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Old U.S. Mint

Coins haven't been minted in New Orleans for decades, so the building is now a museum, with the minting process downstairs and the world's top exhibit on New Orleans jazz upstairs.

Address: 400 Esplanade Ave
Getting there: between Peters and Decatur Sts
Hours: Tue-Sun 10AM-4:30PM
Price: $6 adults, $5 students/seniors/military, free for children 12 and under
Website: lsm.crt.state.la.us (opens in a new tab)

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The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years of operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination, with a total face value of over US$307 million. It was closed during most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
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