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There are four active coin-producing mints: [[Philadelphia Mint|Philadelphia]], [[Denver Mint|Denver]], [[San Francisco Mint|San Francisco]], and [[West Point Mint|West Point]]. | There are four active coin-producing mints: [[Philadelphia Mint|Philadelphia]], [[Denver Mint|Denver]], [[San Francisco Mint|San Francisco]], and [[West Point Mint|West Point]]. | ||
===Philadelphia=== | ===Philadelphia=== | ||
[[File:United States Mint Philadelphia.jpg|thumb|right|The | [[File:United States Mint Philadelphia.jpg|thumb|right|The Philadelphia Mint]]The Mint's largest facility is the [[Philadelphia Mint]]. The current facility, which opened in 1969, is the fourth Philadelphia Mint. The first was built in 1792, when Philadelphia was still the U.S. capital, and began operation in 1793. Until 1980, coins minted at Philadelphia bore no mint mark, with the exceptions of the [[Susan B. Anthony dollar]] and the wartime [[Jefferson nickel]]. In 1980, the P mint mark was added to all U.S. coinage except the [[Cent (United States coin)|cent]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Mike |title=What's that letter "P" doing on my cent? |url=https://www.pcgs.com/news/whats-that-letter-p-doing-on-my-cent |website=PCGS.com |publisher=Collectors Universe, Inc. |access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> Until 1968, the Philadelphia Mint was responsible for nearly all official [[proof coin]]age.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McMorrow-Hernandez |first1=Joshua |title=Classic Proof Sets vs. Mint Sets: What's The Better Investment? |url=https://coinweek.com/modern-coins/classic-proof-sets-vs-mint-sets-whats-the-better-investment/ |website=CoinWeek.com |date=21 December 2015 |publisher=CoinWeek, LLC |access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> Philadelphia is also the site of master [[Coin die|die]] production for U.S. coinage, and the engraving and design departments of the Mint are also located there.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Unser |first1=Darrin Lee |title=How the Philadelphia Mint Makes Hubs and Dies to Produce Coins |url=http://www.coinnews.net/2013/09/13/how-the-philadelphia-mint-makes-hubs-and-dies-to-produce-coins/ |website=coinnews.net |date=13 September 2013 |access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> | ||
===Denver=== | ===Denver=== | ||
[[File:Denver mint.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Denver]] Mint]]The [[Denver Mint]] began in 1863 as the local [[assay office]], just five years after gold was discovered in the area. By the turn of the century, the office was bringing in over $5 million in annual gold and silver deposits, and in 1906, the Mint opened its new Denver branch.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=U.S. Mint Denver Facility |url=https://www.usmint.gov/about/mint-tours-facilities/denver |website=usmint.gov |date=30 June 2016 |publisher=United States Mint |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Denver uses a D mint mark and strikes mostly circulation coinage, although it has struck commemorative coins in the past, such as the $10 gold 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Commemorative.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Coin Values |journal=Coin World |date=November 2019 |issue=November 2019 |page=106}}</ref> It also produces its own working dies, as well as working dies for the other mints.<ref name="auto1" /> Although the Denver and Dahlonega mints used the same mint mark D, they were never in operation at the same time, so this is not a source of ambiguity. | [[File:Denver mint.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Denver]] Mint]]The [[Denver Mint]] began in 1863 as the local [[assay office]], just five years after gold was discovered in the area. By the turn of the century, the office was bringing in over $5 million in annual gold and silver deposits, and in 1906, the Mint opened its new Denver branch.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=U.S. Mint Denver Facility |url=https://www.usmint.gov/about/mint-tours-facilities/denver |website=usmint.gov |date=30 June 2016 |publisher=United States Mint |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Denver uses a D mint mark and strikes mostly circulation coinage, although it has struck commemorative coins in the past, such as the $10 gold 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Commemorative.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Coin Values |journal=Coin World |date=November 2019 |issue=November 2019 |page=106}}</ref> It also produces its own working dies, as well as working dies for the other mints.<ref name="auto1" /> Although the Denver and Dahlonega mints used the same mint mark D, they were never in operation at the same time, so this is not a source of ambiguity. | ||
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