United States
1 Dollar (West Point Bicentennial)
United States · Silver
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The Dollar Minted at West Point, for West Point
Most commemorative coins celebrate a place from a distance. This one was struck inside it. The 2002 West Point Bicentennial dollar was made at the U.S. Mint at West Point, New York — the very academy turning 200 — and every coin carried a built-in donation back to the cadets who study there.
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