1949 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-034

Description

1949-S WRPM-034 is a repunched mint mark on the 1949-S Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. Wexler describes it as S/S West: the secondary S lies west of the primary. Obverse Stage A: N/S scratches around the 19 of the date and a short scratch inside the loop of the 9; on LIBERTY, the R has one scratch rising north from its top and another dropping south from its base, scratches head north from the top of the T, and scratches run south from the gaps between E and R and between R and T. Stage B adds a chip on the back of the nose below the eye. On the reverse, Stage A has a group of scratches heading north from the top of the E in ONE; a V-shaped scratch at the tip of that E's lower right leg; N/S scratches inside the C of CENT; strong N/S scratches inside the E of STATES; and a chip on the outer left side of the last A in AMERICA. Stage B adds a chip left of the O in OF. John Bordner submitted Stage A and David Bloomberg Stage B. Wexler lists no cross-references.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1949-S 1¢ WRPM-034

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