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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 730993, member: 6229"]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 gramsComposition: .900 Gold .100 CopperDiameter: 27mmEdge: Reeded Mints and Mintage: Philadelphia (P) 33,309 ProofsDenver (D) 34,533 ProofsSan Francisco (S) 48,551 ProofsWest 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. <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2694.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2694.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2694.html</a> 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: <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2642.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2642.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2642.html</a> 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 (<a href="http://www.coastcoin.com):" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coastcoin.com):" rel="nofollow">www.coastcoin.com):</a> <a href="http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=107971&eq=&Tp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=107971&eq=&Tp" rel="nofollow">http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=107971&eq=&Tp</a>= 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): <a href="http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=100464&eq=&Tp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=100464&eq=&Tp" rel="nofollow">http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=100464&eq=&Tp</a>=  Thought you'd like to know... Clinker[/QUOTE]

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