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Director of the United States Mint

Head of the United States Mint

Director of the United States Mint
Summary

Head of the United States Mint

FieldValue
postDirector
bodyUnited States Mint
imagePaul-Hollis-headshot2026Mint.webp
incumbentPaul Hollis
actingn
incumbentsinceJanuary 5, 2026
appointerPresident of the United States
termlength5 years
formationApril 1792
firstDavid Rittenhouse
Seal of the [[United States Mint]].

The director of the United States Mint is the chief officer of the United States Mint. It is a presidential appointment that requires a Senate confirmation. The incumbent is Paul Hollis, who was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2025.

When the position of the director is vacant, the senior career (non-political) official of the mint serves as the acting director. Until the appointment of Ryder as director, the Mint had been without an official director since the resignation of Edmund C. Moy in 2011. Richard A. Peterson succeeded Moy. Peterson served between January 2011 and March 2017. The longest serving director was Nellie Ross. Ross, who had earlier been the first female governor in American history while serving the state of Wyoming, was director from 1933 until 1953.

In July 2015, Matthew Rhett Jeppson was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the Mint's 39th director and was given the temporary title of principal deputy director. However, the nomination was never confirmed by the Senate. Jeppson stepped down as principal deputy director in January 2017, then replaced by acting principal deputy director David Motl.

The office of director has existed since the creation of the Mint by the Coinage Act of 1792. Initially appointed serving at the pleasure of the president of the United States, the Coinage Act of 1873 specified a five-year term for directors. The director operates with general directions provided by the United States Secretary of the Treasury.

List of directors of the United States Mint

The following persons served as director of the United States Mint:

No.ImageNameTenureRefs.Appointed byAssumed officeLeft office1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738ActingActingActing39Acting40Acting41
[[File:1814 DavidRittenhouse Polyanthos.png80px]]April 1792June 1795Washington
[[File:Henry William DeSaussure.JPG80px]]July 1795October 1795
[[File:EliasBoudinot.jpg80px]]October 1795July 1805
[[File:Robert Patterson (page 172 crop).jpg80px]]January 1806July 1824Jefferson
[[File:Samuel moore.jpg80px]]July 1824July 1835Monroe
[[File:Robert Maskell Patterson.jpg80px]]May 1835July 1851Jackson
[[File:George N. Eckert.jpg80px]]July 1851April 1853Fillmore
April 1853May 1853Pierce
[[File:JamesRossSnowden.JPG80px]]June 1853May 1861
[[File:JamesPollock.JPG80px]]May 1861September 1866Lincoln
October 1866April 1867Johnson
[[File:Ca1865-1880-LOC-Hon-H-R-Linderman-single-portrait.jpg80px]]April 1867May 1869
[[File:JamesPollock.JPG80px]]May 1869March 1873Grant
[[File:Ca1865-1880-LOC-Hon-H-R-Linderman-single-portrait.jpg80px]]April 1873December 1878
[[File:HoratioCBurchard.jpg80px]]February 1879June 1885Hayes
July 1885October 1889Cleveland
[[File:Edward O Leech.jpg80px]]October 1889May 1893Harrison
[[File:Preston medal.png80px]]November 1893February 1898Cleveland
[[File:George Evan Roberts in 1917.jpg80px]]February 1898July 1907McKinley
[[File:Frank A Leach.jpg80px]]September 1907August 1909Roosevelt, T.
[[File:Abram Piatt Andrew 1909.jpg80px]]November 1909June 1910Taft
[[File:George Evan Roberts in 1917.jpg80px]]July 1910November 1914
[[File:Robert W. Woolley on the phone.jpg80px]]March 1915July 1916Wilson
[[File:Von engelken.png80px]]September 1916March 1917
[[File:BAKER, RAY LCCN2016859478.jpg80px]]March 1917March 1922
[[File:Frank Edgar Scobey.jpg80px]]March 1922September 1923Harding
[[File:Robert J. Grant, Supt. of the Denver Mint, has been appt. by Pres. to be Dir. of the mint succeeding F.E. Scobey LCCN2016892799 (cropped).tif80px]]November 1923May 1933Coolidge
[[File:PrNellieRoss.jpg80px]]May 3, 1933April 1953Roosevelt, F.
July 1954January 1961Eisenhower
[[File:Eva Adams medal.jpeg80px]]October 1961August 1969Kennedy
[[File:Mary Brooks (cropped).jpg80px]]September 1969February 1977Nixon
[[File:Stella Hackel.JPG80px]]November 1, 1977April 1, 1981Carter
[[File:Donna Pope - 51st District - Ohio House of Representatives 109th General Assembly - DPLA - 5586be78567b1fe89fca76f0a79cfcb8 (page 10) (cropped).jpg80px]]September 10, 1981August 1991Reagan
[[File:David J. Ryder official photo (cropped).jpg80px]]September 1992November 24, 1993Bush, G. H. W.
June 1994March 2000Clinton
[[File:Jaywjohnson.gif80px]]May 2000August 2001
[[File:Henrietta H Fore.jpg80px]]August 7, 2001August 2, 2005Bush, G. W.
[[File:Edmund moy treasury 985.jpg80px]]September 5, 2006January 9, 2011
[[File:Richard A. Peterson (Mint).jpg80px]]January 10, 2011January 20, 2017Obama
January 20, 2017January 31, 2018
February 1, 2018April 11, 2018
[[File:David J. Ryder official photo (cropped).jpg80px]]April 12, 2018October 1, 2021Trump
October 1, 2021October 25, 2021
[[File:Ventris C. Gibson, U.S. Mint Deputy Director.jpg80px]]June 22, 2022March 31, 2025Biden
[[File:Kristie Mcnally headshot Mint.webp80px]]March 31, 2025January 5, 2026Trump
[[File:Paul-Hollis-headshot2026Mint.webp80px]]January 5, 2026PresentTrump

