1950 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-016

Description

1950-S WRPM-016 is a repunched mint mark on the 1950-S Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. Wexler describes it as S/S/S North and Tilted: the S was punched three times, the extra impressions lying north and turned. Obverse Stage A has many scratches heading NNW from between the date's 1 and 9 to near the front of the chin; a strong gouge heading east from the front of the bow tie; a strong gouge heading SE from the rim above TRUST's R; a group of N-S scratches below the front hair curl; a gouge on the neck; and a gouge at the eye. On Stage B the bow-tie gouge and the gouge above the R have been abraded away, while the neck and eye gouges remain; new are a clash at the throat and a weak NE/SW crack on the back of the shoulder. Stage C adds a long scratch heading NE from low on the bust front, along the mint mark's left side and between the 9 and 5; a gouge on the neck just north of the bow tie; a curved crack over the ear on the back of the head; and a faded N-S scratch in the field behind the neck. On the reverse, Stage A has a N-S scratch dividing the O of OF through its central opening; two closely spaced parallel scratches heading north from that O at its upper left; a scratch heading north from UNITED's N (upper left) to the lower C of CENT; a gouge (dot) toward the rim along the upper right of the right wheat tassels; and two well-spaced parallel scratches heading SW from the right side of PLURIBUS' B and the left side of its S. Wexler marks Stage B as a new reverse die, with a chip (dot) at the top center of AMERICA's C. Stage C adds a light crack running SE from the right wheat stalk's lower right out to the rim; a long, thin scratch heading ESE from the R of PLURIBUS (lower right leg) almost to the lower right leg of UNUM's N; a short but strong scratch heading south in the field near the second U of PLURIBUS at its lower left, which crosses the ESE scratch; a small gouge (dot) at the upper margin of AMERICA's C; two long parallel scratches heading ENE from the lower right of the left wheat stalk below OF, running all the way through the lower A and M of AMERICA, where they join several other parallel scratches above and below; a tiny scratch heading north from the exact top center of CENT's T; two dots, about a letter width apart, inside the lower E of ONE; and three dots in a NW-SE line inside that E's upper opening. Submitters were John Bordner (Stage A), David Bloomberg (Stage B) and Brian Ribar (Stage C). Wexler lists no cross-references.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1950-S 1¢ WRPM-016

External References