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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dave92029, post: 992300, member: 26916&quot;]I recently read that the US Mint produced 900 million coins in June. That works out to an average of 30 Million coins /day; 1.25 Million/ hour; or more than 20,800 coins / min.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t believe that any of Mint&#039;s production facilities are located near their source of raw materials. The United States Mint operates six facilities across the United States with each facility performing unique functions. Current facilities are located in: Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; West Point, NY; Fort Knox, KY; Denver, CO; and San Francisco, CA. </p><p><br /></p><p>This all means that a vast amount of raw material needs to be brought into, processed by the Mint, and transported to the Federal Reserve for storage and distribution each day.</p><p><br /></p><p>How is all of this valuable cargo moved around the county? I don&#039;t recall ever seeing an 18 wheel truck on the interstate that appeared to be carrying money, but if the six Mint facilities each did their fair share then 5 million coins / day on average needs to be moved. They don&#039;t do that in one or two or even three armoured cars. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also don&#039;t recall ever hearing about a traffic accident involving a truck full of money from the Treasury. There are also lots of banks in remote locations across this hugh country that need to be accessed.</p><p><br /></p><p>How does the Treasury bring in all the raw material (gold and silver) and then transport all the finished goods so that no one notices or robs them? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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