1950-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-005

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista with die tracking code UVC-0731 and die marker reference DMR-011, this 1950-D Washington Silver Quarter RPM-005 features a D/D repunched mintmark where the secondary D impression is visible adjacent to the primary placement on the reverse. Three documented die stages trace the working die's progression: Stage A is early die state (EDS), unconfirmed, representing the die at its freshest with the repunched mintmark at maximum definition; Stage B is mid-die-state (MDS), also unconfirmed; Stage C reaches late die state (LDS) with the reverse showing characteristic LDS wear and a die crack developing across the bust on the paired obverse die — a crack that traverses one of the highest-relief areas of John Flanagan's Washington portrait, where concentrated striking stresses accelerate structural failure. The bust die crack at LDS provides a useful die state indicator, as its presence confirms a later-production specimen while its absence suggests an earlier state. The 1950-D Washington Quarter was struck at the Denver Mint in 90% silver composition (90% silver, 10% copper), weighing 6.25 grams with a diameter of 24.26 mm. The 1950-D had a mintage of approximately 21.1 million pieces, and the D mintmark was hand-punched into each individual working die at the Denver Mint during this era — a manual process that generated the positional variations cataloged as RPM varieties. John Flanagan designed the coin based on Houdon's famous bust of Washington, with the heraldic eagle reverse. As the fifth cataloged repunched mintmark for the 1950-D date in the VarietyVista system, RPM-005 documents the breadth of mintmark positioning variation within this date's working die population, with each RPM number representing a unique die that received its D mintmark at a slightly different position or angle during the hand-punching process.

Die Markers

• UVC-0731
• DMR-011
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse is LDS
• Die crack across bust – LDS

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