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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;drathbun, post: 1616424, member: 42789&quot;]We went over Thanksgiving holiday, and we had a guided tour. Or maybe your definition of &quot;guided&quot; and mine are different. Someone earlier mentioned reservations, and those are definitely required. They sell out fairly quickly too, and there are only a limited number of tour slots. We ended up having to be there early for the 8AM tour on a Monday because it was the only one left open when I finally remembered to do it.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, it was an enjoyable tour. No pictures allowed, for security reasons. But the guy who took us through the tour had lots of great stories, and kept the kids entertained. They were not actively making coins at the time which was a little disappointing, but the guide had lots of statistics about how many coins they used to make (by hand, basically) versus with the new machines.</p><p><br /></p><p>When we left I asked my oldest what he thought was the best part, and he said that he liked the security guard &quot;nest&quot; that was over the original front door. He had a tommy gun and a push pedal to release gas if the mint was ever under attack / being robbed. He remembered that the best. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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