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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tulipone, post: 2452118, member: 71656&quot;]I thought that we should make the effort after having been to both the Denver and Philadelphia Mints (and that we live in UK).&nbsp; It opened a few weeks ago and we visited yesterday.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a415/tulipone1/Royal%20Mint_zpsex2qtvbd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>We paid the £13 (about $20) entrance fee and were shown a short film, then taken into the mint and shown examples of some of the machines that rim the blanks and add the lettering, some punches.&nbsp; The we moved through to a glass wall onto the shop floor where coins are produced then we punched a &#039;Last Ever round £1 coin (additional £5 for two charge) and on into a photo opportunity (an extra £7.50 per photo).&nbsp; Out into a large display area, the gift shop and cafe area.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a415/tulipone1/Last%20pound1-side_zpsbwlfch37.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now its not that I didn&#039;t enjoy the visit, it was okay but I have no idea how the US can offer better facilities and not charge (even non US visitors) any entrance fee.&nbsp; The entrance fee is fairly hefty for what is about a 2 hour tour.</p><p><br /></p><p>The products in the gift shop are nice but really expensive.&nbsp; I had intended to buy a 1oz gold Queens Beast there - but they don&#039;t sell them even though they are produced there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not entirely successful and probably worth doing if you plan to be in the area.&nbsp; I&#039;d go back to Denver as being the best mint tour we have seen so far though.&nbsp; Sorry for the lack of photos - like other mints, they have this paranoia about cameras![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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