When in D.C., you can walk into this one-room store and buy special coins from the U.S. Mint. The staff are helpful in showing you all the options behind glass cases. They also have special coins honoring American heroes. read more

United States Mint In 2022 we have our first Women on coins (quarters) since the Susan B. Anthony Silver Dollar. Five women each year. The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program that celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made by women of the United States. It began in 2022, and is continuing through 2025. The U.S. Mint plans to issue up to five new designs each year. The American Women Quarters feature contributions from a variety of fields, including, suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts. The women honored are from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds. Here's the 2022 that have been minted: Maya Angelou - celebrated writer, performer, and social activist. Dr. Sally Ride - physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman in space. Wilma Mankiller - first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Nina Otero-Warren - a leader in New Mexico's suffrage movement and the first woman superintendent of Santa Fe public schools. Anna May Wong - first Chinese American film star in Hollywood. I'm posting photos of the rest of my collection. I stopped trying to collect them when my favorite Barrista left. He was instrumental in giving them to me when he got them from customers. I also stopped carrying a lot of change and started using my credit card more. I hardly found them when I went to the bank for rolls of quarters anyway. It's interesting that they plan to stop making pennies. I'm sure everyone will hoard them too! I've got a penny from 1973 I thought was a keeper. I also have a 1942 nickel that's definitely one of my favorites. I never really collected coins. The small collection left to me from my father and grandfather I gave to my daughter. read more

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It took a historical event to move me in seeking a memento here. Like many recent reviews, mine is not about the physical location of the business but rather an online experience in placing and receiving an order. With the recent issuance of multiple historical women of great achievements on quarters, I was particularly interested in one that has a local and cultural significance for me being a San Francisco women of Chinese descent, Anna May Wong. I asked my local banker to help in getting some coins for a keepsake as well as to gift to friends and relatives. He was only able to secure a single quarter and he got it through the security guard there despite requests in ordering some for me. I went online and accessed the U.S. Mint's website and tried to order some but received a bounce-back message that it was not available since I was not a returning customer. It mentioned that they would notify me if it became available. A month or so later, I received an email offering the opportunity to order now. The specifications were stated on a labeled coin bag (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=Oxwbv_aXSXDZPMsYvRe7pA&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q), that this was part of a 2022 special issue celebrating prominent American women. The Anna May Wong commemorative quarters (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=bTWVEsAW2LDqwyvyGHnwwQ&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q), issued from the Denver location, were what I bought. I intended to share them with friends but, in trying, learned that they all beat me to the punch in getting rolls from a variety of friends or connections at local financial institutions. I am not normally a coin collector, the likely profile of those who had first shot of these special issues when they first came out. Will I buy another new issue? It'll depend on how much I value it emotionally and its availability. read more

US Mint - My purchase - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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It's the US mint. I like stuff like this but I know it isn't for everyone. I really enjoyed the quiz game you can play. I only went into the what I believe is the gift shop. I have toured the Denver Mint location and it was awesome. read more

Fantastic time. The agent was helpful and enthusiastic about the coins! I enjoyed the knowledge he shared and all the personal assistance! Make This Part of Your Washington DC Experience!! Thank You So Much! read more

I had to place two separate orders and paying for overnight delivery on both orders because of their system would not allow everything to go on one order. The next day I logged in to confirm that they were shipped overnight as I paid, did you find that my second order was canceled. Nobody could give me a good explanation on why and even though the money was already taken from my card that I used they said that I would have to assuming another order and pay it all over again and the other charge should just drop off. I had to speak to One customer service rep and two managers and each one was telling a different story of why and how and when and who... All I can say is purchase at your own risk and when you get your coins if you're a beginner have them verified with an appraiser or a coin expert. Because this company seems to like to pull some shady stuff... read more

If you are buying coins here, you are getting ripped off! I was told that this is the U S Mint DIRECT but the 3 people I spoke with were totally uninformed in fact they actually sounded completely uneducated by the way the responded. Everything I asked was followed with "I'll be more than happy to answer that" but they NEVER answered my questions???? All three were confused as soon as they answered the call. I have since found another source with prices OVER 50% LESS that what US mint.org is charging. Do your homework or get suckered! read more

