I'd like to say this is a great tour, educational and a great use of your time. Sadly, I'd say it is marginally educational, poorly executed and in need of rethinking. The staff were all nice and the presentation was delivered professionally. It just felt forced; like the Mint was begrudgingly doing something it didn't want to do. Sign up for the tour online was easy. Unfortunately, my first reservation was canceled by the Mint. I made a second reservation and found their directions easy to follow. Sadly, everyone for the tour was there on time, but the group waited past the time the tour was supposed to begin. There is a simple security process and then more waiting. A short video was moderately informative and the tour finally began. Then, like a trip to Willy Wonka's factory, the tour was done and you were standing outside the building. It was disappointingly short and no actual creation of coinage was actually seen. Kind of a letdown. read more

This is a short, interesting tour. No bags allowed. You can bring your phone but you cannot take any photos and you are asked to power it off. Good luck with parking. We ended up at a pay lot a couple blocks away. No paper money is made at this particular but zillions of coins--and I do mean zillions--are made here. That is one reason security is so tight. Young children will be bored to death on this tour but for everyone else, it is worth taking. The gift shop is worth checking out, too. read more

United States Mint - No photos are allowed inside so everyone just takes this identical picture. Enjoy. - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Denver, Colorado

This is an interesting way to spend an hour...I was in Denver in June so it was a bit of a production securing tickets in advance. We were able to get them for 8:30 AM on a Wednesday. Report time is exactly when the tour time starts. You go through airport level security and must power down cell phones/absolutely no phones. The tour part itself is about an hour which was very historical and informative. The tour is quite worthwhile and I would recommend. read more

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Took a free tour of the Denver Mint. Pretty interesting! Tour is about an hour long, and the docents/guides are very informative. No cell phones or cameras allowed. Any coin produced West of the Mississippi, comes from the Denver location. They have a cool little gift shop next door, too. We got my Father In Law a set of Quarters that were produced at the Mint. Neat place! read more

United States Mint - My womife and daughter under the sign out front. - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Nice tour and it's free. Just have to go online and book your tickets ( available 30 days before). My hubs is into collecting so he loves visiting places like this. Even if you don't currently collect, this place is interesting to see. There is also a gift shop next door which has something for kids and adults. read more

Decent tour. It's free. In the world season, you can get tickets pretty much right before the tour. When it's busy though I hear you have to get them perhaps even the day before. There's five or six tours a day. The tour last about an hour. There's airport style security scan with the US mint police. No weapons, not even a small pocket knife, no food or drink, you have to turn your cell phone off, no photos or videos are allowed inside on the tour. You're not allowed to take your cell phone out at all. You're in an elevated position and can see the mint at work. There is a gift shop as well near the ticket office. They sell mostly unlimited coins and other souvenirs. There are stairs involved with the tour. read more

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Great to join the group in line. You will need to get a ticket that day for a spot to tour. When we visit Denver US Mint, it was fall and low season. We were lucky to get two ticket for the available spot. We need to line up 30 minutes before due to security checks. The mint tour start at second floor. This mint did a lot coin making. They not just make the coin for US, there are international countries requesting making the coin here too. The tour last 1.5 hours. You can see a lot of historical coin press machines. You also see a story how the employee on the ass stole the mint without notice for a long time. Very interesting story. The final tour takes you out to the street through the decorative hallway with their machine gun defense. Unfortunately the tour doesn't allow you to take pictures. read more

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The Denver US Mint is one of the 6 mints in existence in the country. Denver and Philadelphia are the only two mints that produce commercially circulating coins. The United States Mint at Denver manufactures coin dies; stores silver bullion; and mints coins, including: Circulating coins Numismatic products including annual uncirculated coin sets Commemorative coins as authorized by Congress Did you know that a penny costs 2.5 cents to make, but the US quarter only costs 11 cents to make? Interestingly this mint has made foreign coins throughout its history, as we saw coins from Panama, Costa Rica, Liberia, Philippines, etc. The Denver US Mint holds about 80 billion dollars worth of gold on a given day. The Denver Mint offers up to 6 tours a day with a maximum of 50 people on each tour. Tours are offered Monday through Thursday (excluding observed federal holidays) at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. They last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. No pictures are allowed inside, so I could only show outside pictures. read more

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The tour was interesting but there's too much waiting time. We got free tickets in the morning for the 9am tour, but after checking in had to wait over half an hour for the tour to even start, where they show a video intro before we walk to a different room. The stories they told were interesting. I don't like that the machines are running but we're on the second floor and so can't really see much happening, not close up. I did enjoy the gift shop. I would've liked the tour more if it was shorter in length. I was a little bit bored waiting around so much during the tour. No pictures allowed inside. But I took some pics of the gift shop display cases. read more

