When I was growing up in the Philadelphia area (ca. 1980s), they had a large old coining press -- perhaps an old silver dollar press -- set up near the gift shop behind glass. You'd pay $1, press a button and, voila!, the specimen of that souvenir medal that you just struck. That bag perhaps indicates that it was sold at the Independence Mall gift shop or something -- it's only a short walk from the modern Mint.
I suspect there are thousands of them around, but I don't know if they sold them anywhere but actually in Philadelphia.
<< <i>When I was growing up in the Philadelphia area (ca. 1980s), they had a large old coining press -- perhaps an old silver dollar press -- set up near the gift shop behind glass. You'd pay $1, press a button and, voila!, the specimen of that souvenir medal that you just struck. That bag perhaps indicates that it was sold at the Independence Mall gift shop or something -- it's only a short walk from the modern Mint.
I suspect there are thousands of them around, but I don't know if they sold them anywhere but actually in Philadelphia. >>
Since it is in a plastic bag and not in a box, I'd agree that it came from the gift shop at the Philly Mint and not from the Web Site. I got mine at the Philly Mint gift shop. You purchased a planchet (i.e. blank) from the cashier and took it to the coin press. An employee sets the coin into the press and you get to hit the button that makes the magic happen.
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<< <i>I believe it's a US mint medal. >>
Hall sounds normal???
I suspect there are thousands of them around, but I don't know if they sold them anywhere but actually in Philadelphia.
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<< <i>When I was growing up in the Philadelphia area (ca. 1980s), they had a large old coining press -- perhaps an old silver dollar press -- set up near the gift shop behind glass. You'd pay $1, press a button and, voila!, the specimen of that souvenir medal that you just struck. That bag perhaps indicates that it was sold at the Independence Mall gift shop or something -- it's only a short walk from the modern Mint.
I suspect there are thousands of them around, but I don't know if they sold them anywhere but actually in Philadelphia. >>
Since it is in a plastic bag and not in a box, I'd agree that it came from the gift shop at the Philly Mint and not from the Web Site. I got mine at the Philly Mint gift shop. You purchased a planchet (i.e. blank) from the cashier and took it to the coin press. An employee sets the coin into the press and you get to hit the button that makes the magic happen.