Zero stars !!!!!!!! This was an awful experience. Today trying to buy the 2021 morgan silver dollar. Right at the time when the ordering window opened up i had the item selected and in my baskek. Then in the middle of the transaction the server went down on usmint.gov. when i got back in the server issue cost me & was robbed of the opportunity to purchace the coin. When the server came back up 5 mins after 9, the CC morgan was sold out. I restarted the tranaction with the remaining coin avalible. Again selected the coin added it to the basket and proceeded to check out. Then mid way through the coin that i had was riped away from me when i was in the middle of the transaction. Its not fair when your one of the first on the site and the bumped out due to the incomptance of the people running the site. I get it that there is a limited number of coins, but i was on the site at 9:01 am . ;-( read more

US Mint - Screen shot from 9:15am of the sold out coin - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Now we didn't get anything online, but we headed into the little store with several children and it was a great experience. They gave the boys unprinted penny's and the gentleman working there were fantastic. read more

Customer service is very poor! They have not fulfilled our October order of 2020 Silver Eagles. They have not acknowledged or emails sent through their website or faxes. They have not been answering their phones or leave you on hold. When you are lucky enough to talk to someone, they promise to fix the problem but do not send email confirming the arrangement, then NOTHING! Can't add photos when you don't receive the product. read more

Ordered a coin, and first it took longer to receive than they said (of course they print the shipping but never shipped for a while), then when I received the item, it was damaged. So, I called, and nobody answers ever, voicemail and receipt suggest emailing. I email. No replies ever. Worst place. But hey- it's the government and this is how they usually seem to function. read more

US Mint - Damaged Item - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

this place gets better everytime! This time I got my coins and lady offered me a coin bag so sweet! Thank you US department of Treasury for this best kept moving saving dc secret!! read more

This place was a little hard to find good pictures of the gift shop. However, not to worry, I took plenty. Not even my tour guide knew where this was. Glad I visited. Picked up a coin album to start collecting the national park series that runs from 2010-2020. No tax, no shipping fees to deal with like internet orders. Only current year sets in stock. Oh yeah, the coin kiosks at Union Station were removed 3-5 years ago! Learned the hard way. The gift shop is tiny but if you want to pick up a shiny coin set while in town, stop by. read more

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I returned the proof set and when I inquired how long a refund would take, I was told 2-3 weeks. Terrible. Sending out a damaged coin at a high price and taking 3 weeks after the item was received back to issue a refund. Update: No refund after two full weeks and it is impossible to reach a customer service representative. I spent 2 1/2 hours on hold in three calls without reaching a person, I called and selected the option to have a representative call me back and not lose my place in the queue and they never called me back. I also sent an email that went unanswered. read more

US Mint - Circled area is the damaged coin. It is on the coin itself, not the holder. - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

We stopped at the US Mint coin store to purchase some collectable coins for our friends and it was a really great experience. There are many different items to look at and at all different price ranges. I had no idea the currency of the United States was so vast. We left with some commemorative and bundle sets. Not at all inexpensive, but very cool collector items. Also, they had lots of different paper currency that looked amazing -and costly. Worth the visit if you are interested in such. read more

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Some of the worst customer service I have experienced, ever. I ordered a $200 e-gift certificate, and although my credit card was charged that amount by the Mint, I never received it. After numerous phone calls, emails and a letter to HQ, I have only received follow up emails that include a gift certificate with a zero balance. I have been ripped off, but what is even worse is that the customer service reps have all been indifferent, uninterested, unresponsive and unable to fix a simple problem. I guess being a government agency with no direct competition, they just don't care! read more

DO NOT BUY FROM THEM, I REPEAT DO NOT BUY. I purchased and returned for a refund. The tracking shows delivery. They are refusing to refund my money. If you like to get scammed and lose your money, good luck. It is possible that someone opened it up and stole the contents, only because their return shipping label is too obvious. Or they received it and straight up lied about no content received. This is a scam that i have already reported to BBB. read more

They never shipped my order. They informed FEDEX, but they never shipped the product. I have to turn in a request for refund and HOPE I get it back. They won't reship. I have to wait 6-8 weeks before they will refill my order. My next stop is the Attorney General. read more

I could go less than one if possible. For 6 months these incompetent's have ran me in circles. The claimed they shipped my order despite the post office indicating they never received it. I challenged the charge on my credit card. The told the credit card company they sent the item, I received the item AND they refunded me for the item. The credit card company found in may favor and refunded my money. But we are not done......now they claim they refunded the money and want money back. My credit card company has no record of the refund. Funny how they are good at saying they do things but actually doing them is quite different. Now I'm being threatened with collections if I don't pay them for the item and refund I never received from the mint. Well they can just sue me. I have all the documents. read more

