United States Mint

United States Mint

Seal of the U.S. Mint
Logo of the U.S. Mint
Agency overview
Formed	April 2, 1792; 232 years ago (1792-04-02)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	38°54′01″N 77°01′25″W / 38.90028°N 77.02361°W / 38.90028; -77.02361 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Employees	1,845 (2006)
Agency executive	Ventris Gibson, Director
Parent agency	Department of the Treasury
Website	www.usmint.gov

The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of bullion.^[1] The U.S. Mint is one of two U.S. agencies that produce money in the case of minting coinage; the other is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which prints paper currency. The first United States Mint was created in Philadelphia in 1792, and soon joined by other centers, whose coins were identified by their own mint marks. There are currently four active coin-producing mints: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point.