Philadelphia Mint

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The Philadelphia Mint is the oldest and largest coin-producing facility of the United States Mint, responsible for striking a significant portion of the nation’s circulating and commemorative coinage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Mint facility
mint
adjacentTo Independence National Historical Park
city Philadelphia
coordinates 39.953°N 75.145°W
country United States
currentBuildingOpened 1969
employs coin engravers
die makers
production workers
establishedBy Coinage Act of 1792
foundedBy United States Congress
function coin production
striking circulating coinage
striking commemorative coinage
governingLaw United States federal law
hasMintMark
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hasPredecessorBuilding First Philadelphia Mint building
Second Philadelphia Mint building
Third Philadelphia Mint building
hasVisitorCenter yes
isFirst official mint of the United States
isLargestFacilityOf United States Mint
isOldestFacilityOf United States Mint
locatedIn Pennsylvania
United States
location Philadelphia
near United States Mint headquarters
notableProduct Jefferson nickel
Kennedy half dollar
Lincoln cent
Roosevelt dime
Washington quarter
various dollar coins
numberOfBuildingsInHistory 4
offers public tours
operator United States Mint
ownedBy United States Department of the Treasury
partOf United States Mint production network
produces circulating coins of the United States
commemorative coins of the United States
dies for other U.S. Mint facilities
medals
producesFor Federal Reserve System
U.S. commemorative coin programs
security federal law enforcement
startDate 1792
streetAddress 151 North Independence Mall East


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