1941-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-006

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-104 and DMR-008, RPM-006 on the 1941 San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent documents mint mark displacement where the S punch was applied multiple times in slightly offset positions on the working die. All die stages for this variety remain unconfirmed, indicating that researchers have not yet documented the full progression from early through late die state. The 1941-S Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck in the year America entered World War II, belonging to the final period of standard bronze composition before wartime material substitutions began in 1943. Victor David Brenner's Wheat Cent design provides the familiar framework, with the S mint mark positioned on the reverse below the wreath where the secondary punch impression constitutes the RPM diagnostic. Repunched mint marks from this era result from individual hand punching of each working die at each mint facility. San Francisco Mint cent production in 1941 contributed to the nationwide supply, and RPM varieties document the inherent variability of the manual mint mark application process. The unconfirmed die stages present an opportunity for variety specialists to advance the documentation of this pre-war San Francisco Wheat Cent RPM.

Die Markers

• UVC-104
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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