1962-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-003

Description

A triple-punched mintmark variety, the 1962-D Lincoln Memorial Cent RPM-003 is designated D/D/D South, North — indicating that the D mintmark was punched three times, with the secondary impression displaced to the south and a tertiary impression displaced to the north relative to the final position. This three-punch sequence, where the mintmark was repositioned twice before the final correction, makes RPM-003 one of the more complex repunched mintmark varieties in the 1962-D cent series. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-854 / DMR-004, the variety has been documented across six die stages. Stage A finds both obverse and reverse in early die state (EDS). Stage B (EMDS) introduces a light north-south die crack on the forehead with the reverse still in early-to-mid condition. By Stage C (MDS), a depression has formed at the right eave tip of the Memorial. Stage D (MDS) brings a die break on column #12. Stage E (LMDS) sees the obverse in late-mid condition with a die break forming at the right eave tip. The terminal Stage F (LDS) shows the obverse in late die state with a larger die break at the right eave tip, recording the die's final phase of service. The progressive enlargement of the right eave break from Stage C through Stage F provides collectors with a particularly clear chronological marker for determining where a given specimen falls in this die's production sequence.

Die Markers

• UVC-854
• DMR-004
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Light North-South die crack on forehead – EMDS
• Reverse is EMDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse is MDS
• Depression at Right eave tip – MDS
• Stage D:
• Obverse is MDS
• Die break on column #12 – MDS
• Stage E:
• Obverse is LMDS
• Die break at Right eave tip – LMDS
• Stage F:
• Obverse is LDS
• Larger die break at Right eave tip – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Unknown
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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