July 30, 2019 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for the American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coins (product code 19EM) on Aug. 6 at noon EDT. This coin is struck at the San Francisco Mint. American Eagle One...
June 19, 2018 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the 2018 San Francisco Mint Silver Reverse Proof Set (product code 18XC) on July 23 at noon EDT. The Mint is issuing this set to mark the 50th...
July 25, 2019 -
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....
February 21, 2019 -
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...
July 25, 2017 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will accept orders for the 225th Anniversary Enhanced Uncirculated Coin Set™ (product code 17XC) on August 1 at noon Eastern Time (ET). Struck in celebration of the Mint’s 225th anniversary, this set contains 10 coins...
May 8, 2018 -
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...
March 29, 2017 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2017 Congratulations Set (product code 17RF) starting on April 4 at noon Eastern Time (ET). Priced at $54.95, this set features for the first time ever an American Eagle...
February 15, 2017 -
Remarks of Director of the Mint, the Honorable Mary Brooks at Commemorative Ceremonies Marking the Restoration of the Old San Francisco Mint San Francisco, California November 7, 1976 Press Release November 8, 1976 We are here today to pay homage...
February 15, 2017 -
Press Release November 1, 1976 The exterior and interior restoration of the Old San Francisco Mint, one of the finest examples of Federal classic revival architecture in the West, has now been completed, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint,...
February 15, 2017 -
Press Release October 29, 1976 A new Old San Francisco Mint souvenir medal, dated to mark the completion of the restoration of the national landmark building, is part of the celebration planned to coincide with the public opening of the...
