1940 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-006

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista under UVC-3414 and DMR-014, this 1940-D Lincoln Wheat Cent RPM-006 documents a D/D South repunched mintmark — the second punch landed south of the initial impression, producing overlapping D images visible under magnification. Four die states trace the die's working life: Stage A presents both sides in early die state. Stage B advances to MDS with developing markers. Stage C shows progression into LDS with additional die cracks and deterioration. Stage D reaches very late die state, documenting the die near the end of its usable life. The D/D South direction is one of several repunch orientations cataloged for 1940-D Lincoln Cents, each reflecting the angle at which the hand-held mintmark punch was repositioned before the second blow. Denver struck 81,390,000 Lincoln Wheat Cents in 1940 — a substantial wartime-era output that required numerous die pairs. The hand-punching process, where each working die received its D mintmark individually, made slight misalignment inevitable across large production runs.

Die Markers

• UVC-3414
• DMR-014
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Light die crack Northeast across upper forehead – EMDS
• Very light die crack Northwest across shoulder
• Reverse is EDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse is LMDS
• Reverse is MDS
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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