1947-S Repunched Mintmark WRPM-021

Description

Twenty-first in the documented sequence of repunched mintmarks for the 1947-S Lincoln Wheat Cent, WRPM-021 shares visual characteristics with WRPM-012, and additional high-grade specimens may ultimately establish a direct link between the two varieties. This similarity suggests the two RPMs may represent different die stages of the same mintmark punch application, though confirmation awaits further examination of well-preserved examples where the secondary mintmark impression remains sharp enough for definitive comparison. Attributed by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID: 1947-S 1¢ WRPM-021, this variety documents one of the many mintmark positioning anomalies that characterized San Francisco Mint cent production in the postwar era, when mintmarks were still individually hand-punched into each working die. The 1947-S Lincoln Wheat Cent saw substantial circulation, and locating high-grade examples with clear RPM diagnostics remains a challenge that adds to the variety’s collecting interest.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Eric Axtell Cross References: None known Comments: This variety is very similar to WRPM-012 and additional high grade finds may find a link between the two varieties.
• None known Comments: This variety is very similar to WRPM-012 and additional high grade finds may find a link between the two varieties.; Wexler Variety ID: 1947-S 1¢ WRPM-021
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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