I am going to the mint and I've never been to a mint before do they sell coins there or what can someone tell me what's there Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
It's summer time and expect a lot of visitors and long lines to get in, they will check you out cell phone and for metal. They do have a nice sales area, which I will visit again after Labor Day
I've been told you're not allowed to bring coins into the mint, though that was Denver, and about 5 years ago. I remember one of my friends getting in trouble for trying to leave with a dime he found on the ground while touring the facility. Have fun and let us know how it went!
Considering that this facility has only been re-opened for public tours for a year now, you may be among the few to report on a visit to this mint for many reading on this forum. Try reading this Press Release from the U.S. Mint before you go, on what to expect there, dated July 3, 2012: Public Tour Reopens at United States Mint at Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA - The United States Mint at Philadelphia re-opens its doors for public tours on July 3, 2012, at 1 p.m. The facility has undergone a major set of renovations with new displays, exhibits and artifacts on display.
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You can't take coins onto the production floor, but you won't be going there. It used to be that you couldn't take pictures so all cameras, including cell phones, were banned. And they did NOT have anyplace where you could securely store them while you toured. I have no knowledge if they have changed that or not. (For awhile an enterprising businessman earned himself some good money by having a pushcart outside of small storage lockers where people could lock up their valuables. Eventually the government chased him off.)
This is so very important to know since at the Denver Mint, when we we told that purses, cell phones and cameras would NOT be allow inside, I had to literally hot foot it 3 blocks down the road to put those items in the trunk. Of course, they tell you this just as the group is about to enter the "self guided" tour. It wasn't that way back in 1992 or so. You got an actual tour which ended in the US Mint Gift Shop where souvenir Mint Sets could be purchased along with other items. I recall that my oldest and I were able to mint up our own Mint Tokens on a stand alone press located in the gift shop and operated by a US Mint Employee. These were the same tokens which were in the souvenir sets. It was really cool. Had I thought of it, I might have ask if the fella that was putting the blank into the press, leave it hang off the coining chamber by about 25 percent! Its not that way anymore unless you get a production floor tour when the ANA is in Town. The gift shops are subcontracted to outside companies and offer Mint and Proof Sets of the current years productions. Folks in Denver can save a bit on Shipping costs but whats that amount to? $4.95?
