1941-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-002

Description

Struck in the year that ended with Pearl Harbor, the 1941-D Mercury Dime RPM-002 preserves a D/D repunching shifted to the southwest — the secondary impression visible below and to the left of the final D. As the second RPM cataloged for the 1941-D, this coin documents the imprecision of hand-punching at the Denver Mint during what would prove the last peacetime production year. The southwest displacement means the initial punch impression landed lower and to the left of where the technician ultimately placed the corrective strike, leaving a remnant beneath the primary mintmark. Weinman's obverse portrays Liberty in a winged Phrygian cap — the wings symbolize freedom of thought, not the god Mercury, though the popular nickname persisted. The reverse fasces represented unity and strength. The coin is 90% silver at 2.50 grams on a 17.9mm planchet. Examine the reverse mintmark under at least 5x magnification for the ghost D extending from the lower-left quadrant of the primary.

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