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...
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...
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...
July 31, 2017 -
WASHINGTON – Acting Deputy Director David Motl today announced that Don Everhart, Lead Sculptor at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, will retire at the end of July. Since joining the Mint in 2004, Everhart has created designs for numerous...
April 5, 2017 -
Act of May 19, 1828 Continuing the Mint at Philadelphia, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Continues the Mint at Philadelphia until otherwise provided by law. SEC. 2. Establishes the brass toy weight procured in 1827 as the standard troy...
February 17, 2017 -
Press Release January 30, 1945 FOR RELEASE, MORNING NEWSPAPERS, Tuesday, January 30, 1945 Press Service No. 44-95 “Made in the U.S.A.” might well be inscribed on coins that today jingle in the pockets or money bags of representatives of most...
February 17, 2017 -
Press Release April 15, 1948 Press Service No. S-697 Secretary Snyder announced today that the new Benjamin Franklin-Liberty Bell half dollars are now being struck at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, and will be supplied to Federal Reserve Banks and...
February 16, 2017 -
Press Release December 13, 1978 The first production strike of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin took place today at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. Mrs. Stella B. Hackel, Director of the Mint, was joined by members of Congress,...
February 16, 2017 -
Press Release October 27, 1981 Today at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, Miss Elizabeth Jones was sworn in as the Chief Sculptor-Engraver of the United States by Director of the Mint Donna Pope. Guests at the ceremony included Miss Bay...
