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The San Francisco Mint was first established in 1854, as a result to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush. In its first year of production, it turned $4 million dollars of gold into bullion coins. This was just the beginning of an incredibly lucrative business. 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. The San Francisco Mint is responsible for much of the US currency that is collected for interest today. Your 1883-S Morgan carries the "S" mint-mark to signify where it was minted.