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2008

November

Northwest Territorial Mint Supplies Veterans Medal
November 6, 2008 – Veterans of Oregon offer a free Honorable Service Medal struck by Northwest Territorial Mint to all veterans, as described at Military.com. Read more.
   

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.
   

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.

Northwest Territorial Mint: Insights & Ideas
America Unites Firefighters NY
Hot Topic: Historic Moments

Often we find that customers desire to depict historic moments on their coins. One such moment, the famous flag-raising by firefighters on ground zero after 9/11, is a copyrighted image. Northwest Territorial Mint has the right to use this image on our customer’s coins with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the North Jersey Media Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund and the Bravest Fund.

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Northwest Territorial Mint: In The News

Roman Coin Sizes, Metals, and Language

Northwest Territorial Mint: Did You Know?Roman legends are in Latin which uses our usual alphabet. Many of the words will remind you of English words. The coins were minted in silver, copper, or gold. Of course, the lower denominations in copper and silver are more common. Most range in size from that of a dime to the size of a half dollar, but thicker. Because the coin was stamped by mallet between dies with no collar, the shapes are irregular and the edges rough.