15. For transporting large amounts of gold and metal
coins aboard ships or across land, the three-lock
strong box was invented for safe keeping. Each
key was held by a different person so no one
person could open the box
16. Alonso Turrillo
de Yerba, Army
Captain,
engineer, and
financier was
one such
person so
entrusted by
the Spanish
government
18. By the mid-1800s
to early 1900s,
safes featured
multiple
combination
locks, and all
metal, fire proof
construction for
storing gold,
stamped coins
and the dies used
to produce them.
19. Now you can relax in
the Coin Museum
courtyard
20. To learn more, take the
tour
Photos and presentation
by:
Prof. Larry M. Lynch
proflmlynch@gmail.com