The United States Mint currently operates the following facilities across the United States:
Check out our interactive timeline for information
about all the facilities that the Mint has operated over the years and what was happening at that time.
When the United States government began minting coins in 1792,
the original United States Mint facility in Philadelphia was
hard-pressed to produce enough currency
for our small country.
As the country grew and the demand for coins increased, it
became necessary to expand Mint facilities. This expansion was
further fueled by the discovery of gold,
first in the Southeast and later in the West, and the need for hard currency which
caused people to mint their own gold coins. In the mid-nineteenth century,
additional mints were opened in Charlotte, NC;
Dahlonega, GA; New Orleans, LA; and
San Francisco, CA. In 1870, the Carson City, NV Mint opened, and in 1904 the
Denver, CO Assay Office became a mint facility. Today, in order to keep our economy
flowing smoothly, the United States Mint maintains facilities in Philadelphia,
Denver, San Francisco, and West Point, and a bullion depository in Fort Knox, KY.
The number of coins minted today is astounding. Denver and Philadelphia alone
produce 65 million to 80 million coins a day. The stories behind each of
the United States Mint facilities are fascinating, too.
The following is a list the activities and responsibilities of each current United
States Mint facility:
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.:
Policy formulation and central agency administration; program management; research and
development; marketing operations; customer services and order processing; business unit
management, all www.usmint.gov website services.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Sculpting-engraving of U.S. coins and medals; production of medal and coin dies; production
of coins of all denominations for general circulation; production of regular uncirculated
coin sets; production of commemorative coins as authorized by Congress; production of
medals; and conducting of public tours.
Denver, Colorado:
Production of coins of all denominations for general circulation; production of coin dies;
production of regular uncirculated coin sets; production of commemorative coins as
authorized by Congress; and the conducting of public tours; and storage of gold and
silver bullion.
San Francisco, California:
Production of regular proof coin sets in clad and silver; production of commemorative coins
as authorized by Congress.
West Point, New York:
Production of all uncirculated and proof one-ounce silver bullion coins, and all sizes of
the uncirculated and proof American Eagle gold bullion and platinum coins and the 24-karat
one ounce American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin; production of commemorative coins as authorized
by Congress; storage of silver, gold, and platinum bullion.
Fort Knox, Kentucky:
Storage of U.S. gold bullion.
Please refer to the Mint Tours pages for details regarding tour
information of our Denver
and Philadelphia facilities... or you
can take a Virtual Tour and learn all about the United
States Mint’s coin making process.
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