Greetings Everybody,
As you may know, the Denver Mint recently observed their 100th Anniversary with a relatively-short ceremony.
Why they didn't see fit to issue a commemorative coin or medal for this milestone is unknown. Over a year ago I wrote to Congress, the US Mint, and Coin World suggesting that legislation be passed authorizing Denver Mint centennial coins. And while the San Francisco Mint will see a commemorative coin this year (regarding the 1906 earthquake), no action was taken on my proposal and no one in the public or government supported it.
I have no direct connection to the Denver Mint, other than that I am a Denver native, I was born not far from the Denver Mint, and I've visited there several times.
So, a couple months ago I drove down to the Mint (on a quiet Sunday) and took several pictures of the building's exterior. The security guards kept a close eye on me (from a distance) as I stuck my camera through the fence to take pictures.
Since the Denver Mint wasn't issuing anything for their centennial, I decided that I would !
I took those pictures and used them to design (and mint) a centennial token.
And here it is in brass:
and silver:
