1942 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-013

Description

Cataloged under UVC-134 and DMR-015, this 1942-S Lincoln Wheat Cent repunched mintmark variety documents the S-over-S repunching across three die stages. Stage A is identified by a die gouge appearing as a raised dot at the throat of Lincoln's portrait, with the reverse at an early die state — the pairing of these two markers makes Stage A the most reliably attributed phase of this variety. By Stage C both the obverse and reverse have progressed to late die state, where the secondary mintmark impression becomes substantially harder to resolve under normal magnification. The Stage A throat gouge serves as a useful cross-stage marker, linking examples regardless of the mintmark's visibility at a given die state. Struck in bronze, the 1942-S Wheat Cent had a large mintage at San Francisco, but well-attributed RPM-013 examples with confirmed die stage documentation remain of interest to variety specialists in the VarietyVista catalog.

Die Markers

• UVC-134
• DMR-015
• Stage A:
• Die gouge dot at throat – EDS
• Reverse is EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

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