1950 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-025

Description

1950-D WRPM-025 is a repunched mint mark on the 1950-D Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. Wexler describes it as D/D Tilted (Rotated): the secondary D is turned relative to the primary. Obverse Stage A has a light crack in the hair above the ear; a gouge heading SE between the T and R of TRUST; chips east of and NE of the Y in LIBERTY; and a scratch heading NE from the Y's upper left edge. On Stage B the crack has grown a second branch heading west toward the back of the head, and a field chip appears beneath and between the TR in TRUST. On Stage C the crack from the bow tie is stronger, the scratch from the second T in TRUST has almost been abraded away, and the head crack runs through WE to the rim. On the reverse, Stage A has a scratch heading SE from the lower S of PLURIBUS to the bottom edge of the U in UNUM; a NW/SE scratch above the NE of ONE; and a N/S scratch down the left wheat stalk's right side, left of the O in OF, its lower end on the stem. On Stage B that stalk scratch is faint. Wexler calls Stage C a second reverse, with a scratch heading NNE from the U of UNITED at its upper right and one heading north from inside the N of UNITED at its upper left. Submitters were Brian Ribar (Stage A), Ben Peters (Stage B) and David Mulberry (Stage C). Wexler lists no cross-references. Brian Ribar took the photo of the RPM.

Cross References

• None known Comments: The photo of the RPM was taken by Brian Ribar.; Wexler Variety ID: 1950-D 1¢ WRPM-025

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