1950 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-012

Description

1950-S WRPM-012 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 faded NNW-SSE scratches on the neck, NW of the bow tie; a strong gouge (dot) below the mint mark's lower left; a dot ahead of the lower bust, south of the date's 1; and a light crack just starting behind the upper lapel on the central bust. On Stage B a long crack climbs from the hair through the W of WE, right of center, to the rim; the crack behind the lapel is stronger; another long crack descends the bust front to the rim, passing just behind the first shoulder fold; the face gains two strong gouges (dots), one SW of the nostril's back and another at the rear of the chin; the dot below the 1 is still present; and a light N-S crack shows in the hair under the W of WE. On the reverse, Stage A has many N-S scratches covering nearly all of the central reverse; a strong gouge running NE to the rim from PLURIBUS' R at its upper right; and distinctive scratch patterns within the E of CENT, the D of UNITED and the O of OF. On Stage B most of the scratches are faded but still present, the gouge from the R is weak, and a well-hidden gouge runs west from the top kernel of the left wheat stalk. John Bordner submitted Stage A and Brian Ribar Stage B. CONECA lists it as RPM #12 and Coppercoins as 1950S-1MM-012.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1950-S 1¢ WRPM-012

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