1945-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-006

Description

The 1945-S Washington Quarter RPM-006 is an S/S West repunched mintmark variety documented by VarietyVista under die tracking codes UVC-0585 and DMR-017, and is further designated MMS-002 (Trumpet Tail) for the mintmark style. The mintmark was first punched, then repunched to the west, leaving the displaced primary impression to the east of the final position. The Trumpet Tail designation refers to the specific punching tool used for this mintmark, identifiable by the characteristic upward flare at the bottom of the S. Stage C is the late die state (LDS), marked by a light die crack running across the upper hair on the obverse. The 1945-S Washington Quarter is a 90% silver coin struck at the San Francisco Mint in the final year of World War II. John Flanagan's Washington portrait design, introduced in 1932, continued unchanged through the war years. The MMS-002 Trumpet Tail designation makes this RPM part of a sub-family of 1945-S mintmark varieties distinguished by both the repunch direction and the specific mintmark punch style, providing two independent attributable characteristics.

Die Markers

• UVC-0585
• DMR-017
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Reverse is LDS
• Light die crack across upper hair – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Unknown
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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