Information about the Denver Mint

Mint is a place where usually countries coins are manufactured. Denver mint made its first coin on the 1st of February, 1906. Being a United States Mint branch, it is still producing coins for the usage of public. It is now also producing memorial coins and mint sets. It boasts the pride of being the largest producer of coins in the world as a single unit also you can identify the Denver mint coins with the "D" mark carved in it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Mint

Location and reservations required:

The Denver Mint unit is located in 320, West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado. This mint is opened for public in weekdays and closed in weekends. It remains closed on government holidays and in case of any serious security problems. It is free of cost to visit, but you have to make arrangements for parking as you have to pay for it. It takes nearly 20 minutes to reach here from the East of I-25. http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/codenver/a/codenvermint.htm

Locating hotels near Denver mint:

There are no restaurants available very close to the Denver mint because of strict security reasons. But many Denver area hotels are located around 1 mile away from Denver mint. To get a list of all the hotels, click the link given below. http://www.metrotravelguide.com/hotels_nearby/denver/co/usa/0/denver_mint/#visitedhttp://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/codenver/a/codenvermint.htm=true&trafficLogID=570939814&clickingLogId=53178158