The Minting Process

From Start to Finish

As one of America's premier full-service mints, Northwest Territorial Mint provides an all-inclusive service. From the design phase to the professional packaging and display of your custom-minted piece, our artists, sculptors, die-engravers, and production staff work together to ensure a finished product that meets the highest standards for quality and craftsmanship.

Click on the links to the left to learn more about each step of the minting process. Or visit our glossary for a complete list of terms related to minting.

Would you like more information on the types of minted items available from Northwest Territorial Mint? Request a FREE information packet with detailed information about custom coins and other minted products.

Hot Topic: Depicting Architecture

Architecturally or historically significant buildings are frequently rendered on coins, and have been throughout the history of coinage. Such buildings evoke many emotions for many people. Accurately depicting such architecture requires the highest levels of minting. Northwest Territorial Mint is proud to be unsurpassed in the minting of accurate architectural art.

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The U.S. Mint

Northwest Territorial Mint: Did You Know? The United States Mint, built in Philadelphia in 1792, has the distinction of being the first building constructed by the federal government.

To learn more about the history of minting, click the link below.
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