, aka "Granite Lady" survived the 1906 earthquake and a set of commemorative coins are fine looking indeed. If you are interested, please click on the link below for more information. Needless to say, I have pre-ordered a few of the silver proofs of the Old Mint. I'd sure like one of the gold coins I must admit! ----------------------------------------------------- For the second commemorative coin program of 2006, the United States Mint is paying tribute to the San Francisco Old Mint, celebrating the instrumental role it played in the recovery and rebuilding of a great American city. Public Law 109-230, approved by President George W. Bush on June 15, 2006, calls for the production and release of two commemorative coins to honor the history and legacy of the building that became known as the "Granite Lady," in this, the 100th anniversary of the terrible tragedy which befell San Francisco in the spring of 1906. In 1852 President Millard Fillmore approved an Act of Congress establishing a branch of the United States Mint in San Francisco to convert miners’ gold from the California gold rush into coins. The San Francisco Old Mint building, the second building in San Francisco to house the United States Mint there, was designed by architect A.B. Mullett who also designed the United States Department of the Treasury building and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The solid construction of the "Granite Lady" enabled it to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire, making it the only financial institution able to operate immediately after the earthquake as the Treasury for disaster relief funds for the city of San Francisco. Link: http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/commemoratives/index.cfm?action=OldSFMint _________________________________________________________________ Call friends with PC-to-PC calling -- FREE http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline