1907 Misplaced Date WMPD-001

Description

Holding the primary catalog position as the first documented misplaced date for the 1907 Barber Dime, WMPD-001 records ghost remnants of a mispunched date digit on a Philadelphia Mint issue from the final decade of Charles Barber's Liberty Head design. Misplaced dates arise from the manual die preparation methods of the early twentieth century, when each numeral was individually punched into the die face by hand. A digit placed incorrectly would be corrected with a second impression in the proper location, but traces of the initial errant strike often survived as faint impressions visible under magnification. Philadelphia Mint Barber Dimes from 1907 carry no mintmark, as the main facility's output was identified by the absence of a branch mint letter. The Wexler Team's cataloging of this variety as WMPD-001 establishes the baseline entry for the 1907 date, meaning any subsequently discovered misplaced dates on 1907 dimes would receive higher sequential numbers. Misplaced date varieties on Barber coinage appeal to collectors who appreciate the tangible evidence of human craftsmanship embedded in coins from the pre-mechanical hubbing era.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jason Mondy Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1907 10¢ WMPD-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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