1943 (S) Jefferson Nickel - Wartime Silver Alloy - Repunched Mintmark RPM-004

Description

An S/S/S East, East triple-punched mintmark from the San Francisco Mint, this VarietyVista-documented 1943-S wartime silver Jefferson Nickel RPM-004 tracks four die states with multiple hair cracks at Stage C. Die markers UVC-138 / DMR-005: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed); Stage B with reverse and obverse at MDS; Stage C with a die crack from right lower building to rim at LMDS, a die crack southwest through upper hair at LMDS, and a die crack southeast through upper hair; Stage D at LDS (unconfirmed). The dual hair cracks radiating in opposing directions — southwest and southeast — at Stage C document a Y-shaped structural failure in Jefferson's portrait. Composed of 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese at 5.0 grams and 21.21 mm, the triple eastward S displacement documents three separate punch contacts all in the same direction.

Die Markers

• UVC-138
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Die crack Right lower building to rim – LMDS
• Die crack Southwest through upper hair – LMDS
• Die crack Southeast through upper hair
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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