Making money at the mint in Philadelphia

Let the repetitive smoothness of money minting calm your nerves! Follow along as technicians and machines turn sheets of metal into pennies, nickels, dimes and dollar coins. A satisfying conclusion - cold, hard cash - to an old industrial process. Will this give you Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response aka ASMR, tingles? I don’t know, but it does for me. Ted Shaffrey shot this video on April 25, 2007, at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[@corruptduboiscountyindiana5058]

you know the mint is a real professional operation when you see the duct tape holding things together

[@robertmann7277]

Seeing the same scene for 30 sec never gets too old ( c'mon people, let's pick up the pace )

[@bradcreech6656]

Seems the editor was really fascinated with the long sheets of metal coming off the roll.

[@lookin4zinc]

Was thinking the same thing lol

[@vjr882]

Lol same

[@calebmorris2024]

😂

[@shadisellers5426]

🤣😆

[@stayoffmylawn8433]

Director too lmao

[@yatinexile7144]

If I worked at the Mint, I'd spend all my time looking for error coins. I'd never get any work done!

[@lancemichael7566]

I delivered blank pennies to the Mint a bunch of years ago. Picked them up somewhere in Tennessee. There were 6 large bullet proof chests in my trailer. I think it was about $18,000 dollars worth. Drove my 18 wheeler down to the docks in the basement. It was an experience I'll never forget

[@petermcgreevy6386]

I worked at a steel works and every so often an armoured car would arrive carrying old bank notes in bales and they went into a furnace charger which then placed them into the furnace for destruction at 1600 degrees.

[@posernaphtali19]

Pretty cool.

[@randyskyfrogjr.unintention8531]

Yeah,I bunked up outside a' Tuscaloosa my damn self. Bout two year back now,it's been . Louise signed my log book....but you know how that is, ha. Alright... I'll let you go then.

[@allemaire495]

that makes cents

[@kmmkmm6236]

You must be a good driver it's very tight in thoses docks..the turns are sharp in the philly mint.

[@FunninGunnin1]

Just think...less than 60 years ago that was a giant roll of 90% silver...

[@kingsfan10000000]

Then everything went to hell

[@gmoritz71last52]

Yeah and the cents were made of copper - not just plated. The nickels are "worth" more than 6 cents. 60 years ago a handful of change could buy a couple people a decent breakfast. Now it's an insulting tip.

[@charleslane2735]

I guess this is the only job where you make a lot of money😉

[@patrickgragg5602]

$33 DOLLARS AN HOUR

[@stayoffmylawn8433]

🤣 clever

[@allemaire495]

that makes cents

[@Michael-js6gp]

That is objectively funny.

[@chilleycheesetoes3225]

made me laugh out loud idk why

[@bobjacobson858]

1. "Blanks" are punched from the sheets. There are small scraps of metal left after the blanks have been punched from the sheet metal. 2. "Planchets" are made from the blanks by providing sort of a rim around the edge, which will be perfected when the planchet is stamped by the dies. A comparison of a blank with a planchet is shown at 15:05. 3. Coins are made from the planchets. 4. At 18:00, coins are inspected. ["They don't say 'Hanes' until "I" say they say 'Hanes' "] 5. Various coins (such as John Adams presidential dollars, Washington State quarters, Lincoln Memorial cents, nickels and dimes are shown. 6. a) Does the guy at 37:55 ever suffer from "metal fatigue"? 6. b) Around 44:15, this gives new meaning to the term "March of Dimes"!

[@2Truth4Liberty]

5:20 Gotta love the Duct Tape

[@michaelg8642]

we call those tax cuts

[@russ1376]

@@michaelg8642 government is broke after having all these money from the taxes they collect from us. government don’t know how to budget their version of budget is how much money we going to spend instead of how much money we trying not to spend. if the government was good at budgeting we wouldn’t have a debt.

[@misterTVman]

They did a bad job at taping it up too, it's falling off and still has gaps!

[@lisacolbert5987]

This is what you'd get if you had asked Ingmar Bergman to make a documentary about coin production .

[@mrmister8546]

When Scrooge McDuck dove into his coins it was like a pool of water but after watching this video....

[@supastaraguilarsinc.3577]

I really appreciate this video. Cant nobody explain the process better than the person that works for the Mint.

[@Rocknranchman]

The sound made me fall asleep and I woke up when it ended! Hate that when it happens!

[@daveferguson2281]

my god it is like watching paint dry

[@coindigger5392]

It's a wonder any MS coins are in circulation by the pounding they take being spilled.

[@bobjacobson858]

They're still considered MS if they haven't seen circulation. I imagine most of them are only MS60.

[@davidho2977]

The coins get pretty banged up before they even leave the mint. Then they put them in bags and transport them to banks, and the coins get even more bag marks.

[@RockyMountainBear]

Remember when all that would have been made of silver & gold? Me neither. Before my time. Cool video, though. Would have liked to see a description of what some of those machines were doing, or a bit of narration. Some of it was just, "wow. Cool hydraulics. What's it doing?" Thanks for sharing. I bet slot machines are boring as hell after working there.

