9536°N 75.1474°W / 39.9536; -75.1474 The Philadelphia Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in Philadelphia. It was built in 1792 following the Coinage...
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United States Mint was created in Philadelphia in 1792, and soon joined by other centers, whose coins were identified by their own mint marks. There are...
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operating US Mints. The letter P is used for the Philadelphia Mint, D for the Denver Mint, S for the San Francisco Mint, and W for the West Point Mint. Over...
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Morgan dollar (section Carson City Mint Morgan dollars)
would be willing to take the position of Assistant Engraver at the Mint at Philadelphia." In response to Linderman's request, Fremantle wrote "My inquiries...
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Coins of the United States dollar (section Mint marks)
economy. Four mints currently operate in the United States producing billions of coins each year. The main mint is the Philadelphia Mint, which produces...
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Perth Mint (Australia) Philadelphia Mint Royal Australian Mint Royal Canadian Mint Royal Dutch Mint Royal Mint (United Kingdom) Singapore Mint Saint Petersburg...
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the mint mark "D" for the Denver Mint, "S" for the San Francisco Mint, or be blank if minted at the Philadelphia Mint. The copper-nickel clad Washington...
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Flowing Hair dollar (section Establishment of the Mint)
eagles. On July 31, 1792, the foundation stone of the Philadelphia Mint was laid by newly appointed Mint Director David Rittenhouse. Machinery and personnel...
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paraprofessional engineering. By 1971, CCP had acquired the third Philadelphia Mint building (the Mint), located at 1700 Spring Garden Street. CCP began holding...
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For 2023, the US Mint announced plans to issue Peace Dollars in three finishes: Uncirculated, minted by the Philadelphia Mint, no mint mark, 275,000 mintage...
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for the mint at Philadelphia. The Barber coinage was introduced in 1892; dimes, quarter dollars, and half dollars with similar designs by Mint Engraver...
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United States Bureau of the Mint from 1854 to 1889. Authorized by the Act of February 21, 1853, the coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre...
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the mint at Philadelphia. The Barber coinage had been introduced in 1892; similar dimes, quarter dollars, and half dollars, all designed by Mint Chief...
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that the coins had the mint mark to honor the Mint's 225th anniversary. All cents struck at Philadelphia in 2017 received the mint mark, but cents struck...
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the mint at Philadelphia. The Barber coinage had been introduced in 1892; dimes, quarter dollars, and half dollars with similar designs by Mint Chief...
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United States Mint". United States Mint. Retrieved 21 October 2017. "Employee Celebrates 50 Years at Philadelphia". United States Mint. 10 June 2016....
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American Silver Eagle (section Minting history)
Silver Eagle has been produced at three mints: the Philadelphia Mint, the San Francisco Mint, and the West Point Mint. The American Silver Eagle bullion coin...
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Coinage Act of 1873 (redirect from Mint Act of 1873)
The Coinage Act of 1873 or Mint Act of 1873 was a general revision of laws relating to the Mint of the United States. By ending the right of holders of...
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Philadelphia Mint.: 80–81, 105 It was located at (34°31.8′N 83°59.2′W ) in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. Coins produced at the Dahlonega Mint bear...
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Peter (eagle) (redirect from Peter the Mint Eagle)
eagle who lived at the Philadelphia Mint from c. 1830 until 1836. He became well known after a while and was let out of the Mint each night to fly around...
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Philadelphia Mint for the newly established New Orleans Mint, and ten test samples of the 1838 half dollars were made at the main Philadelphia mint....
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two mints charged with striking the Lincoln cent were the Philadelphia Mint (no mint mark) and the San Francisco Mint (mint mark S). The Philadelphia Mint...
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engraver hired by the Mint. In early December 1879, Treasury Secretary John Sherman, Mint Director Horatio Burchard, and Philadelphia Mint Superintendent A...
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New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to...
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silver with a reeded edge, the coin was struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints. Mint director Nellie Tayloe Ross had long admired Franklin...
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States Bureau of the Mint from 1859 to 1909. It was designed by James Barton Longacre, the Chief Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint. From 1793 to 1857,...
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for the two small gold pieces. On December 2, Mint Director Frank Leach instructed the Philadelphia Mint to prepare coinage dies for the small pieces,...
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all bore a mint mark denoting their place of origin: 'P' for the Philadelphia Mint, 'D' for the Denver Mint and 'S' for the San Francisco Mint. The Anthony...
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minted at the Philadelphia Mint. In 1999, the Philadelphia Mint struck 39 Sacagawea dollars (dated 2000 and the "W" mint mark of the West Point Mint)...
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were ready. He ended production of the Liberty Head nickel at the Philadelphia Mint the same day. A minor change was made to the Buffalo design in an...
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