1961-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-027

Description

Identified by VarietyVista as UVC-803 with die marriage record DMR-040, RPM-027 on the 1961-D Lincoln Memorial Cent is a D/D/D triple-punched repunched mintmark displaced to the east on the lower serif. Four die stages document this variety, with a distinctive forehead die crack that evolved across multiple stages serving as the primary obverse diagnostic. Stage A records Early Die State (EDS), where a very light die crack on the forehead and a die scratch from the left upper base to the N of UNITED are both present — unusual in that the forehead crack appeared at the die's earliest documented stage rather than developing later as is more typical. By Stage B (MDS), the forehead crack has intensified to a light die crack, and a light die scratch has appeared from the F of OF to the top of the building. Stage C advances to Late Die State (LDS), bringing a die chip on column 12 and a die chip at the lower right leg of the N of CENT. Stage D, also at LDS, introduces die depressions — one under the middle bar of the E of CENT and another under the right side of the T of CENT. The progressive forehead crack — from very light at EDS through light at MDS — provides a reliable staging marker that collectors can use to sequence their specimens within this variety's die state continuum. The concentration of late-stage damage around the CENT inscription and column 12 reflects the typical stress distribution on Lincoln Memorial reverse dies.

Die Markers

• UVC-803
• DMR-040
• Stage A:
• Very light die crack on forehead – EDS
• Die scratch from Left upper base to N of UNITED – EDS
• Stage B:
• Light die crack of forehead – MDS
• Light die scratch from F of OF to top of building – MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse is LDS
• Die chip on column #12 – LDS
• Die chip at lower Right leg of N of CENT
• Stage D:
• Obverse is LDS
• Die depression under middle bar of the E of CENT – LDS
• Die depression under Right side of the T of CENT

Attribution History

• Discovered by Unknown
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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