The U.S. Mint is over 200 years old. Soon after the Constitution's ratification, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton personally prepared plans for a national Mint. Since its creation on April 2, 1792, by an act of Congress, the Mint has grown to become a Fortune 500- sized manufacturing and international marketing enterprise with more than $1 billion annual revenues and 2,200 employees. It is the world's largest manufacturer of coins, medals and coin based consumer products.
The Mint annually produces 12-20 circulating coins, distributes them to Federal Reserve banks and branches, maintains physical custody and protection of the nation's $100 billion gold and silver assets. They also produce proof and uncirculated coins, commemorative coins and medals to the general public.
While the U.S. Mint headquarters are in
Washington, DC, all U.S. coins and medals are
manufactured in Philadelphia, Denver, San
Francisco, and West Point. Please visit the
Mint web site for more in-depth information
on the manufacture of coins.
Presently, the Mint has two very popular
coin programs; the 50 State Quarter Program,
which honors the individual states through a
new series of circulating quarters being
issued over the next decade; and the golden
dollar, featuring the engraving of a young
Native American woman who served as
translator for the Lewis and Clark
Expedition. Visit the Mint web site for more
information on these and other coin programs.
In Washington, DC, you can visit the U.S.
Mint Sales Kiosk in the Main Hall of Union
Station, on Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Their
hours of operation are Monday-Saturday, 10:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 12 noon to 6:00
p.m. Their phone is 202-289-0609. The next
time you are visiting the nation's capitol,
please feel free to stop by and see the many
interesting and beautifully crafted products
the Mint is now selling. They offers the
latest commemorative and annual coins, the
popular new state quarters, collector maps,
medals and a variety of coin jewelry.
If you have mutilated coins that have been
fused together or melted, you can send them
to the following address:
Superintendent
U.S. Mint
Post Office Box 400
Philadelphia, PA 19105
Further questions about the Mint can be
answered either in our FAQs, at theU.S.
Mint web siteor by phoning the Public
Affairs office at 202-354-7227.
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