1961-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-015

Description

Extensively documented by VarietyVista as UVC-785 with die marriage record DMR-022, RPM-015 on the 1961-D Lincoln Memorial Cent is a D/D/D triple-punched repunched mintmark with displacement to the north showing on the serifs. Six die stages record one of the most detailed deterioration sequences among the 1961-D RPM varieties. Stage A carries an unconfirmed Early Die State (EDS) classification. Stage B advances to Mid Die State (MDS), where the secondary mintmark appears light inside the main mintmark, a light die crack has formed over the V.D.B. designer's initials, and the reverse is also at MDS. Stage C, also at MDS, reveals that the secondary mintmark has strengthened to a strong impression inside the main mintmark — an unusual phenomenon where mid-die-state wear actually improved the visibility of the repunching. Strong northeast die scratches cross the obverse at this stage, with the reverse at MDS. By Stage D (LMDS), a die break has formed under the left base, die cracks connect the upper CEN of CENT, and die cracks connect the lower ES of STATES. Stage E marks a dramatic escalation of deterioration: a die crack on the forehead and a die break on the neck appear on the obverse, while the reverse shows die breaks in the lower E and upper R of AMERICA, a die break under the right side of the T of CENT, a die break on the right cornice, a die break on upper column 12, and a large depression at the right eave — at LMDS. The terminal Stage F (LDS) records a die break outside the middle of column 12. The six stages document a die that accumulated an extraordinary concentration of reverse failures.

Die Markers

• UVC-785
• DMR-022
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Light secondary mintmark inside main mintmark – MDS
• Light die crack over V.D.B.
• Reverse is MDS
• Stage C:
• Strong secondary mintmark inside main mintmark – MDS
• Strong die scratches Northeast across Obverse
• Reverse is MDS
• Stage D:
• Obverse is LMDS
• Die break under Left base – LMDS
• Die crack connects upper CEN of CENT
• Die crack connects lower ES of STATES
• Stage E:
• Die crack on forehead – LDS
• Die break on neck
• Die break in lower E of AMERICA – LMDS
• Die break in upper R of AMERICA
• Die break under the Right side of the T of CENT
• Die break on Right cornice
• Die break on upper column #12
• Large depression at Right eave
• Stage F:
• Obverse is LDS
• Die break outside middle column #12 – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Unknown
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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