No Date Medal Denver Mint Bronze 1 5/16"

Coin Details

Description

This undated bronze medal depicts the Denver Mint, which began operations in 1906 as a full coinage facility after serving as an assay office since 1863. The Denver Mint became one of the four major production facilities in the U.S. Mint system, responsible for producing billions of circulating coins bearing the distinctive "D" mintmark that collectors have sought since the facility's earliest strikings. The medal belongs to the standard 1 5/16 inch facility medal series produced by the U.S. Mint as collectible souvenirs. The obverse features an architectural portrait of the Denver Mint building, a neoclassical structure designed by architect James Knox Taylor that reflects the City Beautiful movement's influence on federal architecture at the turn of the twentieth century. The building's Italian Renaissance Revival design, with its rusticated granite base and classical upper stories, projected an image of permanence and federal authority appropriate to an institution entrusted with producing the nation's money. The Denver Mint's location in the heart of the Rocky Mountain region connected it to the gold and silver mining industries that had driven Colorado's settlement and economic development. The reverse carries standard facility medal inscriptions. The Denver Mint has been a workhorse of American coinage production, particularly during periods when demand for circulating coins outstripped the capacity of the Philadelphia facility alone. Its establishment reflected the westward expansion of American commerce and the practical need for coinage facilities closer to the sources of precious metals in the mountain states.

Rarity Notes

Undated bronze facility medal, 1 5/16 inch (33mm). Standard U.S. Mint souvenir medal widely available to visitors.

Cross References

PCGS #413128; Denver Mint facility medal; Denver Mint established 1906 (assay office 1863)