Mint complex, titled “Ye Olde Mint,” was painted by Edwin Lamasure (1867–1916) and appears on a postcard from 1915-1925. Its history has been intertwined with the complicated history of the American currency system. Mint’s Philadelphia facility (commonly known as the Philadelphia mint) in the early twenty-first century remained the nation’s largest producer of coins. First authorized by Congress in 1792, the U.S. Philadelphia, the Place that Loves You BackĬoins have been minted in Philadelphia as long as the federal government has produced legal tender coins.