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The first U.S. Mint opened in 1792 at 7th and Arch Street, just two blocks from the current facility. Even though the U.S. capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in 1800, the manufacture of coins and medals stayed primarily in Philadelphia for the past two centuries. 

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia allows visitors to take free, self-guided tours of the facility, where they can watch the actual coining operations from 40 feet above the factory floor; and see amazing historic artifacts, including the nation's first coining press; the Key to the First Mint; Peter the Mint Eagle, a real Bald Eagle who made the First United States Mint his home; and the actual gold medal presented to General Anthony Wayne for his capture of Stony Point during the Revolutionary War. Please note : Adults will be asked to provide government-issued photo identification for security purposes. All visitors are required to enter through a metal detector. The United States Mint reserves the right to deny access to anyone at any time; in addition, members of the general public wishing to tour the facility may be subject to search by the United States Mint Police. Photography, smoking, eating and drinking are prohibited. 

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U.S. Mint Tours Reopen

Public tours of coin production facilities at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints have reopened, the United States Mint announced this week . They had been closed since March 2020 in response to COVID-19 safety measures. The sales shops at both locations have also reopened.

All tours will close when the COVID-19 community level is high, the U.S. Mint notes, saying:

"Please note that during High COVID-19 community levels, tours of the Mint facilities at Denver and Philadelphia will be suspended, and gift shops will be closed. Tour participants must comply with all COVID-19 safety requirements (including but not limited to mask wearing) in effect at the Mint at the time of the tour. Tours are subject to cancellation, possibly with little or no notice, when circumstances warrant building closure or other cancellation at the Mint’s sole discretion."

Tours at the Philadelphia Mint are self-guided and require no reservation while those at the Denver Mint are led by tour guides and are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Both tours are free.

More information about Philadelphia Mint tours is  located here . More information about Denver Mint tours is  located here .

The U.S. Mint also offers virtual tours through a mobile app from the Apple’s App Store® ( found here ) or Google Play™ ( found here ).

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I know! I got the email! How exciting! I’ve only visited the San Francisco, Carson City and New Orleans mints. I good opportunity to learn about the production of our currency and get a nice mint souvenir. I have a bronze medal I “minted” from the San Francisco mint. I hope to return to Nevada and have one from the Carson City “mint” one day. The New Orleans “mint” is currently a jazz museum with a small section about the former mint. Still a nice building though.

Go for it Antonio, you might also pick up some nice mint error coins just lying around.

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I would rather be gambling in the Pit then setting on the sidelines –

Tomorrow is Dividend Pay Day on one of my REITS (TWO) not to mention I bought in at $4.32

I also have a couple REITs and absolutely love their dividend payments. One has payed me over $12,000 a year for decades. By the way Senza,, Fred Flintstone hasn’t gone Woke has he? They sure are bastardising all the ‘classic’ cartoons that I enjoyed in my youth.I feel sorry for todays kids.

I sure hope they didn’t get to Fred

So Welma and Betty divorced their husbands and are now married to each other, and Fred and Barney are the same, married to each other. Only Bambam and Pebbles are “normal”. They’re grandparents to adorable grandchildren.

I bet Biden can’t wait to dedicate a US Mint coin to them

Congrats Antonio, First-On-Thread Champion and those are amazing Mint stories –

And a good reason to visit any of those mints. I believe the idea to strike your own mint medal with its mint mark is a good one.

Don’t worry if you don’t find an error coin – I have plenty to go around and mine also come directly from the US Mint.

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I’ve seen the Granite Lady in San Francisco, the Philadelphia Mint, the Mint building in New Orleans and the site of the mint in Dahlonega. While in the Big Easy I bought first and last year dimes minted there. I tried to do the same with “D” $5 Half Eagles but I couldn’t find any locally. I talked to a big trader of them but he didn’t have any in stock. If you ever get a chance to see Dahlonega, do it. You’ll love it.

Carson City is a nice one as well. When I went there, it hadn’t yet been made into a natural history museum and was completely devoted to its years as a mint, complete with a mock up of a silver mine. Interesting to say the least.

I’ll have to check it out.

I just read in today’s News that hospitals on the east coast were filled to capacity due to COVID-19 – was this fake news or did the Mint just decide to re-open at the worst possible time

Hint, hint.

I applaud that observation.

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U.S. Mint Philadelphia Tour: An Inside Look At How Coins Are Made At The Philadelphia Mint

Have you ever wanted to see how coins are made?

If so, then you might want to take a free tour of the United States Mint .

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is the main mint location where coins are made .

While Philadelphia is the site of the first official United States Mint , there are a total of 4 operating mint branch locations in the nation.

A visit to the U.S. Mint Philadelphia  means getting to see the process of turning a blank piece of metal into a finished coin ready for circulation.

However, don’t think a trip to the mint means getting any free samples! Souvenirs must be bought at the mint’s gift shop.

Here are some fun facts before you tour the Philadelphia Mint…

Philadelphia Mint Tours

The U.S. Mint Philadelphia tour is a free, self-guided tour of the facility .

It takes you through a walkway with windows that allow you to look at the numerous machines and processes required to make a coin in the U.S.

