1953 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-007

Description

Documented by VarietyVista, this Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent tracks five stages including unusual late-life die cracks through Lincoln's portrait. Die markers UVC-459 / DMR-009: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed); Stage B with obverse and reverse at MDS; Stage C with obverse at LMDS, a die chip on T of CENT at LMDS, and a die chip in the right wheat grains; Stage D with obverse and reverse at LDS; Stage E with a die crack in the hair at VLDS and a die crack on the forehead over the eye, reverse at VLDS. The Stage E portrait cracks through hair and forehead document extreme terminal deterioration. The five-stage progression from EDS through VLDS indicates a die pair pushed well beyond typical service limits. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm, struck at Denver during the Korean War era.

Die Markers

• UVC-459
• DMR-009
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse is LMDS
• Die chip on T of CENT – LMDS
• Die chip in Right wheat grains
• Stage
• D:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS
• Stage
• E:
• Die crack in hair – VLDS
• Die crack on forehead over eye
• Reverse is VLDS

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