1946-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-001

Description

Cataloged as RPM-001 (UVC-0621, DMR-009), this 1946-D Washington quarter displays a repunched D mintmark on one of the first post-war silver quarter issues. Four die stages document extended production use. Stage A is in early die state with markers unconfirmed. Stage B shows both obverse and reverse at mid-die state. Stage C at late-mid die state develops a die chip on the eagle's wing under the U of UNITED on the reverse. Stage D reaches late die state with markers unconfirmed. The RPM-001 designation marks this as the first cataloged repunched mintmark for the 1946-D quarter. Washington silver quarters from 1946 represent the return to normal peacetime production at the Denver Mint, which had focused on wartime coinage priorities in the preceding years. The die chip under the U of UNITED in Stage C provides a useful secondary diagnostic for confirming the die pairing, as die chips tend to be stable once formed. The four-stage progression through the full die life cycle suggests this pair remained in service for a substantial portion of the 1946-D production run.

Die Markers

• UVC-0621
• DMR-009
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Die chip on wing under U of UNITED – LMDS
• Reverse is LMDS
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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