1980-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-001

Description

Showing a D/D West orientation, RPM-001 for the 1980-D Lincoln Memorial cent was cataloged by VarietyVista and documents a repunched mintmark variety — indicating that the initial mintmark impression was placed slightly west of its final corrected position, leaving a trace of the first punch visible to the west of the primary D. The year 1980 holds special significance for mintmark variety collectors because it marks the first year Philadelphia cents received the P mintmark, while Denver continued its longstanding practice of applying the D by hand punch to each working die. Die marker codes UVC-1081 and DMR-002 identify this variety within the VarietyVista system. Three die states have been documented: Stage A represents the early die state (unconfirmed), when both the primary and secondary mintmark impressions would be at their sharpest and most clearly distinguishable; Stage B is the middle die state (unconfirmed), representing typical production-level wear; and Stage C shows both obverse and reverse in late die state, when progressive degradation has softened all design features and the repunching evidence may be more difficult to discern. The three-stage progression provides collectors with a framework for evaluating specimens across the die's full production life, though the unconfirmed status of Stages A and B suggests that photographic documentation for those states remains limited. The 1980-D cent was struck from 95% copper planchets. Attribution by VarietyVista.

Die Markers

• UVC-1081
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joseph Grommon
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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