Colorado Eye Care Specialists Want You to See the U.S. Mint

A fabulous adventure to take after your Colorado eye care appointment at Vision Care Specialists is the free tour of the U.S. Denver Mint. Learn about and witness the operation that produces more than 50 million coins per day for the U.S. Treasury. A Look BackEven though coining operations didn’t start in Denver until 1906 the U.S. Mint was established here in 1863 largely in response to Colorado’s gold rush which began in 1858. For its first 46 years, it operated as an assay office where miners brought in their... Read More