1958 (D) Jefferson Nickel - Repunched Mintmark RPM-004

Description

Tracked by VarietyVista under internal code UVC-421 and die marriage reference DMR-005, this 1958-D Jefferson Nickel is the fourth cataloged repunched mintmark for the date-mint combination. Die stage documentation records three states: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B where both reverse and obverse are at mid-die-state, and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The mid-die-state designation for both dies in Stage B indicates the variety is most commonly encountered in a moderate state of die wear, with early and late die state specimens less frequently documented. Struck at the Denver Mint in 1958, the coin is composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel at 5.00 grams with a 21.21 mm diameter. Felix Schlag's Monticello reverse design, selected through a public competition in 1938, depicts Thomas Jefferson's Virginia estate with its characteristic columned portico. The existence of at least four cataloged RPM varieties for the 1958-D date reflects the volume of repunched mintmark events that occurred when hundreds of working dies each received their D mintmark individually by hand at the Denver Mint. Each hand-punching event was an independent opportunity for slight misalignment on the first strike, and the cumulative probability across the entire die population generated the multiple RPM varieties now documented in the VarietyVista and other reference catalogs for this date-mint combination.

Die Markers

• UVC-421
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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