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In Article 1 Section 8 it states that Congress shall have the power "To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;" The US Mint was created by The Coinage Act, passed in 1792.

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What document give the federal government the power to mint coins?

Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.


Who was the US Mint established by?

The US Mint wasn't authorized by a single person. Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution gave Congress the power to coin money for the new country. The Mint was formally established by the Coinage Act of 1792 and struck its first circulating coins, cents and half-cents, the next year. Robert Morris and Alexander Hamilton were instrumental in determining how the Mint should run and what its new coinage would be. President Washington appointed the renowned Philadelphia scientist David Rittenhouse as the first Director of the Mint.


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What place is mint in on the list of the most popular ice cream?

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What government has the power to print money?

The executive branch, through the US Treasury. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints paper money, while the US Mint makes coins. Many people mistakenly believe that the Mint also prints bills, but the two agencies are completely separate operations.


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What was the coinage act of 1792?

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