1911-D Repunched Mintmark WRPM-002

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1911-D 1c WRPM-002 and carrying extensive cross-references — CONECA RPM #2, Cherrypickers FS-01-1911D-502 (012.81), Crawford CRPM-002, Coppercoins 1911D-1MM-002, and inclusion in the CONECA Top 100 RPM list — this Lincoln Wheat Cent displays a D/D repunched mintmark with the secondary impression positioned south of the primary. The southward displacement means the initial D mintmark was placed slightly too high, and the corrective second punch moved the letter downward to its final position, leaving the remnant of the first impression visible above the final D on struck coins. The breadth of cross-references across five independent cataloging systems — Wexler, CONECA, Cherrypickers, Crawford, and Coppercoins — confirms this as one of the most widely recognized and documented repunched mintmark varieties in the Lincoln Wheat Cent series, and its inclusion on the CONECA Top 100 RPM list elevates it to the top tier of collected repunched mintmark varieties across all denominations. No significant obverse die markers are visible. The 1911-D Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck at the Denver Mint in the standard bronze composition of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc, weighing 3.11 grams with a diameter of 19.05 mm. Victor David Brenner designed the obverse Lincoln portrait, while the wheat ears reverse served from 1909 through 1958. The 1911-D had a mintage of approximately 12.7 million pieces, a moderate figure for the era. The Cherrypickers FS designation confirms this as a variety actively sought in circulation and roll searching, and the Top 100 RPM status makes it one of the premier repunched mintmark specimens available to collectors building error and variety sets.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Paul Funiaole Cross References: CONECA: RPM #2, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1911D-502 (012.81), Crawford: CRPM-002, Coppercoins: 1911D-1MM-002 Top 100 RPM: CONECA
• CONECA: RPM #2, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1911D-502 (012.81), Crawford: CRPM-002, Coppercoins: 1911D-1MM-002 Top 100 RPM: CONECA; Wexler Variety ID: 1911-D 1¢ WRPM-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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