1952 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-003

Description

Bearing an S/S/S East, Lower Serif triple-punched mintmark, this VarietyVista-documented 1952-S Lincoln Wheat Cent from San Francisco tracks five stages across two die pairings. Die markers UVC-435 / DMR-004: Stage A with die scratches north-south in front of profile and reverse at EDS; Stage B with die clash at throat at EMDS and die gouge in lower right wheat to rim; Stage C with light die crack over V.D.B. at MDS, die gouge through first U of UNUM, and die clash through N of CENT. UVC-1809 / DMR-021: Stage D with obverse at LMDS and reverse die changed at LMDS; Stage E at LDS (unconfirmed). The die clash evidence at both throat and CENT inscription documents mutual design transfer between obverse and reverse dies during a misfire. Struck in 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm, the triple-punch direction notation "East, Lower Serif" precisely locates the displacement relative to the S letterform.

Die Markers

• UVC-435
• DMR-004
• Stage A:
• Die scratches North-South in front of profile
• Reverse is EDS
• Stage B:
• Die clash at throat – EMDS
• Die gouge lower Right wheat to rim – EMDS
• Stage C:
• Light die crack over V. D. B. – MDS
• Die gouge through first U of UNUM – MDS
• Die clash through N of CENT
• UVC-1809
• DMR-021
• Stage D:
• Obverse is LMDS
• Reverse die changed – LMDS
• Stage E:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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