1951-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-001

Description

Attributed by VarietyVista as UVC-215, DMR-002, this 1951 San Francisco Mint Roosevelt Dime carries a repunched mintmark where evidence of the initial S punch placement remains visible near the final position. As RPM-001 for this date, it holds the primary catalog number among repunched mintmark varieties documented for the 1951-S issue. Three die stages have been documented: Stage A (early die state), Stage B (mid-die state), and Stage C (late die state), providing a framework for sequencing specimens within this die pair's production run. Hand-applied mintmarks were the standard practice at the San Francisco Mint throughout the 1950s, and each working die received its own individually punched S, making slight positional variations inevitable across different dies. John R. Sinnock's Roosevelt portrait had been in use for five years by 1951, and the design's reverse S mintmark location continued to generate repunched mintmark varieties throughout the silver composition era. Struck in 90% silver (0.900 fine), the 1951-S Roosevelt Dime combines precious metal value with variety collecting appeal for specialists focused on early Roosevelt Dime RPMs.

Die Markers

• UVC-215
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

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