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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GaryBurke, post: 28694, member: 1874&quot;]I remember my first visit to the U.S. Mint (Denver).&nbsp; I was probably in junior high school, and went with my Mother.&nbsp; They had it closed down for some reason, but had $1 million worth of gold bricks that we could look at through heavy glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could hardly wait to try again.&nbsp; I had visions of all those shiny new coins, and geting to scoop them up and run my hands through them (remember Scrooge McDuck in the comics?).</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, as previously posted, when I returned to the Mint I found that the tour didn&#039;t involve handling shiny new coins, but amounted to listening to a tour guide, looking through plate glass at minting machinery, and then perhaps buying something at the store.</p><p><br /></p><p>One benefit was vendors on the sidewalk outside the Mint&#039;s exit doors.&nbsp; I did buy several coins from them, at fair prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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