1940-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-005

Description

The 1940-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-005 displays repunched mintmark diagnostics from the manual mintmark application process, where a corrective second punch was needed after initial misplacement. This Lincoln cent was struck at the San Francisco Mint, weighing 3.11 grams with a diameter of 19.05 mm. Die markers: UVC-087 DMR-006 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed) Stage B: Obverse is MDS Die crack middle Right wheat to rim – MDS Die crack upper Left wheat to rim Die crack N of ONE West to rim at 1st dot in EPU Light die crack upper Left E of ONE to rim through S of PLURIBUS Die crack upper O of ONE South to E of CENT Die crack lower O of ONE Southeast through N of CENT Die crack lower E of CENT South though D of UNITED to M of AMERICA Die crack lower T of UNITED South through first A of AMERICA to rim at 6:00 Stage C: Obverse is LMDS Second die crack from middle Right wheat grains to rim – LMDS Stage D: LDS (unconfirmed).

Die Markers

• UVC-087
• DMR-006
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse is MDS
• Die crack middle Right wheat to rim – MDS
• Die crack upper Left wheat to rim
• Die crack N of ONE West to rim at 1st dot in EPU
• Light die crack upper Left E of ONE to rim through S of PLURIBUS
• Die crack upper O of ONE South to E of CENT
• Die crack lower O of ONE Southeast through N of CENT
• Die crack lower E of CENT South though D of UNITED to M of AMERICA
• Die crack lower T of UNITED South through first A of AMERICA to rim at 6:00
• Stage C:
• Obverse is LMDS
• Second die crack from middle Right wheat grains to rim – LMDS
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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