1883 Repunched Date WRPD-002

Description

This Wexler-attributed repunched date variety appears on the 1883 Shield nickel — the final year of a design that had been in production since 1866. WRPD-002 exhibits repunching south on the digits 1 and 8, with the lower 3 shifted west, producing the diagnostic overlap pattern 18/1883/3 visible under magnification. The variety is cross-referenced as Flynn NC RPD-005, Peters and Mohon PM-19.1, Breen 2530, and Flynn NC RPD-003, reflecting extensive documentation across multiple attribution services. A critical die marker for this specific coin is found on the reverse, which displays the "No CENTS" design — the Shield nickel's standard reverse throughout its entire run, where the denomination was expressed as the numeral 5 without the word CENTS. The year 1883 is pivotal in five-cent coinage history: it was simultaneously the last year for the Shield design and the first year for the Liberty Head nickel, making 1883-dated nickels available in both design types. WRPD-002 on the Shield nickel should not be confused with the identically numbered attribution on the Liberty Head nickel of the same year.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Not noted Cross References: Flynn: NC RPD-003
• Flynn: NC RPD-003; Wexler Variety ID: 1883 5¢ V WRPD-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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