Denver Mint | CoinNews https://www.coinnews.net CoinNews delivers the latest World and US coin news Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:08:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 1917118 Photo Walkthrough of U.S. Mint at Denver, Colorado https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/27/photo-walkthrough-of-u-s-mint-at-denver-colorado/ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:07:28 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=42564 Photo Walkthrough of U.S. Mint at Denver, ColoradoEach U.S. Mint facility is unique and exciting, as Mike and Darrin Unser of CoinNews.net discovered in their visits. The tour of the Denver Mint provided its own treasure trove of memories for the men, and it was caught on camera.

A bit of enchantment occurs in watching the whirling of machinery and all the robotic movements during every process of coin production, so when you [...]

The post Photo Walkthrough of U.S. Mint at Denver, Colorado first appeared on CoinNews.]]> 42564 How the Denver Mint Makes Uncirculated Coin Sets https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/20/how-the-denver-mint-makes-uncirculated-coin-sets/ https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/20/how-the-denver-mint-makes-uncirculated-coin-sets/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2014 04:32:23 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=42436 How the Denver Mint Makes Uncirculated Coin SetsIt's a blast watching numismatic coins coming to life in coining presses and then seeing how they're packaged into sets by robots and other automated machines.

Most recently, we were lucky enough to discover how the tech teams from the U.S. Mint at Denver use robotics to build annual United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Sets. These popular sets, which most collectors call "Mint Sets," have annual sales of several hundred thousand units [...]

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In walking up to the building's front, you see the classic Gothic Renaissance structure and are reminded of the days of old. But inside, a different scene quickly emerges with massive machinery, computers, robotics and operations [...]

The post How the Denver Mint Makes Coins for Circulation first appeared on CoinNews.]]> https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/13/how-the-denver-mint-makes-coins-for-circulation/feed/ 1 42238 How the Denver Mint Makes Dies to Produce Coins https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins/ https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 05:55:58 +0000 http://www.coinnews.net/?p=42008 How the Denver Mint Makes Dies to Produce CoinsWalking through the United States Mint die floor in Denver, Colorado is kind of like peering through a window of a bakery or candy shop that shows how its treats are made. There's a feeling of enchantment as things move around from place to place and take their final shape.

More than 6 billion coins for circulation came from Denver in 2013. That's about 19 coins for every man, woman and child in the United States. All were made from [...]

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This tour is chock-full of information and displays that are sure to educate, entertain and enthrall all but the most critical of guests [...]

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Today, the United States Mint in Denver shares the responsibility of [...]

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