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Who supervised this first mint?

President Washington appointed David Rittenhouse as the first director of the US Mint.


The first director of the US Mint was David Rittenhouse who was also accomplished in what line of work?

Astronomy


Who currently runs the us mint?

The current Mint Director is Edmund C. Moy


Who was the first director the first Federal Mint?

David Rittenhouse


Who was first director of the federal mint?

David Rittenhouse


Where was the first mint in the US?

The first US mint (as versus a state or private coiner) opened in Philadelphia in 1792.


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.


What is a US Mint Director Signature Series 1987 P Gold Eagle number 9813.69 26424521 worth?

About $700


Where was the first US mint built?

Philladelphia, PA


When did us coins start?

The first coins made by the US Mint was in 1793.


What was the first US mint?

The first US quarter was minted in 1796. It had a portrait of Miss Liberty on the coin.


When were coins first made in the us?

US coins were first struck by the US mint located at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1793.