1960-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-019

Description

Documenting eight die stages across two reverse die pairings, RPM-019 is a repunched mintmark variety on the 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Memorial cent cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-659/DMR-027 and UVC-660/DMR-028. The secondary mintmark weakens from light-but-complete visibility in early stages to extremely weak by the terminal state. Under the first reverse (UVC-659/DMR-027): Stage A (EDS): light but complete secondary mintmark, N-S die scratches in front of date, die chips on column 12 at LMDS, depression at right eave. Stage B (EMDS): spur off tail of 9 toward mintmark, die break on column 12 at LMDS, medium die break at right eave. Stage C (MDS): two depressions at right eave at LDS. Stage D (MDS): large die break at right eave at LDS. After the reverse die change (UVC-660/DMR-028): Stage E (LDS): weak secondary mintmark, die chip in lower R of LIBERTY, reverse die changed at MDS. Stage F (LDS): very light die crack on forehead, small die chip on right cornice at LMDS. Stage G (VLDS): very weak secondary mintmark, stronger die crack on forehead, die crack from left base through ON of ONE at LDS. Stage H (VLDS): extremely weak secondary mintmark, stronger forehead crack, die chip in upper and lower R of LIBERTY, larger die chip on right cornice at LDS, die cracks on columns 1, 2, and 12.

Die Markers

• UVC-659
• DMR-027
• Stage A:
• Light but complete secondary mintmark – EDS
• North-South die scratches in front of date
• Die chips on column #12 – LMDS
• Depression at Right eave
• Stage B:
• Spur off tail of 9 toward mintmark – EMDS
• Die break on column #12 – LMDS
• Medium die break at Right eave
• Stage C:
• Obverse is MDS
• Two depressions at Right eave – LDS
• Stage D:
• Obverse is MDS
• Large die break at Right eave – LDS
• UVC-660
• DMR-028
• Stage E:
• Weak secondary mintmark – LDS
• Die chip in lower R of LIBERTY
• Reverse die changed – MDS
• Stage F:
• Very light die crack on forehead – LDS
• Small die chip on Right cornice – LMDS
• Stage G:
• Very weak secondary mintmark – VLDS
• Stronger die crack on forehead
• Die crack from left base through ON of ONE – LDS
• Stage H:
• Extremely weak secondary mintmark – VLDS
• Stronger die crack on forehead
• Die chip in upper and lower R of LIBERTY
• Larger die chip on Right cornice – LDS
• Die cracks on column # 1, 2, and 12

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