1970-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-007

Description

Designated "D/D South," RPM-007 on the 1970-D Lincoln Memorial cent documents a downward shift of the secondary mintmark punch relative to the primary impression — the ghost D appears below the final mintmark position, creating extra metal at the base of the letter visible under magnification. This southward displacement represents one of the simpler repunch geometries to detect because the lower serifs and bottom curve of the D are duplicated in an area that should otherwise be clean field. Cataloged as UVC-940 and DMR-008 in the VarietyVista system, RPM-007 tracks through three die stages. Stage A at Early Die State is unconfirmed, fitting the recurring pattern among 1970-D varieties where early die impressions went unrecognized. Stage B presents both obverse and reverse at Mid Die State, providing the most reliable attribution window when the southward ghost D is cleanly preserved against moderate die wear. Stage C at Late Die State remains unconfirmed, leaving open the question of whether terminal die fatigue eventually obliterated the repunch evidence or whether the die was retired before reaching that point. Within the spectrum of 1970-D RPM directional varieties — tilted, northeast, south, and north — RPM-007's southward displacement forms a complementary pair with RPM-008's northward shift, illustrating how the hand-punching process could produce opposite misalignments from die to die depending on operator technique and positioning.

Die Markers

• UVC-940
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ken Chylinski
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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