The United States Mint in Philadelphia / Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McMorrow-Hernandez, Joshua, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mints--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Pictorial works.

Mints.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Pictorial works.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

"As the ink was drying on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other documents that established the United States, millions of Americans hungered for new legal tender coinage from the young sovereign nation. Following calls by Alexander Hamilton and other Founding Fathers for the nation to issue its own money, Congress passed legislation to officially establish the United States Mint in 1792. Growing from its humble beginnings as a collection of small buildings in the nation's onetime capital city of Philadelphia, the United States Mint now stands along Independence National Historical Park as the largest coin factory in the world. While the Philadelphia Mint is one of several official United States coin manufacturing facilities, it remains the heart of coining operations in the nation and is also one of the most popular attractions in "The City of Brotherly Love"."--Back cover.

Contents:

How coins are made: from conception to circulation

The first Philadelphia Mint: in operation from 1792 to 1833

The second Philadelphia Mint: in operation from 1833 to 1901

The third Philadelphia Mint: in operation from 1901 to 1969

The fourth Philadelphia Mint: in operation from 1969 to today.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4396-6579-6