1953 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Repunched Mintmark RPM-014

Description

The 1953-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-014 displays repunched mintmark diagnostics from the manual mintmark application process, where a corrective second punch was needed after initial misplacement. This Lincoln cent was struck at the Denver Mint, weighing 3.11 grams with a diameter of 19.05 mm. Die markers: UVC-466 DMR-016 Stage A: Obverse and Reverse are EDS     Stage B: Obverse is EMDS Die chip on T of CENT – EMDS Die break in lower Right wheat grains Stage C: Die clash at throat and in front of 1 of date – MDS Light die crack on shoulder Two die break in lower Right wheat grains – MDS UVC-467 DMR-017 Stage D: Obverse is LDS Reverse die changed – EDS Stage E: Medium die crack on shoulder – VLDS Die chip in upper Left wheat grains Obverse is MDS.

Die Markers

• UVC-466
• DMR-016
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Obverse is EMDS
• Die chip on T of CENT – EMDS
• Die break in lower Right wheat grains
• Stage C:
• Die clash at throat and in front of 1 of date – MDS
• Light die crack on shoulder
• Two die break in lower Right wheat grains – MDS
• UVC-467
• DMR-017
• Stage D:
• Obverse is LDS
• Reverse die changed – EDS
• Stage E:
• Medium die crack on shoulder – VLDS
• Die chip in upper Left wheat grains
• Obverse is MDS

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