There are audio and visual aids throughout the tour which explain and illustrate the parts of the minting process as you are viewing them.

My Visit To The Philadelphia Mint

My family and I took a tour of the U.S. Mint Philadelphia when I was a teenager. We had to park our vehicle in a parking garage a couple blocks away. Once we passed security and got into the mint, we walked along the windowed corridors which overlook the minting process.

It was early November and there were very few other tourists at the Philadelphia Mint, which was nice — no waiting! Nor did we have to squeeze between people to catch a glimpse at the action going on inside the mint.

I was particularly interested at how large the operations were. Thousands of coins were being minted every minute!

There was an audio track which explained the stage in the minting process that was occurring wherever we were throughout the self-guided tour. That was nice, because I would not have known what I was looking at, were it not for the audio track . Honestly, all the minting machines at the Philadelphia Mint looked the same to me at the time.

I stopped by the gift shop afterwards. I got to push a button that struck an image onto a piece of bronze medal. The bronze medal cost $2.

For $4, I picked up a souvenir set of coins. This is a set of 6 pieces:

• 1 example of each of the 5 denominations struck for circulation at the Philadelphia Mint that year
• and 1 bronze medal honoring the Philadelphia U.S. Mint facility

Souvenir sets, however, are no longer being made.

Planning Your U.S. Mint Philadelphia Tour

Try to allow a good couple hours for your visit of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. You will need time to pass security inspections, wait in line, take the tour, and then perhaps spend a few coins of your own at the Philadelphia Mint’s gift shop afterward.

Be sure you realize that the security laws may get in the way if you are hoping to take photos of the minting process.

While the security guards didn’t stop me from taking my cameras in with me, no photos are allowed inside the building, hence why there are no photos of the factory floor. Given the tight security at the mint, I would expect that this would be strictly enforced and would definitely not recommend trying to sneak a photo or two. — Source

The U.S. Mint, like most governmental agencies, is going to great lengths to ensure the protection and safety of both, facilities and people. To do this, the U.S. Mint restricts what you may bring along with you on a tour of the facility.

U.S. Mint Philadelphia tour hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The facility is closed on Federal holidays.

The Philadelphia Mint does not offer any parking on its property, but there are several parking lots and parking garages within a walking distance from the U.S. Mint Philadelphia. There are also public transportation services throughout downtown Philly.

Take A Virtual Tour Inside The U.S. Mint Philadelphia

If you can’t get a chance to stop by the Philadelphia Mint, then take a virtual tour of the U.S. Mint Philadelphia  online!

These videos will give you a good idea of what it’s like on a U.S. Mint Philadelphia tour:

Here is the official Handbook To The Self-Guided U.S. Mint Philadelphia Tour.

The Bottom Line

Going to Philadelphia to watch the United States Mint make coins is one of the most fascinating things a coin collector can do.

The U.S. Mint turns out tens of millions of coins a month.

At the lightning-fast speeds of the U.S. Mint machines, it can be dizzying to watch the action as you see thousands of blank pieces of metal turn into legal tender right before your eyes.

If you live in Philly or plan to be anywhere in the area of New Jersey, Delaware, or Pennsylvania for vacation, be sure to take a swing by the United States Mint in Philadelphia.

The tour is free and the experience is something you’ll never forget!

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U.S. Mint public tours still on pandemic hiatus

• By Paul Gilkes , Coin World
• Published: Jul 9, 2021, 12 PM

Image courtesy of SpringsBargains.com.

The United States Mint still has not determined when it plans to reopen public tours at both the Denver Mint and Philadelphia Mint.

The tours have been closed since mid-March 2020 when COVID-19 safety restrictions were first implemented.

“There is currently no timeline for reopening of the tours at Denver and Philadelphia,” U.S. Mint spokesman Michael White told Coin World July 2 via email. “We continue to enforce and evaluate COVID-19 protocols to ensure the continued safety of our employees and the public. Tour staff at the facilities are scanning, organizing and archiving historical documents; updating educational and outreach materials, and conducting virtual tours, with plans to present more.”

The public tour at the Denver Mint is led by tour guides and for years has been one of the most popular tourists attractions in the state of Colorado.

The tour at the Philadelphia Mint, when it operated, was self-guided, allowing visitors up-close access to view historical artifacts on display. From the mezzanine level, visitors were able to physically view coin production from elevated vantage points.

However, the Mint now offers a new U.S. Mint Virtual Tours mobile app.

According to the Mint, numismatists of all ages can go behind-the-scenes at the Philadelphia Mint to see how coins are made. They can explore the production floors and follow the steps of circulating coin creation through videos, images, and 3-D models. Along the way, the app allows viewers to collect hidden coins. This app is the first in a series of virtual tours that will showcase Mint facilities.

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Quarterly refunding statement of assistant secretary for financial markets josh frost.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $125 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $107.8 billion of privately-held Treasury notes maturing on May 15, 2024.  This issuance will raise new cash from private investors of approximately $17.2 billion.  The securities are:

•  A 3-year note in the amount of $58 billion, maturing May 15, 2027;
• A 10-year note in the amount of $42 billion, maturing May 15, 2034; and
• A 30-year bond in the amount of $25 billion, maturing May 15, 2054.

