1941 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-006

Description

Exhibiting a D/D Southeast displacement, this VarietyVista-documented 1941-D Lincoln Wheat Cent provides one of the most complete four-stage mintmark attenuation records in the series. Die markers UVC-096 / DMR-007: Stage A with medium secondary mintmark at EDS and reverse at EDS; Stage B with weak secondary mintmark at MDS and reverse at MDS; Stage C with very weak secondary mintmark at LDS, a die crack over V.D.B. (Brenner's initials), and reverse at LDS; Stage D with secondary mintmark almost completely gone at VLDS and reverse at VLDS. The systematic medium-to-weak-to-very-weak-to-nearly-gone progression across four confirmed stages makes this an ideal study example for understanding how striking pressure erases displaced mintmark impressions. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm, struck at the Denver Mint in the final pre-war year.

Die Markers

• UVC-096
• DMR-007
• Stage A:
• Medium secondary mintmark – EDS
• Reverse is EDS
• Stage B:
• Weak secondary mintmark – MDS
• Reverse is MDS
• Stage C:
• Very weak secondary mintmark – LDS
• Die crack over V. D. B.
• Reverse is LDS
• Stage D:
• Secondary mintmark almost completely gone – VLDS
• Reverse is VLDS

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