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Just as we hoped. Security check in like the airport, but friendly. Tour guides that you can tell are passionate about their job. My coin collecting tweens loved it. Small gift shop compared to Philadelphia. read more

This tour should not be missed. Hands-on history, facts and cool gadgets...something for everyone. This tour will answer lots of questions you may have and dispels rumors the public has about the US Mint and how it operates. Learn little known facts amongst fun stories about characters that have worked at the Mint. Tour tickets are free and are first-come, first serve on the day of the tour. Ticket booth opens at 7 am sharp. PRO TIP: show up early for your tour (they recommend 30 minutes). There is a two-story museum with tons of artifacts and history before the tour starts. read more

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We were lucky enough to get two tickets on Tuesday morning. This is a federal building. The visitors had to go through security check, metal detector. We cannot bring purse, bags. The cell phones had to power off. The tour lasted about 30 to 45 minutes. We learned about coins and how this facility manufactured the coins for the circulations and for collection. This building was built in 1904, a beautiful historical building. We saw three gold bars worth about 2.2 million dollars in a security room. The guide said there are more gold bars in the basement vault. We also browsed the gift shop after the tour. It was an interesting, fun and educational experience. read more

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A fun tour - particularly for children. Strict security rules, you can't bring bags or purses. The tour shows some interesting artifacts and the guide shares many interesting and random facts. The ticket distribution is in person only for same day tours. The tours are free. read more

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This was fun, educational, and free! We were able to score tickets for the tour and loved every second of it. We learned a lot about our money, how they make money with money, and other cool facts about the US Mint. A couple notes: - Arrive on time. That means 30 minutes before your tour starts. They hand out trays to put your items in to be metal detected (think airport security on crack). They don't like you being late and having to slow the process down. -Listen to the speaker but READ THE PLAQUES. There are a lot of cool displays in there that they don't talk about on the tour, you will need to read them as you go. - Leave cameras in your car. There are NO photos or recordings allowed. They will kick you off the tour. - Parking isn't easy to find but there are a couple of pay lots down the street. You will be paying $15-17 dollars for parking. - There is some walking and stairs but it is ADA accessible if needed and the walking portion wasn't bad. - Hit the gift shop at the end of the tour. There are some collectibles and some fun things in there to remember your tour. read more

YOU NEED TO GET THERE EARLY TO GET TICKETS! The polices are REALLY strict! Check them out before you go! There...got that out of the way. Great info. Lots of nice history. Fun watching coins roll off the presses. The guides were nice. read more

They do public tours most days. It's a nice tour. They say the tours last 1 hour and 15 minutes; mine was closer to 1:05. They gave me a free penny souvenir: one regular penny that was minted not too long ago, and one blank. The tickets are free but somewhat difficult to obtain. You can't reserve ahead of time and you can't do anything remotely. You have to show up in person in the morning of the same day. Even then there may be none left. There's a security check point, similar to airport security. You can't bring food or water. You can have an empty bottle with you. There's a water fountain inside. read more

United States Mint - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Denver, Colorado

The mint tour is amazing! We got to the ticket window right about 7am and were able to get tickets for any time. We chose the 12:30pm tour with 12pm arrival. There were about 20 people on the tour. The beginning of the tour is very serious and regimented with police giving rules and regulations. You basically can only bring your wallet, turned off phone, and Fitbit/watch with you. If you have any food or drink you must throw it out. Anything else you'll have to leave outside if you dare or in your car, or no your for you. If you have large jewelry they'll make you take that off before you go through the metal detector. To the tour -- our docent, Joe, was amazing! He was so friendly and knowledgeable and he was able to answer every question everyone had. We got to see some fresh pennies coming through the belts! We saw lots of uncirculated other coins and an employee inspecting the collectors' versions of the Women in history coins. There was lots of other history and awesome stuff to see! The gift shop next door had really cool goodies including coins and collections for purchase. This is absolutely a must-do if you're in Denver. It's free, so do it! read more

This was an interesting and historic tour. Tour guides were enthusiastic. Gift shop has an interesting choice of coins, however the employee at the gift shop has the personality of a fence post. Actually that might be insulting to a fence post.​ read more

Saw the Denver Mint and learn many things! An overlooked tourist spot that amazes and informs all at once. An abundance of stairs for an old codger like myself. A few more benches would be helpful. read more

