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The San Francisco Mint was first established in order to supply a place gold miners could sell their gold. It ended up being a very lucrative business, turning out $4 million dollars of gold in its first year. It quickly outgrew its first building and moved to the Granite Lady building, where it withheld its structure during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The building wasn't actually made of granite, just the basement was but the name was used for marketing and stuck. In 1937, it moved to its final facility that is still the San Fran Mint today. This seasoned west coast mint was open for 9 years before embarking on the journey of minting Morgan silver dollars. It is with these coins that the San Francisco Mint would earn its reputation of producing the best quality Morgans ever made. Your 1978-S Morgan Silver Dollar was officially graded, by the top grading agency in the US, NGC, and is labeled with the ideal grade of MS63.