1949 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-036

Description

Cataloged in the Wexler Doubled Die Files as 1949-S 1 cent WRPM-036 and cross-referenced to Coppercoins attribution 1949S-1MM-007, this repunched mintmark variety on the 1949-S Lincoln Wheat Cent is accompanied by a comprehensive set of obverse and reverse die markers. The 1949-S was produced at the San Francisco Mint, which hand-punched mintmarks into individual working dies — a practice that generated this entire class of varieties across the Lincoln cent series. Obverse markers: die break IN; rim burr above the N of IN; strong die scratches running north from the tops of TY; strong die scratches running southwest from below GO of GOD; strong die scratches running southeast from below TR of TRUST. Reverse markers: die scratch connecting the E and P of E PLURIBUS; die scratch connecting the top of the left wheat stalk to the E of E PLURIBUS; long die scratch running south ending at the top of the U in UNITED; die chip to the right of the lower M of UNUM; north-south die scratches about the T of CENT. The rich die marker set across both faces provides multiple independent confirmation points for attribution.

Cross References

• Coppercoins: 1949S-1MM-007 Comments: The photo of the RPM was taken by Brian Ribar.; Wexler Variety ID: 1949-S 1¢ WRPM-036

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