t does not take a person too long when they start collecting coins to realize that official coins come from a national mint. Sure, small nations may contract with a larger one if they do not have the machinery to produce coins, but it’s the mints that do the work. Collectors of United States coins generally are aware that right now our circulating coins come from the main facility in Philadelphia and the branch in Denver, and that special issues come from the mints in San Francisco and West Point. But what about the Mint’s “other” job? Where do the medals
