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Georgia American Innovation $1 Coin Products on Sale Dec. 19

December 12, 2019 - WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for products containing American Innovation™ $1 Coins honoring Georgia on December 19 at noon EST. The uncirculated coins are produced at the Mint’s Philadelphia and Denver facilities. Available product...

New Jersey American Innovation $1 Coin Products on Sale Nov. 21

November 22, 2019 - WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) began accepting orders for rolls and bags of uncirculated American Innovation™ $1 Coins honoring New Jersey on November 21 at noon EST. The coins are from the Mint’s Philadelphia and Denver facilities. Available...

2019 American Liberty High Relief Silver Medal™

July 21, 2022 - The 2019 American Liberty High Relief Silver Medal is the counterpart to the 2019 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin. They are part of the American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal Program. The program features modern renditions of the...

Joe Menna Named Chief Engraver of the United States Mint

February 4, 2019 - WASHINGTON – United States Mint Director David J. Ryder announced that Sculptor-Engraver Joe Menna has been named Chief Engraver of the United States Mint. Menna joined the Mint in 2005, and he brings 32 years of professional experience and classical...

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Five Ounce Proof Silver Coin

February 25, 2021 - In 2019, the U.S. Mint released the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Five Ounce Silver Proof Coin as part of the the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the...

History of the U.S. Mint

November 22, 2023 - 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...

Secretary Mnuchin Visits United States Mint at Philadelphia

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...