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The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 35, August 26, 2001, Article 12

SAN FRANCISCO MINT UPDATE 

   Rich Kelly & Nancy Oliver write: "We wanted to thank you 
   for putting a few tidbits about our book in your recent 
   e-newsletter -- it was a very pleasant surprise. 

   We also wanted to let you know that we learned that the 
   Mayor of San Francisco, Willie Brown, recently set up a 
   task force to study uses for the Old Mint.  They will spend 
   about a year going over ways to re-open the building to 
   accommodate both commercial and educational endeavors. 
   We are very excited at the prospect of the building being 
   re-opened to the public in the near future. Articles concerning 
   the mint task force can be found in the San Francisco 
   Chronicle on Tuesday, May 22, 2001 and Thursday, 
   August 2, 2001. 

   Also, we are progressing well with our new book on Mint 
   Worker J. B. Harmstead.  We think many people will be 
   very surprised at some of the revealing information in our 
   new book.  It will not be completed until sometime next 
   year but perhaps we will send a few tidbits to you along 
   the way if you like.  We would be happy to share them 
   with your readers too. 

   We have enjoyed receiving your newsletters and want to 
   thank you for inviting us to be a part of your community." 

   [Editor's note:  the San Francisco Chronicle articles 
   mentioned above are still available on the newspaper's 
   web site (http://www.sfgate.com/). Go to "Archive", 
   enter a date range, an look for "Mint" in the headline. 
   From the May 22nd article: 

   "The federal government and the city hope to take a 
   major step forward this week toward reopening San 
   Francisco's venerable Old Mint, one of the city's 
   grandest landmarks, and its most neglected. 

   Once the most splendid government building in the 
   West, the Old Mint has turned into a battered relic 
   of what it once was, empty and abandoned, like a 
   ruin in the middle of the city."] 

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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