Making Coins 1940 Department of the Treasury Bureau of the Mint

[@sheriwilliamson524]

he Mint also saw its OSHA recordable injuries fall from 121 to 17 - that's an 88 percent decrease and lost time injuries virtually evaporate, dropping from 86 to 5. The entire 1940 film is in the Prelinger Archive titled How They Make Money, originally titled, The Mint, made by the US Bureau of the Mint of the Department of the Treasury. The entire film shows how money is coined at the Philadelphia Mint. Processes include the making, rolling, and cutting of alloys and the stamping, inspecting, and bagging of finished coins. The film shows the preparation of a bust of President Roosevelt for use on coins and includes external views of the mints at Denver and San Francisco. An exhibit of old coins and coin-making machinery is shown along with Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross, Director of the Mint, from 1933-1953. 1

[@johng8888]

First video i could find! Thank you history and the one who uploaded it

[@MAGA_Extremist]

Awesome video

[@tomgrimes8379]

The producer of this 1940 film should have decided if he was making a mini-doc about the mint or doing a concert. The music seems to be muscling out the story about the mint.

[@seye8eyes]

How come the 1943-D Brass Abraham Lincoln one wheat cent made from copper that's not sticking to a magnets plus 3.1 grams value plus with double die as D letter showing on coin is this one of kind of Cockups or was it six coins accidentally made some having no double die

[@snailsaredumb9412]

Its crazy to think the coin im holding right now came from THIS mint

[@joshygibbs3939]

Such a good video, thankyou for posting

[@jesss.8977]

Interesting and very cool

[@CarmelaMiles]

Thank you for the video.

[@timothysolly7863]

Great video Mark! It ends rather abruptly though and I'd like to see all of it if possible, where can I find the rest of the video? Thanks

[@markdcatlin]

The entire 1940 film is in the Prelinger Archive titled How They Make Money, originally titled, The Mint, made by the US Bureau of the Mint of the Department of the Treasury. You can find the film on the Internet Archive, Enjoy!

[@timothysolly7863]

markdcatlin Sweet! Awesome bro, thanks!

[@rctvista1]

Interesting! I would like to talk to you to check if we can use that video in TV. How can we get it Is there any Department of the Treasury web or KZbin channel where we can get it? We just need to check if we can use it on TV or we have to request special authorization. Thank you in advance!

[@pdxeddie1111]

well the mint despite being a government institution is surprisingly consistent with weights and alloys and for the shear amount coinage they do year after year so few mistakes that mistakes in coins are collector's items fetch sometimes high premiums because they are so few that make it into the marketplace.

[@fastfingers110]

This music lol

[@MAGA_Extremist]

I know it was so intense I was waiting for something to blow up😂

[@everythingerina9379]

were American coins downsized like the British coins

[@jholeify]

Our half dollars went from 90% to 40% silver in 1965-1970. They were the last coins to be minted with silver. In 1971 we went off the gold standard. Quarters and dimes ceased to be minted in silver in 1965

[@everythingerina9379]

@@jholeify no I meant like in the diameter of the actual coin, not the silver value

[@darkoverllord]

this is hilarious. not anymore.

[@drakeredwingofficial]

He said "GRAMES" instead of "GRAMS"

[@NSBigBlue]

he said “grains” it’s smaller than a gram

[@campbelllualhgirlsllwendy9603]

Granted

[@mr.bullionnaire9748]

Good for the lungs too

[@seye8eyes]

Nellie Taylor Ross 1933 to 1953 interesting date the Cockups made on British Pennies 1953 and interesting date 1933 experimental time after the Great Depression Cold war started plan's 1933

[@patiencezero-xc9zl]

Wonder how many of these foundry workers died of COPD or lung cancer!