U.S. MINT 'HOW TO MAKE A PENNY' BROCHURES

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The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 7, February 16, 2020, Article 17

U.S. MINT 'HOW TO MAKE A PENNY' BROCHURES

Dave Lange writes:

"I found two examples of this brochure within a lot of early COINage magazines. It was produced by the U. S. Mint in 1971 and was probably given out to persons taking the tour. I imagine it was printed in the tens of thousands or even more, but how many have survived?"

Mint How to Make a Penny Brochure Philadelphia front

Mint How to Make a Penny Brochure Philadelphia back

Front and back covers

Mint How to Make a Penny Brochure inside

Inside spread

I don't believe I've seen this one before. It could well be a quite rare piece of U.S. Mint ephemera. Anyone out there have one of these? The Philadelphia Mint building is pictured, and the tour hours for just one facility are mentioned. I guessed there would have been a counterpart to this for the Denver Mint, and sure enough, there's one on the Newman Portal. -Editor

Mint How to Make a Penny Denver Brochure

Mint How to Make a Penny Denver Brochure back

Front and back covers

Mint How to Make a Penny Denver Brochure inside

NNP Project Coordinator Len Augsburger writes:

"I think the one we have came from the Washington University government documents collection.

Dave contributed his images to the Newman Portal, so both the Philadelphia and Denver brochures are archived there now. Thanks, everyone. Numismatic ephemera is fun and interesting to collect, and many items are difficult to find today. The two brochures are clearly different, and not just in the names and pictures of the mints. The color is different, and the center cartoon is different in multiple places. -Editor

Dave adds:

"There would not be one for San Francisco, as it is not open to the public."

For the complete Denver brochure on NNP, see:
How to Make a Penny at the Denver Mint (https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/531278)
For the complete Philadelphia brochure on NNP, see:
How to Make a Penny at the Philadelphia Mint (https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/578187)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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