1950 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark WRPM-019

Description

1950-S WRPM-019 is a repunched mint mark on the 1950-S Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. Wexler describes it as S/S/S West and West: the S was punched three times, with both extra impressions lying west of the primary. Obverse Stage A has a concentric gouge along the rim running clockwise from K-9:30 to a point between IN's N and GOD's G; a strong series of scratches heading north from LIBERTY's T; a strong dot northeast of the I of IN, near its top; die damage at the rim SW of TRUST's last T, at about K-2:00; a group of N-S scratches on the neck, northwest of the bow tie (Wexler notes these appear on every known die stage); a pair of short but strong gouges heading SE from beneath the lower central chin; and a long, faded group of scratches heading north from the 19 of the date and ending in the field just under nose level. On Stage B the rim damage at K-2:00 is weak, the concentric rim gouge is still strong, the scratches from the T are still visible, and the dot NE of the I is much weaker. Stage C keeps most of the Stage A and B markers and adds a clash line at the throat, above the bow tie. On Stage D the neck scratches and the scratches from the T are still present; heavy abrasion of the neck clash has left many N-S scratches, and a fresh series of N-S scratches links the lower nose with the upper chin. By Stage E the scratches from the T are down to two long parallel lines, the neck scratches NW of the bow tie remain, the rim damage below TRUST's last T is completely gone, and the N-S abrasion marks at the neck are weaker. On the reverse, Stage A has a strong series of N-S scratches through ONE's E; two short scratches heading north from CENT's T at the upper left of its crossbar (Wexler sees them on every known die stage); a short scratch heading north from the O of OF at its upper left; light N-S scratches through and below the AMER of AMERICA; a strong scratch heading south from the lower left corner of STATES' E to the right side of AMERICA's last A; and a small gouge (dot) along UNITED's U at its upper left margin. On Stage B most Stage A markers remain but are weaker, and a new scratch heads north from the apex of ONE's O. On Stage C most earlier markers remain, and signs of a die clash show inside CENT's C, in its lower right opening. By Stage D nearly all the Stage A-C markers have worn away, though the light scratches from the T's crossbar remain, a light N-S scratch shows between AMERICA's E and R, and the scratch from the O of OF is barely visible. On Stage E only the scratch from the apex of ONE's O and the two short scratches from the T's crossbar remain, and a fresh dot appears above the right tip of the lower crossbar of STATES' E. Submitters were John Bordner (Stage A), Ben Peters (Stage B), David Bloomberg (Stages C and E) and Brian Ribar (Stage D). Wexler lists no cross-references.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1950-S 1¢ WRPM-019

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