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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-06-2009, 11:04 AM   #1 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: Trivia: Dial "W" for West Point This is a Trivia post on the "W" Mint Mark and not all of West Point's mintages. The First Coin to bear the "W" mint mark of West Point is the 1984 Olympic gold Commemorative $10 Coin. The coin was struck in 1983 for the 1984 Olympics. The last time a $10 Gold Eagle was minted was in 1933 (51 years). STATISTICS FOR THE 1984 OLYMPICS COMMEMORATIVE $10 GOLD: Weight: 16.718 grams Composition: .900 Gold .100 Copper Diameter: 27mm Edge: Reeded Mints and Mintage: Philadelphia (P) 33,309 Proofs Denver (D) 34,533 Proofs San Francisco (S) 48,551 Proofs West Point (W) 381,085 Proofs - 75,886 Uncirculated NOTE: West Point was a Silver Bullion Depository when this coin was minted, not a mint. In fact, the citizens of West Point dubbed the depository "The Fort Knox of Silver." It was not designated an official branch of the United States Mint until March 31, 1988. Coins minted before 1983 by the West Point Mint Facility are 1973 through 1986 Lincoiln Head Cents (no mint mark), 1977 to 1979 Bicentennial Quarters dated 1976 (no mint mark) as well as Washington Quarters of several years (no mint mark). Here's a photo of the1984 $10 Gold Eagle courtesy of Coin Page: Note the "W" mint mark below the date. http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2694.html The first coin with the mint mark "W" struck by the West Point Mint (as a mint) was the1989 (struck in 1988) Congress Bicentennial gold $5. 164,690 Proofs. 46,899 Uncirculated. The "W" mint mark is to the right of the Capital Dome's foundation. Here's a photo of the gold $5 courtesy of Coin Page: http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2642.html An unusual coinage from the West Point Mint Fascility occurred in 1996 when a commemorative Roosevelt Dime was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Dime. Given as an insert with the standard mint sets sold that year, 1,457,000, were produced for collectors. Here's a photo you can click to view an enlargement courtesy of Coast to Coast Coins (www.coastcoin.com): http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=107971&eq=&Tp= The first silver coin to bear the "W" mint mark after West Point became a branch mint in 1988 is the Eisenhower Centennial Silver Dollar bearing thge date 1990. The "W" mint mark is on the obverse below the wird "LIBERTY." Photo courtesy of Coast to Coast Coins (click photo for enlargement): http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=100464&eq=&Tp= Thought you'd like to know... Clinker   11-06-2009, 11:41 AM   #2 (permalink) TheBigH Senior Member   Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 577 Quote: Originally Posted by Clinker NOTE: West Point was a Silver Bullion Depository when this coin was minted, not a mint. In fact, the citizens of West Point dubbed the depository "The Fort Knox of Silver." It was not designated an official branch of the United States Mint until March 31, 1988. I never knew that. Thanks for a great trivia post.   11-06-2009, 11:25 PM   #3 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To TheBigH: Quote: Originally Posted by TheBigH I never knew that. Thanks for a great trivia post. Thanks for your generous positive comment Clinker   11-06-2009, 11:45 PM   #4 (permalink) pappy-o coinoisseur     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 767 My Mood: Live & learn, thanks for the insight Clinker ; )   11-07-2009, 01:37 AM   #5 (permalink) Billy Kingsley History Via Numismatics     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dutchess County, New York Posts: 405 My Mood: Blog Entries: 8 Thanks for the post! There is a nice little park in Cold Spring NY on the Hudson River, you can see West Point from there. I am getting ready for bed but I saw the Blue Angels fly over there a few years ago, I did get a picture, I will try and find it and post it tomorrow. I never knew that West Point minted coins for circulation. I wish they had mint marks. I'd be collecting them for sure. I can't afford gold and I am not a big fan of the ASE so I don't have any coins with my "home" mint mark __________________ Billy Kingsley Member ANA, SPMC I don't care about a coin or note's "value" or material composition. I care about what it is, and it's place in history! Collector of all coins and currency!   11-07-2009, 02:17 AM   #6 (permalink) randygeki Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,040 My Mood: *clicks nominate this thread* thanks for the post I'd love to take and unguided tour of westpoint __________________ My old coins (really old)   11-07-2009, 08:52 AM   #7 (permalink) Art Numismatist?     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 896 My Mood: Nice post. Thanks. I'm surprised that PCGS and/or NGC hasn't added a "W" Mint Set to the Registries.   11-08-2009, 09:54 AM   #8 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To randygeki: Quote: Originally Posted by randygeki *clicks nominate this thread* thanks for the post I'd love to take and unguided tour of westpoint West Point Mint is the only USA mint that doesn't give daily or weekly tours. Every once in a while they give a "Press/Media" tour which includes members of Congess and New York State politicians. The facility also stores $20,000.000.00 in gold (2nd only to Ft. Knox). Clinker   11-08-2009, 04:45 PM   #9 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To pappy-o: Quote: Originally Posted by pappy-o Live & learn, thanks for the insight Clinker ; ) A double "Thank you" for reading and tendering your comment... Clinker   11-08-2009, 04:48 PM   #10 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To Billy Kingsley: Quote: Originally Posted by Billy Kingsley Thanks for the post! There is a nice little park in Cold Spring NY on the Hudson River, you can see West Point from there. I am getting ready for bed but I saw the Blue Angels fly over there a few years ago, I did get a picture, I will try and find it and post it tomorrow. I never knew that West Point minted coins for circulation. I wish they had mint marks. I'd be collecting them for sure. I can't afford gold and I am not a big fan of the ASE so I don't have any coins with my "home" mint mark Thanks for reading and commenting. Look forward to seeing your pics... Clinker   11-08-2009, 04:51 PM   #11 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To Art: Quote: Originally Posted by Art Nice post. Thanks. I'm surprised that PCGS and/or NGC hasn't added a "W" Mint Set to the Registries. Since there's money to be made in a "W" registry, you can bet they are trying to figure out a way to do it and collect... Clinker   11-08-2009, 04:57 PM   #12 (permalink) CamaroDMD Dental Student     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,374 My Mood: Wow, great information Clinker as always. I know that some Lincoln cents had been minted at West Point without a mint mark...but the quarters were a surprise to me. I had not idea that Bicentennial quarters were still being made as late as 1979. Why was a decision made to continue minting them after 1976? __________________ The Truth About "O" Mint Morgan Dollars   11-09-2009, 12:14 PM   #13 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by CamaroDMD Wow, great information Clinker as always. I know that some Lincoln cents had been minted at West Point without a mint mark...but the quarters were a surprise to me. I had not idea that Bicentennial quarters were still being made as late as 1979. Why was a decision made to continue minting them after 1976? The minting started in 1975. The other years were due to a congressional mandate to produce a sufficient quantity for circulation. It was suspect that many of the commemorative quarters would be kept by collector and non collector alike (which turned out to be fact). Clinker Last edited by Clinker; 11-09-2009 at 12:17 PM. Reason: spelling error   11-09-2009, 12:33 PM   #14 (permalink) TheBigH Senior Member   Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 577 Is the San Francisco mint still giving tours? Proof coin production would be a grand sight to see in person.   11-10-2009, 10:10 AM   #15 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To TheBigH: Quote: Originally Posted by TheBigH Is the San Francisco mint still giving tours? Proof coin production would be a grand sight to see in person. I don't know for sure, but I believe they restarted the tours recently. Maybe another Coin Talk member knows. Iwill find out, if no one else answers your question. Clinker Last edited by Clinker; 11-10-2009 at 10:11 AM. Reason: missing word   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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