My mom and I arrived at the ticket booth right when it opened and we received tickets for the time we wanted. We had just enough time to walk back to the hotel, drop off our stuff that we were not allowed to bring, and walk back in time to start the tour. Make sure you don't bring a bag of any kind. I just brought a credit card, my ID, and my phone, which had to be turned off. Pictures were not allowed. This place was great. Unfortunately, the tour before us saw the pennies being made, but the machine had broken down when we arrived, so we didn't see the pennies go past us on the conveyor belt. There were great exhibits and it was awesome to see how change is made and the history. The tour guides were knowledgeable and friendly. read more

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Just went to the gift shop to buy a few things. Staff were friendly and they have a good amount of great gifts for collectors and fans. Next time I hope to take the tour. read more

Not sure how to rate this. I've been attempting to go here for about 8 years. The closest I got was 2 minutes before ALL tours were full at 7:15 am. If you want ANY chance of getting a spot, be prepared to line up between 6 -6:30AM. I'm rating this 5 stars because I know it's worth the effort. read more

Very interesting experience for people who know nothing about the process. Great gift shop with tons of options!

I remember coming here when I lived in Denver. I thought it was so cool that I could drive a very short distance and be able to see the place where they produce money. How cool is that! I didn't even realize the Mint was here until several months after I started living in Denver. I guess they don't want to advertise. Lol I made a reservation for the earliest time they had before the crowds started. Everything was well organized and the tour was informative and well presented. I saw some coins being produced and pushed out of the machine. I even got a little gift which was a few freshly minted pennies. I wish I knew where they were now. The Mint is a fun and free way to learn how money is produced. Go check it out! read more

Like the Federal Reserve a couple of blocks away, the US Mint in Denver is not open for weekends. It too is a huge and imposing building, but I guess when you can simply make more money, you can afford to make yourself a bigger building. I really wanted to go on a tour, but they don't offer that on the weekends. Boo! Not even a free sample? read more

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Interesting to visit for the uniqueness of it. There are only a few of these around the country. You do have to request to be part of a tour by filling out a form and emailing it to them (not an online form, but a PDF doc). We did it weeks ago and hadn't heard back. The ticket counter opens at 7:30 a.m. and you can see if there are cancellations (there usually are). We live down the block so it was easy to check this morning. The tour is free. The tour itself takes about 45 minutes, but you have to get there 30 minutes before it starts for a security check (like the airport). There is a nice mini historic exhibit while you wait for the tour to start. The dynamic of the tour probably shifts a bit with the guide, the people and if production is happening. Today there was only one machine stamping money, so not much to see. The explanation and historic items along the tour are interesting. You do get a free sample! Since its a secured government building there are some rules to abide buy and no pictures, bags, food etc... Oh, and we learned that $80B worth of gold is stored in that building and you get to see a few bars on the tour. Fascinating. read more

I'm a history dork so this place was up my alley. Great to learn about America's currency, past and present. They have weird hours and tour times. Sometimes not open if they are in certain production modes. Must have your tix, need to come early and get tix if you want to get on a daily tour. Tour was very informative and great flow. Certainly a great experience for someone like me or even a fun family event. read more

United States Mint - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Denver, Colorado

For an informative tour where the price is right (feee), make some time to visit the US Mint while you're in Denver. I had seen the mint as one of the major attractions in the city and was eager to check it out. Located downtown, it's easy to find. You'll want to arrive early, even swinging by in the morning even if you want an afternoon tour, as they fill up quickly. On the day that we went, we had to take a tour 3 hours later than we had intended to due to the earlier ones already being full. The tour starts by showing examples of currencies throughout the ages in different cultures, as well as a video about the US coins. After the video, our knowledgeable tour guide Cheyenne took us to a part of the building where we could watch the coins being stamped out and talked more in-depth about the coin-making process and how they are distributed. We also learned about attempts to rob the Denver mint -- with the only one to date being an inside job involving an employee with a wooden leg! We wrapped up the tour in a large and beautiful entryway, and also learned that our amazing guide was a high school student who was working there as part of a work-study to practice public speaking skills -- without that tip, none of us would have been the wiser. If your trip allows a visit to the Denver Mint, I think you'll also find that it is a great way to spend an hour or so in the mile high city! read more

