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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 167324, member: 6229&quot;]You already know West Point began striking proof gold bullion coins in 1994 and bear the &quot;W&quot; mint mark.</p><p>Do you know that, in 1999, not only did West Point strike a mere 19,919 proof tenth-ounce ($5.00) gold bullion coins but used unpolished proof dies to strike uncirculated 1999 gold pieces carrying the &quot;W&quot; mint mark?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Do you know that same year it did the same thing with the quarter-ounce ($10.00) gold bullion coins? 34,410 proofs were struck plus the uncirculated pieces using unpolished proof dies.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So far there is no record of the mintage figures for either unpolished proof die uncirculated strikes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here are some more things you may not have realized about gold bullion issues:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 1987 Philadelphia made 143,398 proof half-ounce ($25.00) gold bullion coins, but only struck 131,255 uncirculated pieces.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 1988 Philadelphia struck 76,528 proof half-ounce gold bullion coins, but only struck 45,000 uncirculated ones.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 1990 they struck 62,674 proof quarter-ounce pieces and only struck 41,000 uncirculated coins. 51,636 half-ounce proofs were struck, but only 31,000 uncirculated pieces.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 1991 50,840 proof quarter-ounce pieces were struck at Philadelphia, but only 36,100 uncirculated coins were made. 53,125 half-ounce proofs were made, but only 24,100 uncirculateds were minted.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Have you invested in the very low mintage 1999W uncirculated pieces yet or the proof tenth-ounce?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How about the 1991 uncirculated coins?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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