1929-S Repunched Mintmark WRPM-002

Description

During the hand-punching era, every working die at the San Francisco Mint received its S mintmark from a steel letter punch driven into the die face by a press operator — a manual process that occasionally left evidence of repositioning. The 1929-S WRPM-002 Lincoln wheat cent preserves exactly this kind of evidence: a secondary S impression beneath or beside the final placement, visible under magnification as a slight doubling of the mintmark's curves. San Francisco struck over 50 million wheat cents in 1929, yet only a fraction carry identifiable repunched mintmarks, making cataloged examples like WRPM-002 significant to variety specialists. This variety is cross-referenced across all three major attribution services — CONECA RPM #2, Coppercoins 1929S-1MM-002, and Wexler Variety ID 1929-S 1¢ WRPM-002 — providing collectors with multiple confirmation paths for authentication.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Doug Yost (upgraded by Lloyd Hanson) Cross References: CONECA: RPM #2, Coppercoins: 1929S-1MM-002
• CONECA: RPM #2, Coppercoins: 1929S-1MM-002; Wexler Variety ID: 1929-S 1¢ WRPM-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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