1949 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-008

Description

Documented by VarietyVista, this San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent RPM-008 features a rich set of die scratches documented across four progressive stages. Die markers UVC-331 / DMR-010: Stage A with die scratches north from TY of LIBERTY at EDS and parallel die scratches south from L of PLURIBUS to O of ONE at EDS; Stage B with obverse and reverse at MDS; Stage C with die scratches East-West on throat at LMDS and weak reverse die scratches at LMDS; Stage D at LDS (unconfirmed). The directional die scratch pattern — northward from LIBERTY, southward from PLURIBUS, and later East-West on the throat — documents multiple separate scratch events across the die's service life. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm, the 1949-S was struck at San Francisco during the late years of Brenner's wheat ears reverse.

Die Markers

• UVC-331
• DMR-010
• Stage A:
• Die scratches North from TY of LIBERTY – EDS
• Parallel die scratches South from L of PLURIBUS to O of ONE – EDS
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Die scratches East-West on throat – LMDS
• Weak Reverse die scratches – LMDS
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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