The facility was erected in 1937 as the West Point Bullion Depository and originally served as a storage facility for silver bullion, earning the nickname “The Fort Knox of Silver.” In 2005, the facility was remodeled and a second story was added to the building.
The first production duties for the facility would come in the 1970′s. From 1973 until 1986, the Depository struck Lincoln Cents at a rate of about 7 million per day in order to free up capacity at other facilities. In 1974, quarters bearing the bicentennial reverse design were also produced at West Point. None of these coins carried a mint mark, making them indistinguishable from the coins struck at the Philadelphia Mint.
Background and History of the West Point Mint | Coin Update
