1959-D Repunched Mintmark WRPM-009
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Description
D/D/D/D South, South, & North Die Markers: Obverse Stage A: Lathe marks at the rim under the bust. Short NW/SE die scratch below the right side of the mint mark. Obverse Stage B: Stage A die markers abraded away. Die scratches NE from the right side of the 1 in the date. Light E/W die crack above the designer’s initials. Weaker secondary mint mark to the north. Separation shows between the primary and secondary mint marks. Obverse Stage C: Stage B die scratches are slightly weaker. Die crack at the designer’s initials is stronger. Secondary mint mark to the north is very weak. Obverse Stage D: Stage B die scratches are weaker. Die crack at the designer’s initials has a few die chips. Secondary mint mark to the north is abraded away. Obverse Stage E: Die crack running NE from the ear to the head then turning slightly east. NE/SW die scratches on both sides of the field closer to the profile. Long N/S die scratch below the beard. NE/SW die scratches through the back of the neck. Die chip inside the lower cavity of the B in LIBERTY. Obverse Stage F: Heavy abrasion marks at the 19 of the date, right upper side of the field and between the RTY of LIBERTY and the back of the jacket. Heavy abrasion inside the ear and at the temple. Die scratch from the beard abraded away. A very weak second die crack running NE/SW above the first die crack at the head. Die crack above the designer’s initials is stronger. Obverse Stage G: Die scratch NE from the right fork of the Y in LIBERTY. Second die crack in the head is now stronger and connects to the NE side of the lower die crack. Lower die crack on the head is longer. Obverse Stage H: Stage G die scratches are still present. The lower die crack in the head is lightly chipped at the ear. The die crack above the designer’s initials is longer and heavily chipped. The separation at the mint marks is strong. Stage A: Die chip on the left base tip. Die chip (dot) in the field left of the left upper side memorial base. Reverse Stage B: Die scratches WNW and NW from the N and E of ONE. Die scratches N by W from the right of the roof and the right side cornice. Irregular E/W die scratch above the right side roof and right side cornice. Die chip about center on column twelve. Long die scratch SSE from the lower right of the Memorial base. Die clash at the top of bay eight. Reverse Stage C: Stage B die markers are still present. Die crack on the upper right cornice and down the right eave. Short N/S die gouge in the field near the left lower area of the T in CENT. Reverse Stage D: Stage B and C die markers are still present except the irregular scratches above the cornice and roof. Longer chipped die crack on column twelve. Die crack on column one. Die chip (dot) in the field left of the lower area of column one. Reverse Stage E: New reverse die – second reverse. Light E/W die scratch above the URIB of PLURIBUS. Die scratch from the lower right side of the first T in STATES to the upper left side of the first U in PLURIBUS. Small die chip on the upper left side of the O of ONE. Short N/S die scratch near the upper right side of the C in AMERICA. Reverse Stage F: Heavy abrasion through most of PLURIBUS UNUM. Die scratch from the first T of STATES still present. Die scratch above PLURIBUS abraded away. Die scratch at the C in AMERICA still present. Die chip at the top of column twelve. Reverse Stage G: New reverse die – third reverse. ENE die scratch from the rim positioned below the center of the N of CENT. Reverse Stage H: Stage G die scratch is still present.
Attribution History
- CONECA: RPM #9, Coppercoins: 1959D-1MM-009, Crawford: CRPM-003; Wexler Variety ID: 1959-D 1¢ WRPM-009
- Expert attribution by Wexler Team