Round shaped coin, 1.75 inches in diameter, pewter in color. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • U.S. Secret Service
  • Manchester Resident Office
Location
Coin Location: 303C12
Homebase: Manchester, Vermont
Additional Information
Donated by: Special Agent John Jasek
Copies: 1 of 1

C006227

Location: 303C12 Height: 1.75

Coin: Organization

Department of Homeland Security » Law Enforcement - Security

Narrative

Round shaped coin, 1.75 inches in diameter, pewter in color.

The United States Secret Service was founded in1865 to combat the then widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency and, until 2003 was part of the Department of the Treasury. In 2003, as part of a U.S. government reorganization, the Secret Service was transferred to the newly formed Department of Homeland Security. Its modern mission is two-fold; protection of the President, Vice President and others, and investigations into crimes against the financial infrastructure of the United States.