US Mint
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.
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.
Guard Pleads Guilty To Stealing Coins From US Mint In Philadelphia
Not just any dollar coins, mind you, but partially manufactured coins — ones that were not finished and would therefore become quite valuable in the coin collecting world.