[@SilverWatcher.]

Wish I could have a mint job

[@charleslane2735]

Have you worked there before?

[@shadisellers5426]

Wonder if they hire felons

[@rosebud3971]

Thanks for the posting-I will be sharing with the Coin Collecting Communities.

[@kmmkmm6236]

The philladelphia mint is the biggest mint in the world..it is a whole city block, with several levels in it.

[@minamanmansour1641]

This guys are literally really making money ..🤣🤗 💰💰.... I like the sound .. it's like Atlantic city NJ back in days .. when the value of people and money mint something 🤗🤣🤓

[@15DurangoRT]

I sure hope they have super duty earplugs. Hearing that all day would drive me nuts!

[@kmmkmm6236]

We wear ppe..it's not a option...

[@emerywills5814]

@ kmmm can you listen to music while running the machines?

[@jasonblum8288]

The ultimate slot machine where the winnings have no face value

[@donaldjones3580]

Love to see how much care is used to make proof coins. I think I saw something once. I stopped by the West Point Mint once, multiple fences preventing you to even get close. No samples available either.

[@DavidHuber63]

Beautiful artwork

[@icyhotryan9339]

That’s so cool and I love coins

[@BSL_HAB]

4:32 hey look that machine is making coins

[@silverdrillpickle7596]

Who on gods green earth edited this? Watch at 2x speed next time.

[@bobjacobson858]

More time than necessary was spent at each step.

[@robertmarfeojr9278]

I worked here it was a good job...plus people work at certain places and they had a great pension system, some one caused me a problem...

[@C-130-Hercules]

😮 ….no wonder my coins are all scratched up. Can you guys be a little more careful? Like maybe have a pillow to catch each one. 🤔

[@wayne2c675]

Your comment brought me to tears laughing. Thanks I needed that. Oh yeah, I love my coins too.

[@C-130-Hercules]

@@wayne2c675 A little levity for this crazy world. Have a great day. 😁

[@Big-Reds]

A lot needs to be done to this video like editing and someone to voice over the processes and what is going on, how much per day they can print out, what they do with the defects and maybe some special limited edition coins....

[@jgg204]

what a sin that it's all made out of pot metal now

[@Frog-mf5uu]

That waterfall of pennies was so cool

[@bobwatson1162]

Watching this at 2x speed😏

[@falcoperegrinus82]

Even then, each scene in this is still like 4x longer than it needs to be.

[@CoinsAreNeato]

I'm really curious how you found this?...public archives or the library in Philly? Fantastic!!! Thanks for posting one even I haven't seen yet :-)

[@kurtreese7408]

Sounds like working at the Inquirer

[@coincollector315]

now I why its so difficult to find MS-70 coins

[@Kenneth_James]

5:00 When the place literally making money has to hold things together with tape.

[@tiatrueblood3101]

Wish this had commentary

[@bubbakushingtonIII]

You're watching the raw footage from "HOW ITS MADE"

[@RealGilbertGan]

I kinda thought it's from an episode of "Factory Made" lol

[@parakidd]

They make money to earn money. Apparently a quarter (or any of the other coins) don’t gain a value until imprinted on. Such a weird thing.

[@mariacaceres4312]

Why don't they explain every step and show how errors occur. ?

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

I understand the employees make a lot of money there.

[@Scoondog]

I think this is the Denver Mint because there’s quality control Philadelphia don’t look at there’s

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

GOOD JOB HERBETE

[@haroldmclean3755]

What a Great Operation , Learn Good 👍

[@corruptduboiscountyindiana5058]

man you couldnt pay me to work in this noisy place

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

***COINAGE what dictates amount of coins, for example BARBER QUATER 1901 S

[@petermcgreevy6386]

4:59 surely the Mint can provide a shute deflector rather than tape strips in such a prominent establishment. Who is running the maintenance department or are they on a shoe string budget..

[@justagirllikeherlemmo6187]

Would love to be in those piles with a microscope...😁 ...what fun!! Lol

[@daveaitch6144]

3 minutes in and I'm still staring at a sheet of steel. Who the fuck made this?

[@workphone4210]

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY GOT SHORTED A QUARTER LOL

[@Konduct_]

That's where that scratch came from😭

[@Juan_Doooh]

No precious metals…just monopoly money.

[@imkiller84]

So these are pre-dinged before shipment, I see. Lol

[@stayoffmylawn8433]

... thought that right from the start. Guess they just dont care. I bet they keep all the errors for themselves too!

[@seymorebutts2687]

That job is mint .

[@RealGilbertGan]

Is it funny to say that this is a satisfying video to watch. Also, fun trivia: the Philly Mint is just across the street from Ben Franklin's grave at Christ Church Cemetery down there in Philly.

[@kmmkmm6236]

You are correct..and the liberty bell 1 block from there

[@RealGilbertGan]

@@kmmkmm6236 interesting

[@charles6771]

Not impressed with the leather shrouds that keep the blanks from flying off, the masking tape looks very philadelphish!

