1964-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-001

Description

Documented by VarietyVista as UVC-427 with die marriage reference DMR-002, the 1964-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-001 Jefferson Nickel carries a D/D repunched mintmark with die state documentation across three stages: Stage A is cataloged as early die state but remains unconfirmed; Stage B is listed as mid-die-state, also unconfirmed; Stage C shows the reverse in late die state while the obverse is in mid-die-state — an asymmetric wear pattern indicating the reverse die deteriorated faster than the obverse, possibly due to differences in design depth or striking pressure distribution. The 1964 date holds special significance in American numismatics as the final year of standard-composition coinage before the Coinage Act of 1965 eliminated silver from dimes and quarters and reduced it in half dollars, triggering massive hoarding of pre-1965 silver coins. While the nickel's composition was unaffected by the silver removal, the 1964-D Jefferson Nickel was produced in enormous quantities — over 1.78 billion pieces — to meet the coin shortage crisis that prompted the composition changes. Felix Schlag's obverse portrait shows Thomas Jefferson facing left, while the Monticello reverse features the neoclassical facade of Jefferson's Virginia plantation home. Composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel, the coin weighs 5.00 grams with a 21.2 mm diameter and a plain edge. The RPM-001 designation as the primary catalog entry for 1964-D nickel repunched mintmarks suggests this variety was among the earliest documented or most prominent examples discovered, and the enormous 1964-D mintage generated a correspondingly large population of working dies, each receiving its hand-punched D mintmark individually at the Denver Mint.

Die Markers

• UVC-427
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse is LDS
• Obverse is MDS

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