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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 2519130, member: 15588"]I was there 2-3 years ago and also saw the first US Mint plaque you included. When I visited, the tour was all self-guided and decent but not fantastic. We just walked down a long hall, read the wall verbiage and looked onto the mint floor from a floor up. The small museum prior to the tour had the most interesting items, not to mention the gift shop.</p><p><br /></p><p>By contrast, the Denver Mint tour still featured a live tour guide and he was <i>awesome</i> and filled in loads of fascinating information that the didactics at the Philly tour couldn't compete with. He also answered questions, whereas the words on the wall didn't utter too many syllables.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless, I still enjoyed the Philly mint and it's definitely worth a visit. But if you're trying to choose between Philly and Denver, I would recommend Denver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 2519130, member: 15588"]I was there 2-3 years ago and also saw the first US Mint plaque you included. When I visited, the tour was all self-guided and decent but not fantastic. We just walked down a long hall, read the wall verbiage and looked onto the mint floor from a floor up. The small museum prior to the tour had the most interesting items, not to mention the gift shop. By contrast, the Denver Mint tour still featured a live tour guide and he was [I]awesome[/I] and filled in loads of fascinating information that the didactics at the Philly tour couldn't compete with. He also answered questions, whereas the words on the wall didn't utter too many syllables. Regardless, I still enjoyed the Philly mint and it's definitely worth a visit. But if you're trying to choose between Philly and Denver, I would recommend Denver.[/QUOTE]
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