The Denver US Mint played an integral role as Denver became a well-established city in the early twentieth century. Author Kimberly Field explores the Mint's history in the new book, The Denver Mint: 100 Years of Gangsters, Gold, and Ghosts. She talks with Dan Meyers.
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