help - tryin' to figure out this 1940 W Mercury

its4real

I can't seem to find any refernce to the West Point Mercury dime on the PCGS site - can someone tell me where it might be?

MAULUMALL

I think you are mistaking the initials with the M/M.

its4real

Yep...he he he - call me stupid - the learning curve is steep

so many coins...

only so much time...

littlewicher

Just remember the West Point Mint opened in the 80s.

Fairlaneman

Thats the Very Rare "Atlanta/West Point" variety that came out from time to time in the series.

Adolph Weinmans Initials is what you are looking at on the Obverse. Mint Marks are on the Reverse.

Ken

smprfi

There is a West Point mint mark on a Roosevelt though.1996 is the year.

Conder101

Littlewicher,

Actually the West Point mint began in the 1970's when they were striking cents and quarters for circulation but they did not use a mintmark and their production can't be told from the Philadelphia produced coins. They struck cents beginning in 1974 (I think they stopped cent production in 1985.) and quarters in 1976 and possibly 1977. They also struck 1 centisimo pieces for Panama in 1977. The only place where I know the mintage figures can be found is in the 1980 edition of the Coin World Almanac and there is one reference in the Redbook where it shows some 696 million cents struck at West Point in 1985.

airplanenut

<< <i>Yep...he he he - call me stupid >>

OK, stupid

wingedliberty

AW Adolf Weinmann. Also see the Walking Liberty Half dollar.


Brina.

grip

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