What is now the United States Mint in Denver actually began as a humble company. In 1858, Clark, Gruber and Company started a private mint, making gold coins from the spoils of the Colorado gold rush in order to save on shipping the ore to the east coast. After minting over 500,000 dollars, the US Treasury officially bought the mint in 1863. Today, the mint is a popular tourist destination in Denver, lending insights into the stages and the entire process of currency-making. One of the oldest establishments in Colorado, the mint is touted to be one of the single largest producers of coins in the world. The mint is certainly an iconic repository of American currency, and all currency produced here has the denomination 'D' inscribed on it. Having been considerably mentioned in popular media, the Denver Mint is an indelible historic landmark of the country.
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320 W Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80204-2693 ·1380.08 mi
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22 minute tour (advertised as 60-90 minutes), started 30 minutes late, rushed through, did not get to see the presses working or coins made, information from Darrin, our tour guide, directly conflicted with large display he was standing next to describing, rushed from section to section without time to read or look at displays, would not recommend for anyone, unless you are trying to be disappointed
MoreWe reserved our spots online the night before. Easy peezy! Be sure to read the list of prohibited items- no bags or purses allowed. The tour was about an hour long and shared the history of the mint. They were printing some quarters while we were there. Not bad.
MoreIt was a worthwhile morning spent at the mint. The tour was about 45-60 minutes with some walking and stairs. They will accommodate if you need to use the elevator. I came away with some interesting facts from the tour guide. The building was beautiful.
MoreIt was an interesting tour of the country's 2nd largest Mint location. Unfortunately, we did not get to see any activity in the processing areas the day we were there. A good and free 1 hour experience if you have the time. Reservations are required, although we never were asked for proof or to provide the name the reservation was under.
MoreThe bureau of printing and engraving in Washington DC was an amazing tour - we saw the currency being printed (so cool) and the gift shop was great. The Denver US Mint was not that. Just a tour seeing a non-working factory - you will not see any coins being made. You look down from windows at a bunch of large blue machines with no idea what each of them does. Our tour was also during a 2 week maintenance shutdown (I was told the other shutdown is in March); however, their tour calendar doesn't reflect that nor did our reservation information. It’s a tour with exhibits, a video and a gift shop. Nothing special - I would skip it.
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