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The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of bullion. [1] The U.S. Mint is one of two U.S. agencies that manufactures physical money.
The Mint offers free in-person tours of the Philadelphia and Denver facilities, which cover the present state of coin manufacturing and the history of the Mint. Visitors learn about the craftsmanship required at all stages of the minting process, from the original designs and sculptures to the actual striking of the coins.
The mission of the U.S. Mint is to serve the American people by manufacturing and distributing circulating, precious metal and collectible coins and national medals, and providing security over assets entrusted to us.
The U.S. Mint makes the coins used as money the United States. They also produce special edition coins you can buy for coin collections.
The United States Mint begins making coins for foreign governments, the first of them struck for Venezuela dated 1876. From 1876 to the early 1980s, coins will be struck for more than 40 governments, including Hawaii before it becomes the 50th state.
The U.S. Mint at West Point makes investment (bullion) and collectible coins. It also stores gold, silver, and other precious metals. From Headquarters in Washington, DC, the Director of the Mint oversees the facilities in Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, West Point, and Ft Knox.