1942-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-006

Description

Documented by VarietyVista, the 1942-S RPM-006 Washington Silver Quarter displays an S/S East repunched mintmark using MMS-002, the Trumpet Tail S mintmark punch style — a specific punch variant distinguished by a flared, trumpet-shaped terminal on the lower curve of the S. Die markers UVC-0283 / DMR-011 track three stages: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed); Stage B with both reverse and obverse at MDS; and Stage C at LDS (unconfirmed). The identification of the Trumpet Tail punch (MMS-002) is a significant attribution detail tracked by advanced RPM specialists who catalog not only the positional displacement of repunched mintmarks but also the physical punch tool used, building a record of which mintmark styles were in service at each facility during specific production periods. The eastward displacement indicates the initial S was placed slightly west of the intended position, with the corrective second punch establishing the final placement further east and leaving the remnant of the first impression visible to the west of the primary letter. The Washington Quarter was designed by John Flanagan and struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1942, composed of 90% silver and 10% copper, weighing 6.25 grams with a diameter of 24.3 mm. The 1942-S was produced during the first full year of American involvement in World War II, when the San Francisco Mint maintained silver quarter production alongside other denominations needed for wartime commerce. Repunched mintmark varieties from the early 1940s Washington Quarter series document the manual S mintmark application process where a small steel punch was hammered by hand into each working die — a process inherently prone to positional variations that created the diagnostic S/S patterns actively collected today.

Die Markers

• UVC-0283
• DMR-011
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jose Cortez
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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