1946 (D) Washington Quarter - Repunched Mintmark RPM-002

Description

Catalogued by VarietyVista with die markers UVC-0622 and DMR-010, the 1946-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-002 is a well-staged Washington Silver Quarter variety. Stage A is early die state, unconfirmed. By Stage B, both the reverse and obverse are at mid die state, indicating a moderate point in the die's working life. The defining late-stage marker is a die crack that formed from the US of E PLURIBUS UNUM to the wing on the eagle's reverse — a characteristic LDS crack that serves as the anchor for Stage C identification; the reverse is fully late die state at this point. Washington Quarters struck from 1932 through 1964 were composed of 90% silver, designed by John Flanagan. The Denver Mint's mintmark was applied by hand punch to individual working dies during this era, producing the small misalignments that generate repunched mintmark varieties. RPM-002 on the 1946-D is one of multiple repunched mintmark varieties catalogued for this date, and the late-stage die crack from PLURIBUS to the wing provides a convenient secondary diagnostic for specimens exhibiting that feature.

Die Markers

• UVC-0622
• DMR-010
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Die crack from US of PLURIBUS to wing – LDS
• Reverse is LDS

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