1928 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-001

Description

Cataloged as UVC-1111, DMR-002, this 1928 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent displays a repunched mintmark with the D/D positioned to the Southeast. Three die stages have been documented: Stage A is EDS (unconfirmed), Stage B shows obverse and reverse in MDS, and Stage C is LDS (unconfirmed). Repunched mintmarks on Lincoln Wheat Cents resulted from the hand-punching process used to apply individual mint mark letter punches to each working die, a practice that continued at the U.S. Mint through the mid-20th century. Struck in 95% copper with 5% tin and zinc at the Denver Mint, the 1928-D Wheat Cent was produced during the prosperous late 1920s when Denver mintages remained robust. The D/D Southeast repunch direction indicates the initial D punch landed slightly to the northwest of the intended position before the corrected punch was applied, leaving traces of the first impression visible under magnification. RPM-001 is the primary repunched mintmark variety cataloged for this date and mint.

Die Markers

• UVC-1111
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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