Today, the Mint’s headquarters (a non-coin-producing facility) are in Washington D.C. It operates mint facilities in Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point, New York and a bullion depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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Located in the heart of Washington, DC, Headquarters houses the Mint’s administration functions, including: Policy formation.
United States Mint tours and stores in Philadelphia and Denver are closed until further notice. Visit us at the coin store in Washington, DC or at catalog.usmint.gov to purchase our products.
Many Mint employees interact with visitors from throughout the country and the world as tours are conducted. Public health officials are still learning about how COVID-19 spreads, so out of an abundance of caution, I have decided it is prudent to close our tours, gift shops and coin store.
The San Francisco Mint moves to its third, and current, location. The San Francisco Mint ceases coin production for 10 years. The old San Francisco Mint building is designated a National Historic Landmark.
There are currently four active coin-producing mints: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point.
Since mid-June of 2020, the U.S. Mint has been operating at full production capacity. In 2020, the Mint produced 14.8 billion coins, a 24 percent increase from the 11.9 billion coins produced in 2019.
The easiest way to buy from the U.S. Mint is via their Web site, usmint.gov. You can also buy through the toll-free ordering line, 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).
Quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies are in short supply again. There’s a new reason to break open your piggy bank. Pocket change is in short supply – again. While some will call it the great coin shortage of 2022, America is facing a coin circulation problem.
Go to CoinMarketCap and search for MintCoin. Tap on the button labeled “Market” near the price chart. In this view, you will see a complete list of places you can purchase MintCoin as well as the currencies you can use to obtain it. Under “Pairs” you’ll see the shorthand for MintCoin, MINT, plus a second currency.
The United States Mint (Mint) today announced it will forgo the production and sales of Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars in 2022. This calculated pause is directly related to the global pandemic’s impact upon the availability of silver blanks from the Mint’s suppliers.
You can still find silver dollars available to purchase today as a collectible item or as an affordable option to expand your investment portfolio in silver precious metals.
You can still find silver dollars available to purchase today as a collectible item or as an affordable option to expand your investment portfolio in silver precious metals.
There are today four United States mints: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point. The bullion depository at Fort Knox is also part of the Mint system. On October 19, 1995 — a typical day — the mint produced 30 million coins worth about one million dollars.
The “S” Mint mark was used on San Francisco coins until 1975, although production in San Francisco was suspended between 1955 and 1965. San Francisco made cents for circulation from 1968 through 1974, nickels from 1968 through 1970, and dimes in 1975.
In 1971, the Mint removed silver from the half dollar and the composition became copper-nickel clad. Since 2002, half dollars have been minted primarily for annual coin sets and other numismatic products.
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