June 21, 2023 -
by the Office of Corporate Communications August 12, 2015 Each department of the United States Mint supports the overall mission to serve the American people by manufacturing and distributing circulating, precious metal and collectible coins and national medals, and securing...
June 21, 2023 -
By Office of Corporate Communications July 22, 2015 When the Mint came up with the idea for the 2015 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin, the United States Mint’s technical staff was tasked with the challenge of determining the viability....
September 6, 2016 -
By Office of Corporate Communications June 17, 2015 Longtime employees at Mint headquarters can’t help but notice the evolution of the sales counter since it opened for business in December 2004. The 120 square foot space now has a flat...
September 6, 2016 -
By John Cochran May 20, 2015 Each department of the United States Mint supports the overall mission to serve the American people by manufacturing and distributing circulating, precious metal and collectible coins and national medals, and securing assets entrusted to...
September 6, 2016 -
By Sharon McPike March 11, 2015 Do you ever wonder where those gleaming images and illustrations of U.S. coins and medals you see in Mint brochures, on the Internet and other places come from? You might be surprised to know...
September 7, 2016 -
By John Cochran March 4, 2015 Each department of the United States Mint supports the overall mission to serve the American people by manufacturing and distributing circulating, precious metal and collectible coins and national medals, and securing assets entrusted to...
September 6, 2016 -
By Sharon McPike February 4, 2015 Did you know that the edge lettering orientation is random on uncirculated Presidential $1 coins because the edge lettering is performed after the coin is struck? That is because the coin’s orientation is random...
April 17, 2017 -
By Sharon McPike January 14, 2015 The 2015 Native American $1 Coin reverse commemorates the contributions of the Kahnawake Mohawk and Mohawk Akwesasne communities to “high iron” construction work. If you have ever seen an ironworker stride in the open...
November 1, 2022 -
By Kim Jenkins December 3, 2014 The Mint currently produces billions of circulating coins a year. In the past, the sheer quantity of manufactured circulating coins produced an occasional mistake in the planchet, or blank, die or striking process and...
September 6, 2016 -
November 12, 2014 The United States Mint is the world’s largest producer of coins and numismatic products. Currently we are on track to mark the fifth consecutive year-over-year increase for circulating coin production, with year-to-date production figures surpassing 10.28 billion...
