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The Mint was created by
Congress
with the
Coinage Act of 1792
, and originally placed within the
Department of State
. Per the terms of the Coinage Act, the first Mint building was in
Philadelphia
, then the capital of the United States; it was the first building of the Republic raised under the
Constitution
. Today, the Mint’s headquarters (a non-coin-producing facility) are in
Washington D.C.
. It operates mint facilities in
Philadelphia
,
Denver
,
San Francisco
, and
West Point, New York
and a
bullion depository
atÂ
Fort Knox, Kentucky
. Official Mints (Branches) were once also located in
Carson City, Nevada
,
Charlotte, North Carolina
,
Dahlonega, Georgia
,
New Orleans, Louisiana
,
Washington, D.C.
; and even in
Manila, in the Philippines
.
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