1947-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-004

Description

RPM-004 on the 1947-D Lincoln Wheat Cent is catalogued by VarietyVista under die pair UVC-286, DMR-006. The D mintmark was applied by hand punch to working dies at the Denver Mint, and a second punch impression slightly displaced from the first created the repunching visible on this variety. Die state progression covers two documented stages: Stage A is Early Die State. Stage B advances to a Middle Die State defined by a die scratch extending from Lincoln's head to the first T of TRUST — a long obverse field scratch crossing from the portrait into the motto legend, providing a reliable and precisely located mid-state confirmation marker. The 1947-D Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck in bronze at the Denver Mint in the early postwar period, when coin production returned to peacetime levels following the wartime steel cents of 1943. The die scratch marker in Stage B is particularly distinctive because it bridges a design element (the portrait) and a legend (TRUST) in a single continuous line. Cross-reference: VarietyVista RPM-004, UVC-286, DMR-006.

Die Markers

• UVC-286
• DMR-006
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die scratch extends from head to first T of TRUST – MDS
• Reverse is MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

External References