1947 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-014

Description

Fourteenth repunched mintmark for the 1947 San Francisco Lincoln Wheat Cent, WRPM-014 features a sans serif style mintmark — a detail that narrows the possible mintmark punches used, since the Mint employed different punch styles across production years. Extensive obverse die markers include N/S die scratches running through the 1 and 9 of the date ending below R and U of TRUST, N/S die gouges on the top of Lincoln's forehead, a strong die scratch running north from the top of the R of LIBERTY, and a die chip on the D of VDB. The reverse shows N/S die scratches running through the left wheat stem. The sans serif mintmark variety is particularly noteworthy because it documents the specific punch tool used — the Mint maintained multiple mintmark punches of different fonts and sizes, and identifying the punch style helps researchers track which punches were in service during specific production periods. San Francisco struck approximately 99.9 million cents in 1947 during the post-war economic expansion. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 1947-S 1¢ WRPM-014 with no other known cross-references, this variety was attributed by the Wexler Team.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1947-S 1¢ WRPM-014

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