1930-S Repunched Mintmark WRPM-008

Description

Entered in the Wexler RPM Files under 1930-S 1¢ WRPM-008, with reference photography by John Bordner, this repunched mintmark variety was struck at the San Francisco Mint on a Lincoln Wheat Cent from 1930. The RPM collecting discipline within the Lincoln cent series is well-developed, with the Wexler RPM Files providing the primary reference catalog and numbered entries for each documented secondary punch impression. WRPM-008's position in the sequence — past WRPM-006 but with gaps reflecting other catalog entries — indicates that researchers identified and documented multiple separate die configurations for 1930-S before assigning this number. Each RPM number corresponds to a unique die: the same physical die used across an entire production run, identifiable by the fixed position and geometry of its mintmark punch impression. The 1930-S Lincoln cent had a mintage of approximately 1.84 million coins — modest by wheat cent standards — and the resulting scarcity of examples makes cherrypicking RPM varieties on this date particularly rewarding for specialists willing to examine available inventory carefully.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lloyd Hanson Cross References: None known Comments: The photos of this variety were taken by John Bordner for the Wexler RPM Files.
• None known Comments: The photos of this variety were taken by John Bordner for the Wexler RPM Files.; Wexler Variety ID: 1930-S 1¢ WRPM-008
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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