MAKING CENTS AT THE U.S. MINTS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 32, August 8, 2021, Article 21

MAKING CENTS AT THE U.S. MINTS

Yesterday I came across this great gallery of old Associated Press photos related to the U.S. cent. Here are a couple - see the complete collection online. -Editor

Female Philadelphia Mint employees inspect cents in 1941

Female employees inspect copper coins for flaws as the pennies go by on belts at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, Oct. 29, 1941. The man in foreground is giving them a fresh supply. (AP Photo)

Denver Mint Superintendent Alma Schneider observes cent production

Mrs. Alma Schneider, right, superintendent of the U.S. Mint in Denver, Co., watches as pressman Robert Tebeau scoops blank pennies into a stamping machine, May 29, 1958. Mrs. Schneider, the first woman superintendent of a mint, says the Denver plant is at peak production, turning out 8.5 million coins a day, three fourths of them pennies. (AP Photo)

To read the complete article, see:
Galleries: History of the penny (https://www.pantagraph.com/galleries-history-of-the-penny/collection_83553ca8-630b-5218-a2e5-6f01c4be4460.html#1)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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