Was on eBay, saw a coin listed as a 2010 W "without W Maint Mark". Is this possible? I haven't heard of a Westpoint in 2010 without the MM. http://cgi.ebay.com/2010-PERFECT-UN...iewItemQQptZCoins_Bullion?hash=item45f22977a0
In 2006, the US Mint only proofs and burnished ASEs have the "W". The uncirculated don't. I have last years ASE uncirculated without the "W".
The W mintmark for Westpoint is placed on collectors versions such as Proofs for certain years and the burnished versions for specific years. In the earlier dated ASEs you will see other mintmarks in use for Proofs as well, this can be found online or in the Red Book. In 2009 there were no proofs nor collector versions released from the US Mint, therefore no 2009-W. The 2009 was only a bullion coin but many collectors bought them in lieu of the missing collector versions. So far in 2010 only bullion coins without the W have been released with no firm announcement from the US Mint as to whether or not there will be any 2010 Proofs or burnished collectors versions coins being released. The one in the OPs thread, the SGS slabbed coin is a 2010 bullion coin, nothing special about it, currently worth the price of spot plus what ever the dealers add for a premium over spot, usually $1-$2 dollars is acceptable per ounce. Since 4/5/2010 the 2010 silver unc ASE mintage is over 9,053,500 ounces sold.
That ad has all kinds of problems. Never heard of SGS, sounds like a basement grader, but the label on the slab says 2010-W Silver Eagle Dollar Without the W Mintmark Im sure the top 3 TPG's would not have made the label like that. And I question that grade too. MS yes, MS-70, doubtful.
The West Point Mint also strike Lincoln cents for Philly, which have no P mint mark, nor would they have a W being for Philly. Many early ASE proofs from 1986-1992 were struck in San Francisco. Proof ASEs 1993-2000 were struck in Philly. Unc from 2000 and Unc and Proof from 2001 onward have come from West Point. The 2006 reverse Proof was minted in Philly.
Scam-o-roo. All ASE's are minted at the West Point facility. "W"s haven't been minted there since 2008. This jackass is livin' on the edge.....
At least somebody didn't get ripped too terribly bad. Hopefully, they'll crack it out of that joke of a holder. I noticed the seller didn't hype the "error". They still listed it as an UNC ASE and let the SGS label do the talking. They only agreed with the grade by stating "In our opinion, this coin would be graded MS70". It's a scary though that "SGS" is labeling UNC ASE's as "No W" errors. I wonder how many will fall prey. Who are these people anyway? I always took their labels with a grain of salt as it was, but this is going too far. I wonder if they labeled any 2009's like that.
Yeah, I was actually responding to Numismatist47's comment about how ASE, AGE, and bullion being the only coins minted at West Point. You pointed out cents and I was pointing out the dime. -LTB
I guess they're not really labeling it as an error, my bad. They are minted at Westpoint, but the label just seems deceptive. At least, that was my initial perception.
Not since 1986. They also struck quarters without mintmarks from 1976 to 1979. All of the ASE bullion coins have been struck at West Point since 2000 so to describe a 2010 bullion ASE as a 2010-W without W mintmark is accurate, just misleading. Someone who doesn't know better might think they were an error instead of realizing that they are ALL like that.
