Tom Jurkowsky

U.S. Mint Says Pennies and Nickels, Already Too Expensive, Won’t Get Cheaper

It costs the US Mint more than two cents to make a penny; it costs more than 11 cents to make a nickel.

2012/12/26

(The US Mint in Philadelphia, with gallery windows overlooking the production floor. Credit: Pat Loeb)

US Mint Set To Reopen For Tours After Six-Month Makeover

Finishing touches are being put on a six-month, $4-million makeover of the tour at the US Mint in Philadelphia, which reopens to the public on July 3rd.

2012/06/27

Mint Testing New Materials For Coins

A penny costs more than two cents to make; a nickel, more than 11. Mint spokesman Tom Jurkowsky says, that just is not sustainable.

2012/02/27

Mint To Scale Down Production Of Dollar Coins

Congress ordered the Mint, in 2005, to make four different dollar coins a year, each honoring a different president, until 2016. A handful of collectors seemed to be just about the only people interested in them.

2012/01/30