1960-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-021

Description

Punched D/D Northeast according to VarietyVista, RPM-021 is a repunched mintmark variety on the 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Memorial cent that spans six die stages across two reverse die pairings (UVC-662/DMR-030 and UVC-2946/DMR-134). The secondary mintmark's northward visibility is noted as strengthening between Stages A and B, an unusual characteristic suggesting the repunch may have been partially obscured by initial die finishing. Under the first reverse (UVC-662/DMR-030): Stage A (EDS): weak secondary mintmark to the north, die scratches NW-SE through date, minute die chip on upper C of CENT. Stage B (EMDS): strong secondary mintmark to the north, light die crack on column 12. Stage C (MDS): obverse is MDS, die chips on column 12. Stage D (LDS): die crack over V.D.B., die break at right eave tip, die break on columns 11 and 12. Stage E (VLDS): obverse is VLDS, die crack off lower left building. Under the second reverse (UVC-2946/DMR-134): Stage F (VLDS): obverse is VLDS, reverse die changed at EDS, die scratches E-W on reverse. The die's progression to VLDS before the reverse change indicates this obverse was approaching terminal deterioration when the second reverse was paired with it.

Die Markers

• UVC-662
• DMR-030
• Stage A:
• Weak secondary mintmark to the North – EDS
• Die scratches Northwest-Southeast through date
• Minute die chip on upper C of CENT – EDS
• Stage B:
• Strong secondary mintmark to the North – EMDS
• Light die crack on column #12 – EMDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse is MDS
• Die chips on column #12 – MDS
• Stage D:
• Die crack over V.D.B. – LDS
• Die break at Right eave tip – LDS
• Die break on column #11 and 12
• Stage E:
• Obverse is VLDS
• Die crack off lower Left building – VLDS
• UVC-2946
• DMR-134
• Stage F:
• Obverse is VLDS
• Reverse die changed – EDS
• Die scratches East-West on Reverse

Attribution History

• Discovered by E. Nesheim
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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