The Northwest Territorial Mint, also known as the NWT Mint, is America’s largest private mint and it employs the biggest, most experienced team of artists and engravers in the industry. The mint serves as a precious metals dealer, a retailer of minted products and a full-service, custom mint. The custom minting process offered is handled by the Northwest Territorial Mint’s master artist team, and each gift is crafted to ensure customer satisfaction.
Though you can choose from a wide selection of retail die-struck gifts in the NWT Mint’s website, it is more personal to design your own. The custom ordering process will begin with the sketching phase, during which an artist listens you and works with you to create a sketch that accurately represents what you wish to order. Next, a sculptor will engrave your design on a large plaster representation so that every bit of detail can be captured in the eventual die sculpt. Both of these steps combine old-world skills with the technology of the future for the best design a customer could hope for.
After the plaster sculpt is finished, the design is engraved onto steel dies that will be used to strike the design into your custom gift. The die might be laser-engraved, CNC-machined or hand-cut, but with each method, the die will be hand-detailed so that your product looks as clean and extravagant as possible. After the metal has been melted and crafted to a basic shape, the die is used to strike your product, forcing the metal into the hand-crafted design.
Finally, your die-struck gift is finished, antiqued, plated and given any last customization touches. Once the gift is complete, the Northwest Territorial Mint ships your die-struck gift to your doorstep as quickly as possible.
Though you can choose from a wide selection of retail die-struck gifts in the NWT Mint’s website, it is more personal to design your own. The custom ordering process will begin with the sketching phase, during which an artist listens you and works with you to create a sketch that accurately represents what you wish to order. Next, a sculptor will engrave your design on a large plaster representation so that every bit of detail can be captured in the eventual die sculpt. Both of these steps combine old-world skills with the technology of the future for the best design a customer could hope for.
After the plaster sculpt is finished, the design is engraved onto steel dies that will be used to strike the design into your custom gift. The die might be laser-engraved, CNC-machined or hand-cut, but with each method, the die will be hand-detailed so that your product looks as clean and extravagant as possible. After the metal has been melted and crafted to a basic shape, the die is used to strike your product, forcing the metal into the hand-crafted design.
Finally, your die-struck gift is finished, antiqued, plated and given any last customization touches. Once the gift is complete, the Northwest Territorial Mint ships your die-struck gift to your doorstep as quickly as possible.