We have tried for years and failed to get reservations so we LOVE the new system. You have to show up at 6:30 am near the gift shop and they start handing out tickets at 7am. You can get up to 5 tickets. Free. Then you come back 30 minutes before your scheduled tour time. You get to walk around and see the history of money, the mint and look through the glass as coins are made. They give you a souvenir fresh stamped penny and a blank. The tour took about 35-40 minutes. Most of the time is spent looking at the items in a glass case and reading the placards. Why only 3 stars? You could not hear our tour guide. He was young, very soft spoken and had zero personality. Very quiet and monotone. Really a good tour guide, an animated story teller could make this 5 stars. The guide definitely needs a microphone and needs to be excited about the history and stories about the mint. The tour is free so maybe you get what you pay for but I would have been happy to pay $5 per ticket for a better guide. We came home and looked up a documentary online with the kiddos that made it more interesting and hopefully memorable. If you have a free day with nothing else to do in Denver and someone in your group does not mind waiting in line at 6:30am then it is worth a stop. Hopefully when you visit they will have hired a new tour guide or at least walk in expecting to be your own guide. read more

United States Mint - Understandably pictures are not allowed inside. - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Denver, Colorado

So I read all the reviews and arrived at 6:30am. I was completely alone! So I think the lines are an issue in the summer. On 12/10 with 40 degree temps, there is no reason to arrive before 7:30am. Don't be like me, don't freeze! Anyways, I was first in line and recieved a ticket for the 8am tour. Per the ticket, I arrived 30 mins early to the gate. After a quick security check, I was inside the mint! I was welcomed with a penny and a blank as a gift. The tour starts off with a small museum. Then you are taken to the plant! You get to see how coins are made. After you learn more about the building and see a few gold blocks. When the tour ends, you are released to the streets. You can turn back on your phone and walk to the gift shop. The mint is beautiful! Tickets are free, there is no reason not to visit this place. read more

Highly recommend taking the Denver Mint tour. You do have to go around 6:30 am the day you want to tour to get tickets. They do run out of spots early in the morning, so send a scout to get the tickets early the day you want to tour. The tour is informative and interesting. The mint building is historical and beautiful. I am definitely happy I went. The tour is 45 minutes so it leaves the rest of the day to explore Denver. read more

Nice educational tour of the US Mint in Denver is offered for FREE. Not sure how this place only has 3 1/2 stars. How can you complain about free? Simple: by not reading and following rules. We followed the rules and had a seamless and enjoyable experience. Upon making a reservation (up to 30 days in advance) on their online system, the rules are clearly listed in the email confirmation. Certain items are prohibited inside like purses and bags (for good reason, as this is a government building where they produce money). No lockers, so leave your items behind. Arrive early and line up outside before the tour starts. Bring your confirmation email with you. It was a bonus that we got sample pennies and bookmark the day we toured, but that may or may not be the case on every visit. Tour takes about 45 minutes, which is a reasonable length. The staff enlightened us about the history of the mint and gave fun tidbits of information. Did you know that they only produce coins (no bills) at the Denver mint? We saw tons of coins being produced on our Tuesday afternoon visit. Check for openings in the online reservation system on a daily basis. We made our reservations about a week in advance when two spots randomly opened up. Great way to spend some time in downtown Denver! read more

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We were so excited to visit until we see the sign closed 19 AUGUST UNTIL 2 SEPT---2 {When we actually tour it, then remaining stars }That was a total bummer! However, their gift shop is still open to peruse. There was an educational video playing in gift shop too. I took some pics of it. Better than nothing right. I discovered that this location and one in Philly are responsible for all the coins in the US. The Denver location covers all of the western region and Philly the Eastern. There are paid parking lots nearby at different prices. We scored a parking location that was $5 for 0-2 hours. Can't wait to visit when it reopens. read more

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We visited on a Friday and arrived at 6:00a. There was a fairly long line ahead of us, but we still got to pick of any time slot except 11:00a (it was already full). We chose 9:30a. You must have one person present for every 5 tickets you need. No kids under 7 years old are allowed. The tour itself did a good job of talking about the Mint's history, but to learn what each machine did, we had to ask a tour guide. Bottom line: everyone definitely enjoyed the tour and were glad they did it. read more

Disappointed. Unless you are staying in the area, don't bother trying to visit. There are no reservations & "no shows" are not replaced with a wait list. I tried twice with no luck. Tickets gone before the 1st tour. Not how I wanted to start my vacation & end my vacation. Not deserving of a single star but required. read more

United States Mint - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Denver, Colorado

They are open Monday - Thursday and give tours almost everyday unless it is a Holiday. The tour itself was very informative. Loved that the tour is free! I would have liked to have known ahead of time that the tours fill up fast and we should have gone early in the day to reserve our tickets for the time we wanted. We still got in for one of the later tours. If you want to go at a specific time I would go early in the morning. They make you turn off your phones completely and absolutely no purses or bags of any kind are allowed in. You need to leave your bags in your car or at home because they have no lockers for you to store anything. If you have a nice camera, I would leave that in the car too. There is parking a little ways away that isn't too terrible for it being near downtown. Enough about the tickets, let's talk the tour itself. There is a lot of standing around, with some benches scattered around for a few people to sit. There is absolutely no photos allowed within the building. You'll have a tour guide with you walking you through everywhere. It is pretty cool learning about what goes on in the Mint and how they originally created coins. They do not print the paper money here, just coins. They now produce a ton of coin here. I would have loved to see the mint in action. They were not making any coins the day I went. Next to the entrance to the tour and where you would pick up your free tickets, there is a cool little gift shop you can get can limited edition minted coins as well as other cool souvenirs. read more

