1940 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-003

Description

Documented by VarietyVista, this San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent shows a repunched S mintmark with a reverse die that also carries a cud designation (CUD-010). Die markers UVC-085 / DMR-004: Stage A with obverse and reverse at EDS; Stage B with obverse at MDS and reverse listed as CUD-010 at MDS, plus a die crack from the E of ONE northwest toward the second U of PLURIBUS and a die crack from the left wheat lines to the rim; Stage C at LDS (unconfirmed). The co-occurrence of an RPM and a cud on the same die pair creates a dual-attribution variety. The expanding die crack network at MDS leading toward the CUD-010 designation documents the progressive rim-area failure. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm, the 1940-S was struck during the pre-war era.

Die Markers

• UVC-085
• DMR-004
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Obverse is MDS
• Reverse is LISTED as CUD-010 – MDS
• Die crack from E of ONE Northwest toward second U of PLURIBUS
• Die crack Left wheat lines to rim
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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