References

References

  1. Unser, Mike. (January 7, 2026). "Paul Hollis Officially Assumes Role as 41st Director of the U.S. Mint".
  2. (December 18, 2025). "PN416-5 - Nomination of Paul Hollis for Department of the Treasury, 119th Congress (2025-2026)".
  3. (January 12, 2026). "Senate confirms Hollis nomination: Longtime collector to head U.S. Mint". [[Coin World]].
  4. "Former Directors of the United States Mint". United States Mint.
  5. (August 7, 2001). "Henrietta Holsman Fore Sworn in as Director of U.S. Mint". United States Mint.
  6. "Henrietta Fore -- Department of State". The White House.
  7. (September 5, 2006). "Edmund C. Moy Sworn in as 38th Director of the United States Mint". United States Mint.
  8. (December 20, 2010). "Director of United States Mint Resigns". United States Mint.
  9. Gibbs, William T.. (January 8, 2015). "United States Mint gets new number 1 deputy director". [[Coin World]].
  10. (January 26, 2018). "David Motl to Retire From U.S. Mint Effective Jan. 31; Dave Croft Named Acting Director". [[CoinWeek]].
  11. (March 23, 2018). "David J. Ryder Confirmed as 39th U.S. Mint Director". [[CoinWeek]].
  12. (April 12, 2018). "David J. Ryder Sworn in as 39th United States Mint Director". United States Mint.
  13. Feigenbaum, John. (September 25, 2021). "Ryder Suddenly Out as Director of the U.S. Mint". Grey Sheet.
  14. (September 24, 2021). "Treasury Announces New U.S. Mint Acting Director". U.S. Department of the Treasury.
  15. https://www.numismaticnews.net/mint-director-asked-to-step-down
  16. (June 22, 2022). "Ventris C. Gibson Confirmed as 40th Director of the United States Mint". United States Mint.
  17. Gilkes, Paul. (March 20, 2025). "Gibson retires from Mint Director's position". [[Coin World]].
  18. (April 22, 2025). "Bay City Native Takes Charge of U.S. Mint". [[WSGW-FM]].
  19. (December 18, 2025). "PN416-5 - Nomination of Paul Hollis for Department of the Treasury, 119th Congress (2025-2026)".
  20. Unser, Mike. (December 19, 2025). "Senate Confirms Paul Hollis as 41st U.S. Mint Director".
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