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2020 American Innovation $1 Coin Proof Set on Sale on October 8

October 5, 2020 - WASHINGTON–The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the 2020 American Innovation™ $1 Coin Proof Set (product code 20GA) on October 8 at noon EDT. The set is priced at $24.00. The American Innovation™ $1 Coin Program is...

History of the U.S. Mint

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....

Women at Work: Meet the Mint’s Female Trailblazers

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...

U.S. Mint Police: A Call to Serve

June 21, 2023 - By Sharon McPike May 15, 2017 Every year, the United States Mint Police safeguard more than 1,650 Mint employees, more than $100 billion in gold, silver and coinage, and thousands of visitors to Mint facilities. Established in 1792, the United...