(This review is for the US Mint, not the US Mint website, not the Bureau of Engraving where paper money is made.) Until a few months ago, the US Mint only had a small sales counter in the front lobby. Note that there is no public tour since the Washington DC location is the administrative headquarters, not a manufacturing location. Now they have a nice new full-size shop. Not only can you view and buy the Mint's recent coin releases, but they also have original hand sculpted plaster models of past coins. I'm told they will gradually add more historical artifacts so it doubles as a small museum. This is the ultimate destination for coin fans. read more

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Terrible customer service. Waiting over 3 months for a refund on an item that was defective. I DO NOT recommend this place for any purchases. Even if you purchase fast shipping it will take over 3 weeks to ship out. read more

My second purchase from the US Mint. I ordered the 2022 Silver Proof Set and a Purple heart coin. I only received the purple heart coin, but was told the entire order was delivered. The shipping box was uncompromised. There was no packing list inside. I felt lucky the customer service rep was able to refund my purchase and took my replacement order. One would like to believe the US Mint would have tighter security or even better quality assurance. Instead, I felt like they were trying to swindle me. I'm still waiting for the replacement coins, so we shall see how this plays out in the end. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE DELIVERY SIGNATURE OPTION for future purchases. read more

The US Mint is a total mess when it comes to ordering an item in demand. They don't even deserve the one star your forced to give them. I wrote a letter to the Mint director in August 2014 and he wrote back agreeing that they had problems with their ordering system, but it would be fixed. We are now in 2021 and the same system problems prevail. The system crashed on 24 May, they supposedly fixed it, they didn't. More crashes happened on 3 May and today May 10. Their motto is come and have a delicious shopping experience. What a total joke that is. I can write a book on the ineptness I have experienced thru the years, maybe i will. Caveat Emptor. read more

Horrible service, bad website. No follow-up, no shipping info, no customer service. Waited on hold for 45 mins, listening to recording telling me they value me. Order was placed two months ago, never received, never shipped, order number is invalid. This is on a 2,000 coin. Typical Gov incompetence and failure. Will never buy from them again. read more

I have ordered for holidays for 12 years. This year I placed an order 11/30 which has still not shipped. Yes there is a covid emergency, but they don't answer emails (except with form letters) and customer phone has long waits and less then helpful reps) read more

I'm still awaiting word on an order that arrived empty when it was delivered. Buyer beware.

If you return an item to the US Mint for a refund. Don't expect your refund to be processed like Amazon nor eBay or any other company for that matter. The US Mint takes 2-3 WEEKS TO PROCESS A RETURN! Customer Service is nonexistent. And talking to a live agent that has a personality and a functioning brain is also nonexistent. When asked why 2-3 weeks to process a return, the agent couldn't explain in detail, but did say that they do return inventory at the end of the month, which is something routine for the US Mint I guess. So if you're returning an item and looking for a refund from the US Mint, you might want to wait for the rapture, because that will take less time! And if you're frustrated by the lack of customer service from the US Mint agents and wish to chat with their supervisor, get this: a supervisor will give u a call back within 2-3 business days! Seriously?! read more

Absolutely terrible experience. Followed the instructions for making a return and has been more than a month with no credit! Do Not Use if you can avoid! Representatives all give different information. Disorganized and inefficient to say the least. Also, the coins I purchased could be bought in local jewelry store for 20% less than US Mint. Exact same condition etc... read more

Absolutely dissapointed... I have bought 2x $100 face value Kennedy 2020 coins in a bag. I thought at least they will be rolled and sent in a nice bag but all coins are just been lying around and scratching each other. On top of this as I live in the UK i asked them TWICE to declare the order as "collectables / Numismatic items" which carry less VAT, which they have agreed to on both ocassions, and i had to pay FULL VAT at collection.... Absolute joke system they have in place, not respecting the costumer`s requests nor the coins they send out the way they do it! read more

