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(KIDS SITE) Some coins bear a mark of distinction

Each branch of the United States Mint has a code letter called a “mint mark” to show which branch struck a coin, but not every coin has a mint mark. The Mint has used seven different mint marks for eight...
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(KIDS SITE) How can you tell where a coin came from?

Mint marks show what minting facility your coins came from—”P” for Philadelphia, “D” for Denver, and “S” for San Francisco. This mark can be found to the right of the subject’s face on the obverse side of each circulating coin—with...
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(KIDS SITE) Coin Glossary

alloy: a mixture of two or more metals annealing: heating blanks in a furnace to soften the metal archiving: to file or collect assay: to analyze and determine the purity of metal bag mark: a mark on a coin from...
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Production Sales Figures

The United States Mint produces circulating coins for commerce, numismatic coins for collectors, and bullion coins for investors. Quantities are measured in terms of “production” figures when referring to circulating coins, “sales” figures for numismatic products, and “mintage” figures for...

Fort Knox. Mystery Is Its History.

By Todd Brandes and Jimmy Shirley April 28, 2017 The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Ky., is one of six United States Mint facilities. Located 30 miles southwest of Louisville, adjacent to the United States Army Garrison Fort Knox,...

President Carter’s Medal Added to National Medals List

Press Release October 3, 1977 The 3″ bronze high-relief medallion and the 1-5/16 inch bronze miniature of President Jimmy Carter’s Presidential medal have been added to the Mint’s National Medals List and are now available for sale to the public,...