What letter is the West Point mint on pennies?

Answer 1

As you might guess, it's "W". The W mint mark is only used on commemorative and bullion coins.

Interestingly, West Point also struck some circulation cents from 1973 to 1986 but only on an as-needed basis when the Philadelphia and Denver Mints were overloaded. Those cents do not carry a mint mark so that they are indistinguishable from Philly coins. The reason that's done is to avoid creating instant rarities because West Point's capacity is much smaller than the other 2 mints.

Answer 2

Pennies (or, more precisely, One Cent coins) are not currently produced at the West Point mint. They are produced only at the Philadelphia (no mintmark), Denver (a "D" under the date) and, for proof coins only, San Francisco (an "S" under the date) mints.

The West Point mint produces only commemoratives and bullion coins, with one exception: a few 1996 dimes were produced at West Point (for uncirculated mint sets), identifiable by the "W" mintmark below the date.

More:West Point did strike circulation cents from 1973 to 1986 but only on an as-needed basis when the Philadelphia and Denver Mints were overloaded. Those cents do not carry a mint mark so they are indistinguishable from Philly coins. That was done to avoid creating instant rarities because West Point's capacity is much smaller than the 2 primary mints. It was also the reason that the Mint Director chose not to add the "P" mint mark to cents when it was adopted for all other denominations in 1979/80.

Answer 3

The W mint mark appears only on commemorative coins. You'll need to post a new question and specify which commemorative(s) you're interested in

Answer 4

the west point mint has a smaller production level than the other mints; they usually just make proofs and commemorative coins there.