1944 Repunched Mintmark RPM-004

Description

Wartime Jefferson nickels 1942-1945 used a silver-manganese-copper alloy and bore a large mintmark above Monticello's dome, making mintmark varieties especially visible. This 1944 Philadelphia wartime nickel, cataloged as RPM-004 (UVC-151, DMR-005), displays a repunched P — the oversized P indicating silver alloy composition. Three die stages are documented: Stage A is earliest, unconfirmed for supplementary markers; Stage B shows both sides in mid-die-state; Stage C exhibits three north-to-south die scratches above the left porch and die clash marks above the ribbon knot. Wartime nickels hold a unique place in U.S. coinage because their enlarged mintmarks — including the first-ever P for Philadelphia — were deliberately conspicuous for post-war sorting and silver recovery. Repunched mintmarks on the large wartime P are often more dramatic than those on standard-sized marks from other years. Focus on the area above the dome for secondary punch evidence.

Die Markers

• UVC-151
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Three die scratches North-South above Left porch – LDS
• Die clash shows above ribbon knot – LDS

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