About the Mint

Why the Constitution State

Connecticut's official nickname comes from the Fundamental Orders of 1639, adopted by the river towns of Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield. By tradition, the colony's 1662 royal charter was hidden in an oak in 1687; the Charter Oak fell in 1856.

Copper minting has real Connecticut roots: Samuel Higley struck copper tokens around 1737 to 1739, and Connecticut coppers were struck from 1785 to 1788 under authority of the General Assembly. Our designs are original homages, not reproductions.

Connecticut ratified the Constitution on January 9, 1788, the fifth state. 2026 marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence.

We are our own mint: we strike our own gold, silver and copper bars and rounds and sell them above spot as collectibles, with limited First Strike editions and fixed mintages.