Would Anyone be Interested in a PCGS Board Weenie Tour of the Phila Mint?
ambro51
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That may be a fun diversion one of these days.....A Board Weenie tour of the Philadelphia Mint. Tours are free and open weekdays.
Maybe we could find how how and why they put the spots on the new Lincolns
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?action=philadelphia
Maybe we could find how how and why they put the spots on the new Lincolns
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?action=philadelphia
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You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.
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Maybe we could find how how and why they put the spots on the new Lincolns
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Now, THAT was funny!!!!
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When I was on it between Summer Seminar sessions earlier this summer, we caught sight of the everyday tourists behind the glass up on the catwalk. They got the 20 minute tour, up dare, and we were shaking hands with working press operators right on the floor, for a good 45 minutes. Even handling freshly minted coins, dies, etc.
I heard the Philly tour is worse than the standard Denver tour.
Now, going to the Nevada State Museum, at the Carson City Mint, on a weekend at the end of the month when Ken Hopple is busy striking coins, 6 per minute, on Carson City Coin Press No. 1, that sounds like a worthwhile trip.
<< <i>The best mint tour is the Denver Mint floor tour, rarely made available, but worth effort.
When I was on it between Summer Seminar sessions earlier this summer, we caught sight of the everyday tourists behind the glass up on the catwalk. They got the 20 minute tour, up dare, and we were shaking hands with working press operators right on the floor, for a good 45 minutes. Even handling freshly minted coins, dies, etc.
I heard the Philly tour is worse than the standard Denver tour.
Now, going to the Nevada State Museum, at the Carson City Mint, on a weekend at the end of the month when Ken Hopple is busy striking coins, 6 per minute, on Carson City Coin Press No. 1, that sounds like a worthwhile trip. >>
I would LOVE to take a production floor tour and really should have addressed it while I still lived in Denver but did not!
I hear that they will not allow you take either take coinage onto the production floor nor remove any coinage at all from the production floor. Even if its dated in prior years (i.e.1994, 1953). If this is true then those pocket pieces need to stay in the car!
The kast time I toured the Denver mint was around 2005? and I was less than impressed. However, near the end in the display room, they had a "very impressive" display of 1999 State Quarters that, IMO, would have easily graded MS68 if not MS69. They almost looked Satin Finish!
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<< <i>The best mint tour is the Denver Mint floor tour, rarely made available, but worth effort.
When I was on it between Summer Seminar sessions earlier this summer, we caught sight of the everyday tourists behind the glass up on the catwalk. They got the 20 minute tour, up dare, and we were shaking hands with working press operators right on the floor, for a good 45 minutes. Even handling freshly minted coins, dies, etc.
I heard the Philly tour is worse than the standard Denver tour.
Now, going to the Nevada State Museum, at the Carson City Mint, on a weekend at the end of the month when Ken Hopple is busy striking coins, 6 per minute, on Carson City Coin Press No. 1, that sounds like a worthwhile trip. >>
I went on the Denver Mint Floor Tour at the Denver ANA show a few years ago. It was freakin' great! We also got to handle freshly minted coins also. The coins were still warm when they were handed to us. I now know what the term "hot off the presses" means!
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<< <i>The best mint tour is the Denver Mint floor tour, rarely made available, but worth effort.
When I was on it between Summer Seminar sessions earlier this summer, we caught sight of the everyday tourists behind the glass up on the catwalk. They got the 20 minute tour, up dare, and we were shaking hands with working press operators right on the floor, for a good 45 minutes. Even handling freshly minted coins, dies, etc.
I heard the Philly tour is worse than the standard Denver tour.
Now, going to the Nevada State Museum, at the Carson City Mint, on a weekend at the end of the month when Ken Hopple is busy striking coins, 6 per minute, on Carson City Coin Press No. 1, that sounds like a worthwhile trip. >>
I would LOVE to take a production floor tour and really should have addressed it while I still lived in Denver but did not!
I hear that they will not allow you take either take coinage onto the production floor nor remove any coinage at all from the production floor. Even if its dated in prior years (i.e.1994, 1953). If this is true then those pocket pieces need to stay in the car!
The kast time I toured the Denver mint was around 2005? and I was less than impressed. However, near the end in the display room, they had a "very impressive" display of 1999 State Quarters that, IMO, would have easily graded MS68 if not MS69. They almost looked Satin Finish! >>
If you attend ANA Summer Seminar (as an adult), it's your best bet to have a chance at the Denver Mint floor tour. The YNs have been put on probation, since one YN brought in a Mercury dime in an attempt to toss it in the planchet bin. But you better sign up fast, when offered, since only 36 of us were allowed to attend, then it was cut off. The cost was $75, which included the bus ride from Colorado Springs, boxed breakfast on the way up and boxed lunch on the way back. You might also need to book an extra night at Summer Seminar, either a day late or a day early, depending on which session attending.
If they find any coins on you on the way out -- they confiscate them. So leave those St. Gaudens' in the safe deposit box!
It was great to see the freshly rimmed planchets - mirror finishes! And coins struck right off the press are all gems! Here's a perk: directly beyond the exit security area is a change machine that takes paper currency and delivers the current Presidential dollars. The quality is so much better than what you get in the Presidential dollar rolls from banks -- less travel from the source. They also have that machine and a current state quarter change machine in the Mint Store, located on the property in a large trailer.