The 3-year note will be auctioned at 1:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.  The 10-year note will be auctioned at 1:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.  The 30-year bond will be auctioned at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 9, 2024.  All of these auctions will take place on a yield basis and will settle on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. 

The balance of Treasury financing requirements over the quarter will be met with regular weekly bill auctions, cash management bills (CMBs), and monthly note, bond, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), and 2-year Floating Rate Note (FRN) auctions.

PROJECTED FINANCING NEEDS AND ISSUANCE PLANS

Since August 2023, Treasury has significantly increased issuance sizes for nominal coupon and FRN securities. Treasury believes these cumulative changes leave it well positioned to address potential changes to the fiscal outlook and to the pace and duration of future SOMA redemptions. 

NOMINAL COUPON AND FRN FINANCING

Based on current projected borrowing needs, Treasury does not anticipate needing to increase nominal coupon or FRN auction sizes for at least the next several quarters.

The table below presents, in billions of dollars, the actual auction sizes for the February to April 2024 quarter and the anticipated auction sizes for the May to July 2024 quarter: 

Treasury plans to address any seasonal or unexpected variations in borrowing needs over the next quarter through changes in regular bill auction sizes and/or CMBs.

TIPS FINANCING

Given the intermediate- to long-term borrowing outlook and the structural balance of supply and demand for TIPS, Treasury believes it would be prudent to continue with incremental increases to TIPS auction sizes in order to maintain a stable share of TIPS as a percentage of total marketable debt outstanding.  Over the May to July 2024 quarter, Treasury plans to maintain the May 10-year TIPS reopening auction size at $16 billion, increase the June 5-year TIPS reopening auction size by $1 billion to $21 billion, and increase the July 10-year TIPS new issue auction size by $1 billion to $19 billion. 

BILL ISSUANCE

Given current fiscal forecasts, Treasury expects to increase the 4-, 6-, and 8-week bill auction sizes in the coming days to ensure sufficient liquidity to meet our one-week cash needs around the end of May.  Then, in anticipation of the June 15 th non-withheld and corporate tax date, Treasury expects to implement modest reductions to short-dated bill auction sizes during early to mid-June.  Subsequently, over the course of July, Treasury anticipates returning short-dated bill auction sizes to levels at or near the highs from February and March.  As always, Treasury will continue to evaluate near-term borrowing needs and assess additional adjustments to bill auction sizes as appropriate.

INTRODUCTION OF THE 6-WEEK BILL BENCHMARK

Given the outlook for T-bill supply over the medium term and after gathering feedback from a variety of market participants, including the primary dealers and Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, Treasury intends to change the regular 6-week CMB into a benchmark bill (part of the regular weekly bill issuance schedule going forward).  Investor reception to the 6-week CMB has been strong, and elevation to benchmark status will further support demand. 

Over the coming quarters, Treasury plans to make necessary operational and systems changes in order to smoothly transition the 6-week CMB to benchmark status.  During this transition, Treasury will continue with weekly issuance of the 6-week CMB.  Treasury also intends to maintain the Thursday settlement and maturity cycle when the 6-week CMB becomes a benchmark bill.  Additional implementation details, including the likely timing of the first benchmark auction, will be provided at an upcoming refunding. 

Today, Treasury is announcing the launch of its buyback program and is releasing a tentative buyback  schedule for the May to July 2024 quarter, with the first operation intended for Wednesday, May 29 th . Through July 2024, Treasury plans to conduct weekly Liquidity Support buybacks of up to $2 billion per operation in nominal coupon securities and up to $500 million per operation in TIPS. 

In each operation, Treasury will seek offers for no more than 20 CUSIPs, due to temporary settlement process limitations.  Once these settlement process limitations are addressed, Treasury plans to remove the 20 CUSIP cap and move towards operation sizes consistent with its previous guidance (e.g., maximum of $30 billion per quarter across buckets for Liquidity Support).  Treasury will provide an update on this transition at the next refunding.

There are no planned Cash Management buybacks for the May to July 2024 quarter.  Cash Management buybacks may begin later in 2024 depending on fiscal flows and market conditions.

Consistent with conducting these operations in a regular and predictable manner, Treasury intends to announce a tentative buyback schedule at each quarterly refunding.  More information about Treasury buybacks can be found  here .

LARGE POSITION REPORT (LPR) CALL

Sometime over the next three months, Treasury intends to issue an LPR call. Treasury last conducted an LPR call on July 11, 2023.

Additionally, Treasury is offering a free virtual workshop on June 7, 2024, regarding Treasury’s LPR rules, which apply to all U.S. and foreign entities that may control a large position in a specified Treasury security.  More information about the workshop is available .

Further information regarding LPR calls, Treasury’s rules, and supplementary formula guidance can be found at  https://www.treasurydirect.gov/laws-and-regulations/gsa/lpr-reports/ .

Please send comments or suggestions on these subjects or other subjects related to debt management to  [email protected] .

The next quarterly refunding announcement will take place on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

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