News
2008 | |
March |
Northwest Territorial Mint Supplies Tour Coins for Cheerleaders Visiting Soldiers March 7, 2008 – Sweethearts for soldiers, an organization of former NFL cheerleaders, strike their own souvenir challenge coins as a special forget-me-not to the deserving soldiers they meet on their tour of the front lines from March 14 through March 23. Read More. |
February |
Northwest Territorial Mint Featured in Seattle Business Monthly February 13, 2008 – Northwest Territorial Mint's success and rapid growth as a full-featured mint is profiled in a feature article written by Manny Frischberg. One of the largest reasons for the growth is the exceptional quality of the products produced. Read More. |
2007 | |
October |
Northwest Territorial Mint Wins Governor’s Award for Hiring of Employees with Disabilities October 22, 2007 – Northwest Territorial Mint was named Medium Private Employer of the Year by the Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment and the Washington State Business Leadership Network for demonstrating leadership in recruiting, hiring and promoting persons with disabilities. Read More. |
September |
New Medallions Honor Military Installations September 18, 2007 -- Northwest Territorial Mint, a private mint near Seattle and a leading producer of coins for the U.S. Military, recently produced a series of medallions honoring a number of major military installations. These designs exhibit the company's expertise in rendering intricate detail in deep relief using splash dies. Unlike standard coining dies, splash dies are positioned in the coin press without a collar device, permitting the flow of metal outward toward the edges of the medallion during the striking process. Read More. |
March |
Boy Scouts of America Select Northwest Territorial Mint for New
Coins and Coin Knives The Boy Scouts of America - the nation's oldest and largest youth enrichment program - has chosen Northwest Territorial Mint to create a series of die-struck coins and coin knives dedicated to scouting ranks and programs. Read More. |
| New Coin Captures Lasting Legacy of USS JFK Northwest Territorial Mint, a private mint near Seattle and a leading producer of coins for the U.S. Military, has just created a coin to salute the decommissioning of the USS John F. Kennedy. Read More. |
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February |
Washington Governor Awards Prestigious Medals to Honored Few Governor Christine Gregoire recently awarded medals for valor and merit to a select group of Washingtonians. The prestigious medals, created by Northwest Territorial Mint, were presented in a special joint legislative held at the sate capitol on February 20. Read More. |
| 425-Ounce Gold Bar Covered in Oil at New York Art Gallery Northwest Territorial Mint created a 425-ounce pure gold bar for world renowned artist Gary Hill for use in his acclaimed exhibit Frustrum. Read More. |
A brass alloy containing copper and zinc, used in ancient coins; also called aurichalcum, and orichalcum. Its name literally means gold-copper (aurum is Latin for gold, chalcum is Latin for copper). In Roman times Aurichalcum was used for coins and was made with the following ratio: 75% copper, 20% zinc, 5% tin. These aurichalcum coins were less valuable than silver coins. To read more about alloys used in coin making, click on the link below.