S168Letter

The Granite Lady
The Old San Francisco Mint

Dear New Jersey Collector:

I am asking for a few minutes of your time and help to save the old San Francisco Mint..

Please take a minute to read about bill S.168 (below) authorizing the minting of commemorative coins to help save the Old San Francisco Mint.   It will likely be torn down if this bill doesn't pass! If you've ever owned and/or cherished an older coin with an "S" (San Francisco mint mark), you should help now. The whole process takes less than 1 mintute and it's as simple as 1-2-3!

1. If you support such an effort, please copy, revise, and paste each of the following letters below with "your" name and E-mail (preferred) to the following sites: (You may also send by mail).

lautenberg.senate.gov/webform.html    (to E-mail)

and

corzine.senate.gov/contact.cfm     (to E-mail)

2. Please ask your local club to vote to send the same using their name or letterhead.

3. Please spread the word in New Jersey by copying and printing the sample letter to our NJ Senators and their addresses in your respective clubs and their newsletters so that others may help support this worthy cause.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to call or E. For further information about the Bill and Summary Statisics click below:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.00168:

Thanks,

Michael S. Fey, Ph.D.

P.O. BOX 9157
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950
(973) 252-4000; (973) 252-0481 FAX

E-Mail: FEYMS@AOL.COM
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Your Letterhead

Today's Date

Honorable Frank Lautenberg
United States Senate
324 Hart Sentate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Lautenberg:

I am writing to urge your support and co-sponsorship of S. 168, “The San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act”. This legislation will honor the important contribution the Old Mint has played in the history of our country by authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to mint two commemorative coins, one gold $5 coin and one silver $1 coin.

The surcharges from the sale of these coins will generate much needed funding for the rehabilitation of the San Francisco Old Mint building. The building will house two major museums, the National Money and Gold Rush Museum, and the San Francisco History Museum. Both will focus on educational displays, which appeal to children as well as adults.

Built in 1874, the San Francisco Old Mint struck coins from gold and silver gathered from the western sates and territories. The building was an extremely important factor in the Industrial Revolution of the United States and at one time served as a repository for 1/3 of the Nation’s gold. It played an integral role in the disaster relief effort after the terrible 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The mint was the only financial institution that remained operable, and it was used as the treasury for the city’s disaster relief fund.

The Old Mint, affectionately known as “The Granite Lady”, has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Unfortunately, this magnificent building has deteriorated over the years, and was closed in 1994 because the United States Mint could not afford the more than $20 million needed to bring the building up to tough seismic standards.

The coins will be dated 2006 to mark the 100th anniversary of the building’s survival of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Old Mint is revered by the numismatic community nationally, a block of 30,000 hard core constituents with an estimated 100 million plus collectors joining in the State quarter program of the last several years. By supporting this bill, your name will be added as a supporter in one of our publication’s newspapers that will reach at least 70,000 collectors.

Although many commemorative coins have been authorized and sold to aid a great many worth causes over the years, none have yet been struck to benefit an icon of the numismatic community. Because issuance of these coins would make a vital contribution to preserving this national treasure, the Old Mint merits commemoration at this time. I am ask you to please co-sponsor S. 168.

Thank you in advance of your support. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Your name here

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Your Letterhead

Today's Date

Honorable Jon Corzine
United States Senate
502 Hart Sentate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Corzine:

I am writing to urge your support and co-sponsorship of S. 168, “The San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act”. This legislation will honor the important contribution the Old Mint has played in the history of our country by authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to mint two commemorative coins, one gold $5 coin and one silver $1 coin.

The surcharges from the sale of these coins will generate much needed funding for the rehabilitation of the San Francisco Old Mint building. The building will house two major museums, the National Money and Gold Rush Museum, and the San Francisco History Museum. Both will focus on educational displays, which appeal to children as well as adults.

Built in 1874, the San Francisco Old Mint struck coins from gold and silver gathered from the western sates and territories. The building was an extremely important factor in the Industrial Revolution of the United States and at one time served as a repository for 1/3 of the Nation’s gold. It played an integral role in the disaster relief effort after the terrible 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The mint was the only financial institution that remained operable, and it was used as the treasury for the city’s disaster relief fund.

The Old Mint, affectionately known as “The Granite Lady”, has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Unfortunately, this magnificent building has deteriorated over the years, and was closed in 1994 because the United States Mint could not afford the more than $20 million needed to bring the building up to tough seismic standards.

The coins will be dated 2006 to mark the 100th anniversary of the building’s survival of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Old Mint is revered by the numismatic community nationally, a block of 30,000 hard core constituents with an estimated 100 million plus collectors joining in the State quarter program of the last several years. By supporting this bill, your name will be added as a supporter in one of our publication’s newspapers that will reach at least 70,000 collectors.

Although many commemorative coins have been authorized and sold to aid a great many worth causes over the years, none have yet been struck to benefit an icon of the numismatic community. Because issuance of these coins would make a vital contribution to preserving this national treasure, the Old Mint merits commemoration at this time. I am ask you to please co-sponsor S. 168.

Thank you in advance of your support. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Your name here