1929 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-007

Description

Seven repunched mintmarks cataloged for a single date and mint — the 1929 San Francisco Lincoln Wheat Cent — places this issue among the more prolific RPM producers of its era. WRPM-007 (Wexler Variety ID: 1929-S 1¢ WRPM-007) is the latest entry in this growing roster, documenting yet another working die on which the S mintmark received multiple punch impressions. The concentration of RPM varieties on the 1929-S cent likely reflects both the number of die pairs consumed during production and the intensity of collector examination this date has received. Cherrypicking for RPMs on pre-Depression S-mint cents can be particularly rewarding, as many examples reside in old collections assembled before variety awareness became widespread. The hand-punching process that created these varieties was standard U.S. Mint practice from the earliest days of branch mint operations through the mid-twentieth century, when mechanized mintmark application was adopted. Each new RPM discovery receives a sequential Wexler number, building a more complete record of die preparation at San Francisco during the late 1920s. This variety has not been cross-referenced in additional published catalogs.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1929-S 1¢ WRPM-007

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