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spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 02:38 am Ever since I found out that the West Point mint produced Lincoln cents with no markers differentiating them from those produced by the Philly mint, I've been severely intrigued, I read this: http://goccf.com/t/253606 But, seeing how specific die markers can be, there must be some possible way of identifying West Point cents. I know it's unlikely but I've seen some crazy things happen. If they were to be identified, what do you think the first would be worth? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 05:00 am The problem is you have to know the coin is a West Point coin before you can tie a die marker on the coin to that mint. It's a classic "chicken or the egg" dilemma. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 08:15 am The value would be in the knowledge, not in the coins themselves, as they would all be common. The only way I could see that knowledge could be obtained was if you had original sealed bags that indicated the minting facility and were able to distinguish a die marker or markers that showed from only one mint. Even then, with the volume produced it is unlikely that a single bag to bag comparison would cover anything more than a brief moment in the production and would certainly not represent all possibilities. Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 12:29 pm Quote: the West Point mint produced Lincoln cents with no markers differentiating them from those produced by the Philly mint Another point to ponder, or in case others aren't aware, I've read up until 1996 "all aspects of the die making process were done exclusively at the Philadelphia Mint". http://www.doubleddie.com/58201.html So without a MM to differentiate them, who knows which dies went where? I'm sure the dies had serial numbers for mint tracking, but then some kind of marker would need to be associated to that die. After retirement the dies are supposed to be defaced and recycled, but some have been known to slip through the cracks. Thanks, Doug. Edited by Halo1st 12/31/2016 12:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 1:22 pm copp just brought up an older post from OcalaFlorida - thought it would help with your post here. http://goccf.com/t/253606 Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 5:05 pm Yes, that's the topic I linked to at the top. Interesting stuff. I was wondering if maybe there have been any developments since then. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 6:07 pm Well it looks like I was incorrect on the 1965-1967 cents. They just came from three mints, not 4. Edited by coop 12/31/2016 7:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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