Quotes
Gold is worshipped in all climates, without a single temple, and by all classes, without a single hypocrite. Charles Caleb Colton
Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble. Yiddish Proverb
All that glitters is not gold. English Proverb
Denver Mint
There is a brief mention of the Denver Mint in the mystery novel Murder in the Rockies. Here is a more complete history of the Mint with more details.
Austin Clark, Milton Clark and Emanuel Gruber founded a Denver branch office of their Leavenworth, KS brokerage. To save on shipping and insurance costs when shipping gold back east Clark and Gruber opened a private mint in Denver. On July 25,1860, the mint opened in a two story brick building on the corner of Market and 16th Streets, minting $10 gold pieces at the rate of fifteen or twenty coins a minute. On one side there was the American Eagle encircled by the name of the firm 'Clark, Gruber & Co.', and beneath the date, 1860.
The building, and all of the assaying and minting equipment was formally bought by the US Treasury in April 1863. Established by an Act of Congress on April 21, 1862, the United States Mint at Denver opened for business in late 1863 as a United States Assay Office.
The Denver plant performed no coinage of gold as first intended. The Director of the Mint explained the reason for the lack of coinage at Denver was, "…the hostility of the Indian tribes along the routes, doubtless instigated by rebel emissaries (there being a Civil War) and bad white men." Gold and nuggets brought there by miners from the surrounding area were accepted by the Assay Office for melting, assaying, and stamping of cast gold bars. The bars were then returned to the depositors as finished bars stamped with the weight and fineness of the gold.
There was new hope for branch mint status when Congress provided for the establishment of a mint at Denver for gold and silver coin production. The site for the new mint at West Colfax and Delaware streets was purchased on April 22, 1896, for approximately $60,000. Construction began in 1897.
Appropriations to complete and equip the plant were insufficient, and the transfer of assay operations to the new building were delayed until September 1, 1904. Coinage operations finally began on February 1, 1906, advancing the status of the Denver facility to Branch Mint. Silver coins were minted in Denver for the first time in 1906. During the first year, 167 million coins were produced, including $20 gold (double eagle) coins, $10 gold (eagle) coins, $5 gold (half eagle) coins, and assorted denominations of silver coins.
Same-day tour tickets are available each day at the ticket booth starting at 7:00a.m. No advance tickets or reservations are available for tours of the Denver Mint. All United States Mint tours are free of charge. Guided tours start on the hour and are available from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays). General tour information is available at (303) 405-4761. Please be aware that tours may be canceled without prior notice.
Tickles
Last night me and my girlfriend watched three DVDs back to back. Luckily I was the one facing the Television.
After Charles Dickens ordered a martini the bartender said Olive or Twist?
I've taken up speed reading. I can read War and Peace in ninety seconds. It's only three words, but it's a start.
Spring Skiing
Gold is worshipped in all climates, without a single temple, and by all classes, without a single hypocrite. Charles Caleb Colton
Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble. Yiddish Proverb
All that glitters is not gold. English Proverb
Denver Mint
There is a brief mention of the Denver Mint in the mystery novel Murder in the Rockies. Here is a more complete history of the Mint with more details.
Austin Clark, Milton Clark and Emanuel Gruber founded a Denver branch office of their Leavenworth, KS brokerage. To save on shipping and insurance costs when shipping gold back east Clark and Gruber opened a private mint in Denver. On July 25,1860, the mint opened in a two story brick building on the corner of Market and 16th Streets, minting $10 gold pieces at the rate of fifteen or twenty coins a minute. On one side there was the American Eagle encircled by the name of the firm 'Clark, Gruber & Co.', and beneath the date, 1860.
The building, and all of the assaying and minting equipment was formally bought by the US Treasury in April 1863. Established by an Act of Congress on April 21, 1862, the United States Mint at Denver opened for business in late 1863 as a United States Assay Office.
The Denver plant performed no coinage of gold as first intended. The Director of the Mint explained the reason for the lack of coinage at Denver was, "…the hostility of the Indian tribes along the routes, doubtless instigated by rebel emissaries (there being a Civil War) and bad white men." Gold and nuggets brought there by miners from the surrounding area were accepted by the Assay Office for melting, assaying, and stamping of cast gold bars. The bars were then returned to the depositors as finished bars stamped with the weight and fineness of the gold.
There was new hope for branch mint status when Congress provided for the establishment of a mint at Denver for gold and silver coin production. The site for the new mint at West Colfax and Delaware streets was purchased on April 22, 1896, for approximately $60,000. Construction began in 1897.
Appropriations to complete and equip the plant were insufficient, and the transfer of assay operations to the new building were delayed until September 1, 1904. Coinage operations finally began on February 1, 1906, advancing the status of the Denver facility to Branch Mint. Silver coins were minted in Denver for the first time in 1906. During the first year, 167 million coins were produced, including $20 gold (double eagle) coins, $10 gold (eagle) coins, $5 gold (half eagle) coins, and assorted denominations of silver coins.
Same-day tour tickets are available each day at the ticket booth starting at 7:00a.m. No advance tickets or reservations are available for tours of the Denver Mint. All United States Mint tours are free of charge. Guided tours start on the hour and are available from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays). General tour information is available at (303) 405-4761. Please be aware that tours may be canceled without prior notice.
Tickles
Last night me and my girlfriend watched three DVDs back to back. Luckily I was the one facing the Television.
After Charles Dickens ordered a martini the bartender said Olive or Twist?
I've taken up speed reading. I can read War and Peace in ninety seconds. It's only three words, but it's a start.
Spring Skiing
Hot Cold
Wet
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