1950 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-011

Description

1950-S WRPM-011 is a repunched mint mark on the 1950-S Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. Wexler describes it as S/S East: the secondary S lies east of the primary. Obverse Stage A has very heavy scratches on the neck under the ear; two parallel scratches heading south from below and right of the date's 1; two parallel scratches running due north from the bridge of the nose, the left one barely touching the eyebrow's tip as it continues north ahead of the forehead; a group of short scratches heading north from the top of the head, below GOD; many N-S scratches inside and in front of the ear; many N-S abrasion lines in several spots on the central bust around the upper lapel (above it, below it and behind it); a strong gouge on the lower bust running ESE from the top of the B in VDB; and three light parallel scratches heading south from the upper buttonhole's right edge. On Stage B most of the Stage A scratches are gone and the neck scratches are weaker; new are N-S scratches between the 1 and 9, a strong gouge heading NW from the lower bust at its back, several strong N-S scratches through LIBERTY's TY and also running right from the bust's back edge, many N-S scratches through IN and GOD, and faded N-S scratches in front of the mouth. On Stage C the Stage B gouge at the lower back of the bust and the scratches between the 1 and 9 remain but are weak; new are a strong gouge (dot) on the rear edge of the hair high up, below GOD, a tiny dot just under GOD's G, and a strong gouge (dot) below the neck, north of the bow tie. On Stage D both Stage C gouges, at the back of the upper hair and above the bow tie, are still present, and a light SW-NE crack appears in the rear hair beneath the G of GOD and the W of WE. On the reverse, Stage A has several mostly N-S scratches through the right side of CENT's T; a strong N-S field scratch halfway between the base of CENT's T and the central right wheat stalk's left edge; several strong N-S scratches linking the L and U of PLURIBUS with the O of ONE; and two parallel scratches heading NW, one from above and one from below the NE corner of ONE's E. On Stage B the Stage A scratches have worn away; heavy finger-feeder damage crosses the top of ONE's E, running ENE, and a scratch heads north from the first A of AMERICA at its lower right. On Stage C the finger-feeder damage has worn away, the scratch by the A is weak, and a group of tiny gouges (dots) appears just under the central E of ONE. Wexler marks Stage D as a new reverse die, carrying fresh finger-feeder gouges through the N of ONE, similar to the earlier ones but different. Paul Funaiole submitted Stage A and John Bordner Stages B, C and D. CONECA lists it as RPM #11 and Coppercoins as 1950S-1MM-011. Wexler's comments explain that the listing first cataloged as WRPM-067 turned out to be an earlier stage of this die, WRPM-011, and was merged into it.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1950-S 1¢ WRPM-011

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