[@posernaphtali19]

I'll bet there are a few people working there that have a hand in generating mint error coins for the purpose of earning some extra cash on the side. The potential...

[@MichaelSmith-gp1rp]

Interesting, but this is unnarrated raw video.

[@SacagaweaCoin]

Huge process!

[@dansorrell4113]

even those making the money use Duck tape repair..

[@audreymuzingo933]

IKR, those machines look like they've seen better days.

[@BSL_HAB]

At 5:58 coins are coming out of the machine

[@erikbrantner4295]

Yes I thought he'd never go to the next step!

[@nelsonthomas-bey4634]

Do you mint all change denominations silver dollars,fifty cent,quarters,etc what locations in US?

[@kareemsmith7962]

Back in the 80s we went there on a field trip they should us how money was made & watching them burn money because it was old it was money all over the floor they told us not to touch it but it was mountains of $100s $50s if only I had a time machine 😂😂😂😂

[@HehePiNKEYE]

You got any spare chaing

[@MilledSteel]

Could use some narration...

[@tinastanley4444]

To say the least.

[@ConchRepublic2047]

I was about to reply with “turn captions on” 🤦‍♂️

[@JackColamaria]

This video would be better shortened and with some narration, what are they doing, how many quarters can they make in a day

[@amugussus4664]

I thought he was waiting to empty the roll of steel😅

[@justiceforall9926]

how may quarters do each bin hold like after the cut then the rolloing of the edges then press

[@kevingoodwin2023]

The hold roughly around 250000 in each tank

[@noahking2451]

Money is only valued because we value it

[@misterTVman]

More like we put a value on it.

[@REGIMENT157]

It was originally backed up by precious metals. Gold and silver have actual uses outside of money and jewelry.

[@RentAsunder0]

Watch video on 2x

[@patrickgragg5602]

WHY DO I KEEP SEEING WHAT LOOKS LIKE SIDEARMS ON THE EMPLOYEES WALKING AROUND??

[@BabyMonkeyDefender]

Because you are, and they are.

[@geertgietman]

Kind of interesting to see that the quarter I have in my hand came from that mint. (I am not American)

[@kmmkmm6236]

I may have made thoses quarters...it's a small world!!

[@robertmarfeojr9278]

I worked here when I was a kid,they screwed it up for me,I would like to go possibly back to the Pentagon or another area....

[@52vicjac25]

So, how much money does he make an hour?

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

Coin shortage, huh? 🐂💩

[@Donalduck69208]

5:20 just imagine being in that pile of quarters

[@mr.iforgot3062]

Interesting.

[@larissasdaddy]

10:00 Throwing stars!

[@patiencezero-xc9zl]

Wonder why the roller machine does not have safety curtains around it.......would not see that in a OSHA certified manufacturing plant.

[@jameshorn5224]

And I don't need no poker chips at all

[@jvos5959]

Only gave it a down thumb because there is no narration (at least while I am watching it). Background sounds are fine and the video is stunning. This would be REALLY great otherwise.

[@josephdeangelo256]

In God we trust! coinage is great!

[@Philc40]

Does anyone have change of a dollar bill? 😂

[@dezhocob]

So what you're saying is that they guys are literally making money!?

[@FlyByNick]

Without a narration to go along with the process it's really kind of blah.

[@njtrukitfukit]

I'll take a few blanks please . You'll figure less premium ,nope $4 to $9 above spot plus shipping and taxes

[@xymoriintus]

Cringe

[@sjgreaves]

could have been 5 mins of video - far too slow and boring

[@corruptduboiscountyindiana5058]

they should be mining bitcoin instead

[@mrmister8546]

looks like they are minting 2007 pennies at 35:40

[@kevingoodwin2023]

This video is from 2007 then, the mint doesn’t produce old dates

[@mikewright9285]

@@kevingoodwin2023 huh?

[@corruptduboiscountyindiana5058]

i am guessing these workers all go deaf

[@mitchellyoung7415]

8.8 conservitivly

[@mr.anderson910]

Equipment seams pretty old

[@kevingoodwin2023]

This equipment is under 20 years old

[@GothamsHero_]

Cool.

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

I want all the bazzilkionsa you can give me

[@charlesjames2163]

Some narration would be nice.

[@chipsyt2150]

imagine just stealing all that!!!!!

[@BabyMonkeyDefender]

Two years later but maybe you'll see it. Stealing all that would be useless. None of it is considered surfable value until it arrives at the bank it's designated to. Just metal. I wonder if that's too keep people from thinking they can go do an Oceans 11 or something? 🤭🤭🤭

[@rightisright100]

Good video but it could have been about 30 minutes shorter. Why spend so much time on each process?

[@reubenj.cogburn8546]

Do yourself a favor, and change the video speed setting to 2X The cameraman hold a static shot almost painfully long, start to finish

[@kenquinn7755]

It baffles me that they continue to waste money making coin dollars when nobody likes using them.