1960 (D) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Large Date - Repunched Mintmark RPM-036

Description

Encompassing five die stages across two reverse die pairings, RPM-036 is a repunched mintmark variety on the 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Memorial cent. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-681/DMR-049 and UVC-682/DMR-050, this variety features prominent die scratches and a progressively worsening forehead crack. Under the first reverse (UVC-681/DMR-049): Stage A (EMDS): die scratches NE-SW on obverse, reverse is EMDS. Stage B (EMDS): horizontal die scratches on upper obverse, die chips on column 12 at MDS. Stage C (MDS): obverse is MDS, die crack on column 1 at LMDS, small die chip on right cornice. Stage D (LDS): die crack on forehead, die break above right cornice. After the reverse die change (UVC-682/DMR-050): Stage E (VLDS): strong die crack on forehead, reverse die changed at EDS. The strengthening of the forehead crack from light at Stage D to strong at Stage E indicates the obverse was approaching terminal failure when the second reverse was paired with it.

Die Markers

• UVC-681
• DMR-049
• Stage A:
• Die scratches Northeast-Southwest on Obverse – EMDS
• Reverse is EMDS
• Stage B:
• Horizontal die scratches on upper Obverse – EMDS
• Die chips on column #12 – MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse is MDS
• Die crack on column # 1 – LMDS
• Small die chip on Right cornice
• Stage D:
• Die crack on forehead – LDS
• Die break above Right cornice – LDS
• UVC-682
• DMR-050
• Stage E:
• Strong die crack on forehead – VLDS
• Reverse die changed – EDS

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