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Week # 156 - In what year...

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QUESTION:

 

In what year did the Denver minting facility officially become a US Mint?

 

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"Established by an Act of Congress on April 21, 1862, the Denver Mint opened for business in 1863 as a United States Assay Office."

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Established by an Act of Congress on April 21, 1862, the Denver Mint opened for business in 1863 as a United States Assay Office.

 

On February 20, 1895, there was new hope for branch mint status when Congress provided for the establishment of a mint at Denver for gold and silver coin production. The site for the new mint at West Colfax and Delaware streets was purchased on April 22, 1896, for approximately $60,000. Construction began in 1897.

 

Coinage operations finally began in February 1906, advancing the status of the Denver facility to Branch Mint.

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Congress provided for the establishment of the Denver mint in 1895. However, it wasn't until 1904 when the operations were moved into a new building and mint officials were named.

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