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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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I've lived in Moscow basically all my life, and yes, it did mean that I mostly received Moscow mint coins in change. Anything from Saint-Petersburg mint was a happy surprise.
When I visited Saint-Petersburg I obviously expected to see the opposite. It was indeed the case - to an extent: maybe 3/4 of the coins were Saint-Petersburg mint, while the rest were from Moscow.
I've also lived in Israel for several periods of several months each; neither of the two actual towns involved were a mint city (too recent), and I'm not sure how or if they would count as "near" one - Israel is tiny.
(Holon and Acre are the closest mint cities I know of to the two towns - slightly under and slightly over 20 km away respectively.)
I've visited several (many?) other places that I know have minted coins; in at least one case that I know of, I actually bought a coin from the relevant mint city there (Kaliningrad = Königsberg).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9395 Posts |
I forgot to mention earlier, but I lived in the San Francisco area back in the 1940s and 1950s when the mint was active (before 1955).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Best I can do is I lived in Louisville which had a branch bank of the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank
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Valued Member
Canada
276 Posts |
I lived in Winnipeg most of my life and have visited the Royal Canadian Mint (Winnipeg) multiple times and still do. So borrowing a question from a Simpson's episode, my question is,  |
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Moderator
 United States
189219 Posts |
I am about half way between Charlotte and Dahlonega.  |
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Pillar of the Community
  United States
7955 Posts |
Thanks for all the great responses today!
Here's where I think we are on mint "coverage":
United States:
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- San Francisco
- Charlotte
(apologies to jbuck ... on Dahlonega)
Canada:
- Winnipeg
- Ottawa
Australia:
- Sydney
- Perth
UK
- Canterbury
- Hythe
Europe (I promise to break this up by country when warranted)
- Lyon
- Moscow
And on personal totals, NumisRob is in the lead with 3 (Hythe, Canterbury, Lyon)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7955 Posts |
I'll add one more...
As a student, longer ago than I care to mention, I spent a school year in Nancy, France, which minted coins for the Duchy of Lorraine from the 13th to 18th centuries. This is one theme in my collection.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Only about a thousand miles from Denver  |
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Moderator
United States
189219 Posts |
True, but only 750 miles from Philly. Even NOLA is closer to you than Denver. |
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Valued Member
Canada
125 Posts |
I worked just outside of Winnipeg for 2 years (2016-2018) and was fortunate to spend way too much time and money at the Mint!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7955 Posts |
@lakeman, thanks for weighing in.
Lot's of input from Canada on this topic!
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New Member
United States
3 Posts |
I'm 2 hours aways from the now closed New Orleans mint. AKA Old US Mint.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7625 Posts |
I lived in Salt Lake City for 5 years. About halfway between the Denver and Carson City US Mints.
Salt Lake had its own mint in Territorial days that struck gold coins for the predominant religious group of the Territory. Those coins are pretty tough.
Now I'm in north Texas. My closest mint would be New Orleans.
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New Member
United States
3 Posts |
I wish the N. Orleans location would still be in production. I go to Castle Rock, Co every other year to visit friend. I think I may take the time to check out Denver's.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7955 Posts |
Hi, tlandry24, and ...  Great to hear from Louisiana, and YES, I'm gonna count that for New Orleans. I used to travel to Lake Charles for work ... are you anywhere near there? |
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