I had made purchases from this company in the past without incident. However, I purchased a platinum coin for over $1,600 which arrived with a broken case. I returned the item and waited for the replacement to arrive. I began calling and since that time, March 2021, I have spoken to nine different agents, all of whom assured me that that case would be expedited. It is now November, and unfortunately, I see that taking legal action is my only choice. I will never do business with this company again, which is sad because I do enjoy collecting. read more

The US Mint has nothing to do with printing bills, that's the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Furthermore, the US Mint headquarters in DC that is reviewed here has never held any tours for the public. The Headquarters location does have a small gift shop in the lobby of the building, but otherwise the post below is not correct. read more

I have been trying to contact customer service and actually TALK to a person. I've called 6 different times and been on hold for a total of 3 hours and 53 minutes to be exact. I have also called and chose the option that was provided by the mint to have customer service call back without having to loose my place in line... NEVER get a call back. The Customer service is unacceptable! I don't care that you are busy... SO AM I!!! I can't spend hours on hold. I called the hearing impaired number and they answered immediately. I asked if "customer service" was answering phone calls? The individual said yes but you might need to hold for a little bit... why couldn't she help me??? Very frustrated at this point! BTW, I'm on hold right now ( 2hr. 28 min.) so far... As far as ordering recently offered coins, yes it sucks and household limits seem to be too high allowing the TV coin dealers to monopolize the market. But if you are lucky enough to actually get through but have question about an order... you have to go through hell to contact customer service... WTH MINT? It's harder to contact customer service than to order coins although ordering coins was difficult to say the least. Overall this whole process was/is a nightmare. My only option is to keep trying... not sure if the streets is worth it. UPDATE !!! After 2hrs 33minutes on hold I was conveniently hung up on. WOW! Total time on hold with no answer... wait for it..,,. 5 hours 1minute. read more

Someone needs to call their local news station to report the awful customer service by the USMint. David Ryder is in charge, come out of hiding David and respond to the customers needs. Shame on you, who gets paid for doing NOTHING!!! read more

Beware of their business practices. They denied receiving a return at their Memphis facility and refused to get the appropriate credit. I will never buy a coin from them again. read more

The Average consumer cannot buy the 2021 Morgan and Peace dollar set from the US Mint. I tried from 12:00 Pm EST on pre-order date and could not access my account, log in or call in a pre-order for over 90 minutes and counting. The product, when I was finally allowed access, was "unavailable". The coins were already way overpriced, but now if you want them, you have to also get pounded by the dealers who are apparently sleeping with the US Mint. Trying to contact the Mint is also a lesson in futility as well as proof that Customer Service is a fallacy. read more

I ordered a few products for my granddaughters 10th birthday from the online store. The birthday card for 2018, when it arrived was the coin set for 2017. They tried to tell me I ordered incorrectly. I took photos of the website along with what the link said as I hovered over it. Both saying 2018. I also purchased America the Beautiful quarter album which arrived incorrectly assembled; when you open it all the quarter description are upside down. I have one week until my granddaughters birthday. When I called customer service the best they would suggest was for me to repurchase the two items and they would give me a $4.95 break on the $18 expedited shipping charge to get it to me on time. And then I could return the incorrect items for a refund. WHAT? This was their error and my first and last order. These items can be purchased for a little bit more through Amazon.com but at least I know they honor me and take full responsibility for their errors. I am so disappointed. I was so excited this was going to be the perfect birthday gift. read more

US Mint - This is the way it should look - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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It's been two weeks since they received my returned items. No refund. When I contact them they tell me the delay is because of the corona virus. No refund and they have no idea when I will receive it. read more

As a gift shop that sells very interesting and valuable items you would figure the staff would be enjoyable. I had to excuse myself because the man working there was a real jerk. I left my colleague behind so she could finish shopping. Finally she came out and the first words out of her mouth, "he was a dick wasn't he?" read more

This is the most poorly run agency of the U S Government I have ever dealt with. They have coins for purchase, but you can't get through online or by phone. If the U S Mint is going to do an online store it needs to be run properly and have a system that can handle the customers. Dialing into a busy signal in this day of age should never happen. Like most government this agency is also incompetent. read more

So today I find out my package got damaged in the shipping process from fed-ex which then I hass to fill out a certificate of non-receipt with the United States mint which this is the form they need to investigate the shipping damage which can take up to 6 weeks WOW these 2 companies need to come up with better customer service practices we the customers should not have to get stressed out do to negligence from the parties involved Do like amazon fix it right away! read more