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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismatist47, post: 855448, member: 24577&quot;]When the West Point facility opened in 1937, it originally was a depository for silver, and was dubbed the &quot;Fort Knox of Silver&quot;. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The first coin struck at West Point was the Lincoln cent in 1973. The &quot;W&quot; mintmark was first seen on coins struck there in 1983 with the production of 10$ gold coin commemorating the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 1986, the American Eagle coins, both gold and silver, were produced at West Point, and they&#039;ve been making them ever since. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 1996-W Roosevelt dime was made at West Point as a 50 year anniversary of the design.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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