1960-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-015
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Description
Spanning four die stages under VarietyVista designation UVC-653/DMR-021, RPM-015 is a repunched mintmark variety on the 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Memorial cent. The secondary mintmark weakens progressively across the die's service life, creating a clear diagnostic gradient for staging individual specimens. Stage A (EDS): strong secondary mintmark, reverse is MDS. Stage B (MDS): light die crack east of V.D.B., die chip at right eave tip. Stage C (LMDS): medium secondary mintmark, die scratches north-south through date, small die chip on left side of T of CENT. Stage D (LDS): weak secondary mintmark, light die crack in hair above ear, die chip at top of right cornice. The year 1960 holds special significance in Lincoln cent collecting because a deliberate mid-year hub change created two distinct subtypes — Large Date and Small Date — at both Philadelphia and Denver. All RPM varieties numbered 015 and above on the 1960-D Large Date reflect the sheer volume of working dies Denver consumed during the first production phase, each receiving its mintmark by hand in a process where positional imprecision was an inherent possibility.
Die Markers
- UVC-653
- DMR-021
- Stage A:
- Strong secondary mintmark – EDS
- Reverse is MDS
- Stage B:
- Light die crack East of V.D.B. – MDS
- Die chip at Right eave tip – MDS
- Stage C:
- Medium secondary mintmark – LMDS
- Die scratches North-South through date
- Small die chip on Left side of T of CENT – LMDS
- Stage D:
- Weak secondary mintmark – LDS
- Light die crack in hair above ear
- Die chip at the top of the Right cornice – LDS