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Enjoyed this tour for the first time as a local with my visiting 9yr nephew that loves coins! It was a weekday morning, no trouble with lines to get free tickets. The tour is a perfect length to see a lot for visitors of all ages. Remember to review the website for security rules and leave stuff in the car. read more

We arrived at about 715am for the first tour. Ended up parking at the public parking area for $12 ($6/hour) Perfect timing, we received our free tour ticket and waited in line. Stood outside for about 15 min & then an officer came out to give us directions to help move the security check faster. After security check there is downstairs viewing of memorabilia and then as you make your way up to the second floor, you are greeted by your tour guide and a front/back penny souvenir. I like that the tours are punctual. Warm welcome to everyone gathered in the main area of the U S Mint, followed by a brief video on its history. The tour takes 45min. Free to walk about and view the areas within the tour. Very interesting, neat to see and hear about. Ages 7 & up. The hubbs and me enjoyed it. read more

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I'm glad I finally got to take this tour - the previous time I'd been to Denver, we were there on the weekend, when they don't run it. I was back in Denver for the Great American Beer Fest last weekend, so I got to take the tour last Thursday. I actually ran down just a few minutes before they opened the booth at 7, and I'm happy to report, being October, there were only a few people waiting in line to get tickets. I was worried it'd be a zoo, but apparently that's really only during the summer. I heard you could most likely just have gotten there right before a tour started and still gotten in, but I'm glad I had the ticket in advance, anyway, just in case. Anyway, if I'd had to pay, I wouldn't be reviewing it as highly, but for free, it'd be silly to complain too much. I also wouldn't be reviewing it nearly as highly if we'd had to stand in a huge line, so just don't be here in the summer. It felt a bit more like a museum tour than the tour I was expecting - they do have a lot of neat money-related artifacts regarding money both generally in a historical context and specifically regarding the mint's role since its creation - so as a museum, it was great, especially for the price. I'm not going to complain that our tourguide was a high schooler reading off note-cards - that was actually sort of cute, and she did a pretty good job, anyway. My main complaint is that I was there mainly to see and to hear about all the actual mechanics of making coins, and well, I got half of that - I saw a lot of machinery doing things, but the tour (which was clearly written out completely in advance, since there were note cards) didn't really talk about what they were doing at all, unlike the one in DC, where I learned more about the actual *process* of making paper bills. I got a lot of history about the mint (which was actually fairly interesting, though I'm sure a lot of it is on Wikipedia), but didn't really get much of the technical details that I would have liked to hear about while we were looking at the machines running. It was fun learning that while on the tour, you're standing right over a basement containing billions of dollars worth of gold bars, though. And I appreciated the souvenir penny at the end. read more

My boyfriend used to work at the Federal Reserve Bank and is fascinated by places like the Mint. We also both enjoy factory tours. When we decided to go to Denver we knew this was something we wanted to incorporate into our vacation planning. Apparently getting tickets to this is quite difficult. It requires you to get up early in the morning and go wait in line on the street outside the Mint. It seems you need to be there at least an hour before they start handing out tickets, so maybe bring a book. On the day we went half the line did not get tickets. Its unlikely you will get into the first opening, there are various time slots throughout the day, so plan a place for breakfast and something to do while you wait. It's free and educational so worth the effort if this interests you. You can't bring bags, or take pictures inside (although some people were doing it anyway). The person who handed out the tickets also stated that young children would not be allowed, but they also managed to get inside somehow. There is a bathroom and water fountain inside. I really appreciate that you get a blank penny souvenir to take home. Someone in our group went through the whole line and waiting process just to come back and get another blank penny, its 1 per person. There's lots of interesting stuff to read on the bottom floor. There are also some videos to watch. This is a guided tour, so you can ask questions as needed. The building itself is quite cool. I loved learning why they continue to make pennies even though they hold little value. I also had no idea that we used to make money for other countries. Lots of interesting stories and a good way to spend some time out of the heat. You may want to tie this tour into one with the Federal Reserve Money Museum which is located within walking distance. read more

United States Mint - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Denver, Colorado