Pretty much impossible because the West Point Mint didn't start making coins until 1980. A. A. Weinmann broke in to the mint and made about 500 of these mercy dimes with a w for the mint. Depending on the condition. only about 75 of these dimes were recovered after they found out he moved into New Paltz NY and hid them all around the area.
The estimated price of one of these dimes is $100,000,000
No Mercury head dimes were struck at the West Point Mint. The "W" on the front of the coin is the designer's initial.
No. The West Point mint was established in the 1980s. This is a common area of confusion. You're seeing the monogram of the designer, A. A. Weinmann. Mercury dimes have their mint mark on the reverse next to the word ONE - blank = Phila., D = Denver, S = San Francisco.
Washington never went to West Point. It didn’t exist when he was alive and his only formal training was as a surveyor.
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No Mercury head dimes were struck at the West Point Mint. The "W" on the front of the coin is the designer's initial.
The "W" you see is the designer's monogram, Adolph Weinman not a West Point mintmark. All Mercury dimes have it. Mintmarks for this series of dimes are on the reverse to the right of the "E" in the word "ONE". 1920 is a common date and most coins are valued just for the silver at $1.00.
That's not a mint mark. It's the monogram of the designer A.A. Weinmann. The West Point Mint did not open until the 1980s and only strikes commemorative coins and cents. Mercury dimes had their mint mark in the space to the right of the word ONE on the dime's back. For a 1942 dime it will either be blank (Phila.) or have a small "S" for San Francisco, or a "D" for Denver.
The West Point Mint only ever struck dimes in one year - 1996, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Roosevelt dime. The "W" that appears on Mercury dimes and Walking Liberty halves is not a mint mark. It's the monogram of A. A. Weinman who designed those coins. In fact, the West Point Mint didn't exist at the time those two coins were issued.
No. The West Point mint was established in the 1980s. This is a common area of confusion. You're seeing the monogram of the designer, A. A. Weinmann. Mercury dimes have their mint mark on the reverse next to the word ONE - blank = Phila., D = Denver, S = San Francisco.
W is the designer's initial (A. A. Weinman) The West Point Mint opened in the 1980s.The mint mark position on all Mercury dimes is on the back, next to the E in ONE. Check the Related Question for more information.
That would be pretty difficult, considering that the West Point Mint wasn't opened until 1988 and only ever struck dimes in 1996. You're looking at the monogram of the designer A. A. Weinmann. The mint mark, if there is one, is on the back near the word ONE. If your dime has no mint mark or an S, it's worth $2 to $5 in average condition (prices as of 06/2008) 1917 dimes with a D are scarcer and sell for $4 to $20
The face value is $.10...but to a collector, in uncirculated condition, it has recently sold between $11 and $25.
Please double check the mint mark. The West Point mint did not open until the 1980s, what you're seeing is the monogram of the designer A. A. Weinman. You'll find the mint mark on the reverse side next to the word ONE: blank = Phila. S = San Francisco D = Denver Once you know the mint mark please see the Related Question for details.
The "W" isn't a mint mark. It's an intertwined A and W that form the monogram of the coin's designer, A. A. Weinman.Before 1968 most US coins except Lincoln cents had the mintmark on the coin's reverse. The location on a Mercury dime is to the right of the letter E in the word ONE:blank = PhiladelphiaD = DenverS = San FranciscoIn any case, the West Point Mint wasn't established until 1988; the W mintmark appears only on collector's and bullion coins.
It's the designers initial. If it was a mintmark it would stand for West Point. The West Point mint didn't make any such coins.
"W" isn't a mint mark, it's the monogram of the coin's designer A. A. Weinman. The West Point Mint didn't start producing coins until 1987 and has never made circulation dimes. Please see the Related Question for more information.