May 30, 2024 -
On April 2, 1792 Congress passed the Coinage Act, establishing the first national mint in the United States. During the Colonial Period, monetary transactions were handled using foreign or colonial currency, livestock, or produce. After the Revolutionary War, the U.S....
January 22, 2024 -
Women have been an essential part of the U.S. Mint’s story from the beginning. Just three years after the Coinage Act of 1792, the Mint hired its first two female employees. In the years that followed, women gained opportunities not readily...
June 15, 2023 -
By Jill Westeyn February 28, 2018 On February 22, 2018, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin made his first official visit to the United States Mint at Philadelphia where he met with the facility’s employees and observed various aspects of...
July 29, 2021 -
The 2018 American Liberty One-Tenth Ounce Gold Coin is the complement to the one-ounce gold coin issued in 2017 to mark the U.S. Mint’s 225th anniversary. Struck in 24-karat gold, it features the same unique, modern design featured on the...
December 22, 2017 -
by Sharon McPike December 19, 2017 Artist LeRoy Transfield and Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart discuss the design for the 2018 World War I Commemorative Silver Dollar. WWI Strike Event In 2018, the United States Mint will release a coin honoring the...
June 15, 2023 -
By Sharon McPike Nov. 6, 2017 Approximately 70 industry leaders gathered at the United States Mint’s headquarters in Washington, DC, for the second annual Numismatic Forum held October 17. The purpose of the forum was to continue a look into...
February 25, 2021 -
In 2018, the U.S. Mint released the Breast Cancer Awareness Silver Dollar Coin. The coin is part of the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Program, which recogizes the many Americans who are impacted by the disease and the effort to...
February 25, 2021 -
In 2018, the U.S. Mint released the Breast Cancer Awareness $5 Gold Coin, the first gold coin in the U.S. with a pink hue. The coin is part of the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Program, which recognizes the many...
September 19, 2017 -
September 19, 2017 Inside the Denver Mint, there are many artifacts from the United States Mint’s 225-year history. One of the things you might find is a replica of the first coining press from 1792. For the first 40 years...
August 22, 2017 -
August 22, 2017 If you visit the Denver Mint, you might meet a millionaire. But this millionaire isn’t a person, and it’s not a coin, either. It’s an object you might use every day in school or as an application...
