Cents from west point mint?

[eagames]

Does anyone know which cents came from the west point mint?
It says they made cents but I wonder what mintmark was on them.


http://us-mint.info/West_Point_Mint_US_Mint.htm

[Steven]

Might find it in here..............calling West Point a subsidiary of the Philadelphia Mint.

http://breenencyclopedia.com/page_longacres-two-cent-pieces_233.html

[eagames]

Thanks Steven!

A clip from it:

Beginning in Nov. 1974, the Bureau began coining cents at the West Point Depository. Under the flimsy excuse that this is only a subsidiary of the Philadelphia Mint, coins made at West Point have remained without mintmark, and official reports of quantities struck have been lumped with those from Philadel­phia. Omission of mintmarks on these is beyond doubt another episode in the century-old feud between the Mint and coin col­lectors. Authorities have been heard to express fear that if mintmarks are added, more coins will be "withheld from circu­lation" by collectors, dealers, and speculators: three classes very distinct to everyone except the Mint Bureau, which has stupidly and paranoidly assumed that all were one and the same, and which has grossly exaggerated the effects of hoarding on circu­lation. This same defective reasoning underlay the omission of mintmarks on all U.S. coins 1965-67 and more recent proposals to abolish them altogether; it was even spelled out in Bureau press releases lamely excusing delaying distribution of uncircu­lated Susan B. Anthony mini-dollars until authorities could ac­cumulate a stockpile of 500 million (most of which never left Treasury vaults).

[coppercoins]

It's my understanding that the West Point cent thing started with the 1974 aluminum cents. They continued minting cents thereafter, until they were given a real job - American Eagles.

[Dick]

Correct, and then they began putting the MM, (W) on the coins!
Dick

[coop]

1996-W Dimes

[cladking]

They also minted quarters without mint marks in the late '70's.

[daviscfad]

interesting read...
Coop
was that dime in circulation or just uncirculated sets

[GarryN]

The 1996 W dime only came in sets. Sells for a premium.

[coop]

Mine was a single issue holder with the coin mounted on cellphane in the inside.

After seeimg one a few years back I bought one. Never removed the coin though.