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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2005180, member: 112&quot;]Common sense and historical precedent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Common sense - Denver and Philly could not produce enough cents to meet demand, that&#039;s why West Point was utilized. Considering that this started in &#039;74, and since the govt. publicly stated that &quot;collectors&quot; were the reason for the coin shortages in the &#039;60s, then it stands to reason that the govt. would have been worried about more shortages if a coin with new mint mark suddenly appeared. </p><p><br /></p><p>The WP coins were being produced because they were needed, so anything that might cause them to be pulled from circulation was considered a danger to fulfilling that need. Thus, no mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Historical precedent - prior to recent years the mint had a long standing but unwritten policy of making a point of NOT producing a rarity, any rarity, or any coin that might be perceived to be a rarity. So they would take steps to ensure that did not happen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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