1960 (D) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Large Date - Repunched Mintmark RPM-010

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-648/DMR-016, RPM-010 is a repunched mintmark variety on the 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Memorial cent that progresses through four documented die stages. Stage A presents the secondary mintmark at early die state, where the repunching is most clearly defined before production wear begins to erode the secondary impression. Stage B advances to an intermediate condition with developing surface characteristics. Stage C shows further deterioration, and by Stage D, the die reaches late production phase with accumulated wear markers. The four-stage progression provides collectors with a useful framework for dating individual specimens within the die's production run, as early die state examples with the strongest secondary mintmark carry the greatest attribution interest. Collectors assembling a comprehensive set of 1960-D RPM varieties will find that RPM-010's four clean stages offer straightforward diagnostic criteria for identification.

Die Markers

• UVC-648
• DMR-016
• Stage A:
• Die scratch Northeast-Southwest through 6 of date – EDS
• Reverse is EDS
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Die chip in lower R of LIBERTY – LMDS
• Reverse is LMDS
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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