1945-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-020

Description

The 1945-S Jefferson nickel RPM-020 shows S/S West repunching — a secondary S mintmark impression displaced westward from the primary. VarietyVista identifiers: UVC-334 and DMR-022. Die stages: Stage A is early die state, unconfirmed; Stage B shows the reverse at middle die state, with a die crack progressing southeast through the upper hair at middle die state serving as a confirming marker; Stage C is late die state, unconfirmed. The westward displacement distinguishes RPM-020 from S/S East or S/S South varieties within the 1945-S RPM population. The large S above Monticello was the standard wartime placement for all San Francisco silver alloy nickels of 1942 through 1945. The southeast hair crack on RPM-020 appears in Stage B rather than Stage C, suggesting a different die pair with similar crack progression geometry to neighboring attributions. Collectors seeking 1945-S wartime nickel RPMs should use the UVC identifier as the primary catalog anchor for distinguishing closely related varieties.

Die Markers

• UVC-334
• DMR-022
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse is MDS
• Die crack Southeast through upper hair – MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jerome Goodman
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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