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Message:: [QUOTE="Indianhead65, post: 163382, member: 103422"]My wife and I had to take my son to the Childrens Hospital in Philadelphia, a 3 hour drive from where we live, for an appointment she thought was on Monday. Well, turns out his appointment was on Tuesday, so we had a day to burn with no plans on what to do. We heard then that the Independence Mall was a great place to visit, you know, the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Ben Franklins grave site. We got there and I spotted a sign with an arrow that said "United States Mint".  My first thought was WOW! Now how do I get the wife to agree that this would be a great place to visit. I was amazed that she agreed with me, so we went for a tour of the Mint. If any of you have been there recently, to get in you have to show a picture I.D. and have you and any bags you may have with you X-rayed, everything just short of a body cavity search :rolling: . haha. The tour itself wasn't too bad, alot of info on Mint history and the minting process. I honestly was expecting more. Although I did purchase a 2006 11 pc. Silver proof set at their gift shop, I was happy with that. Overall, it was a neat thing to see. Just thought I'd share that with all of you.:hug:[/QUOTE]