1941 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-010

Description

Tilted and rotated D/D repunching on WRPM-010 occurs on the 1941 Denver Lincoln Wheat Cent, distinguished from WRPM-012 and WRPM-013 by the primary mintmark's higher and further-west position. This positional differentiation between three related RPM varieties demonstrates the precision required in repunched mintmark attribution, where minute differences in the primary D's placement relative to Lincoln's bust separate otherwise similar-looking varieties. Obverse die markers include fine N/S die scratches in the field and a strong die scratch running north from the top of the head to the lower left of the E in WE. The reverse carries a light die scratch SSE from the left leg of the last A in AMERICA. Cross-referenced with an unknown additional example to show doubling, plus Wexler Variety ID 1941-D 1¢ WRPM-010, the notation about the additional example suggests the attribution record includes supplementary photographic evidence from a different specimen. Denver struck 128,700,000 Lincoln Cents in 1941, the last pre-war production year before Pearl Harbor transformed the American economy and eventually led to the 1943 steel cent composition change. Attributed by the Wexler Team, WRPM-010's systematic comparison against WRPM-012 and WRPM-013 provides a case study in how researchers differentiate multiple RPM varieties within a single date-mint combination using precise positional measurements of the primary mintmark.

Cross References

• Unknown Additional example to show doubling.; Wexler Variety ID: 1941-D 1¢ WRPM-010

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