1930 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-006

Description

Cataloged in the Wexler RPM Files under 1930-S 1¢ WRPM-006, with variety photographs by John Bordner, this San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent repunched mintmark reflects the hand-punching practices at the San Francisco Mint in 1930. Working dies were prepared at the Philadelphia Mint and shipped to branch mints, where a mintmark punch was driven into each die individually — a labor-intensive process inherently prone to positional variation. That variation, multiplied across the full production run of dies for a given year and mint, generates the set of RPM varieties cataloged in the Wexler system. WRPM-006 is separately cataloged from WRPM-004 and WRPM-005 based on the specific geometry of its secondary punch: the displacement direction, the distance of offset, and any partial features of the secondary S visible beneath the primary placement. The 1930-S is a lower-mintage wheat cent date, and the combination of scarcer host with a systematically cataloged RPM makes WRPM-006 a target for variety-focused Lincoln cent collectors. Bordner's photographs serve as the reference standard for attribution comparison.

Cross References

• None known Comments: The photos of this variety were taken by John Bordner for the Wexler RPM Files.; Wexler Variety ID: 1930-S 1¢ WRPM-006

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