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<p>[QUOTE="gronnh20, post: 2144451, member: 73224"]Most likely the working hubs are made in one location and sent to the various mints to make as many working dies as needed to fulfill mintage requirements. According to Wiki all working dies are made in Denver. I doubt that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Each mint should make its own planchets except for the cent. Each mint would be sent rolled alloy to make planchets. I think only the West Point mint makes gold and platinum coins. Silver coinage is mostly from San Fran and some special issues from West Point. Philly and Denver make all circulating coinage. San Fran makes some uncirculating and all proof coinage, also. Most rules for U.S. coinage are set up by Congress. </p><p><br /></p><p>Actually there have been many other mint locations in the past. Carson City, New Orleans, to name a couple. Congress could always authorize another mint location, although, highly unlikely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gronnh20, post: 2144451, member: 73224"]Most likely the working hubs are made in one location and sent to the various mints to make as many working dies as needed to fulfill mintage requirements. According to Wiki all working dies are made in Denver. I doubt that. Each mint should make its own planchets except for the cent. Each mint would be sent rolled alloy to make planchets. I think only the West Point mint makes gold and platinum coins. Silver coinage is mostly from San Fran and some special issues from West Point. Philly and Denver make all circulating coinage. San Fran makes some uncirculating and all proof coinage, also. Most rules for U.S. coinage are set up by Congress. Actually there have been many other mint locations in the past. Carson City, New Orleans, to name a couple. Congress could always authorize another mint location, although, highly unlikely.[/QUOTE]
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