1940-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-009

Description

Cataloged as UVC-1134, DMR-011, this 1940 San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent displays a repunched mintmark with the S/S positioned to the East. Three die stages have been documented: Stage A is EDS (unconfirmed), Stage B shows obverse and reverse in MDS, and Stage C is LDS (unconfirmed). The S/S East repunch direction indicates the initial S punch was placed slightly to the west of the corrected position. Struck in 95% copper at the San Francisco Mint as the United States prepared for potential involvement in World War II, the 1940-S Wheat Cent comes from a year when branch mint production remained robust. RPM-009 sits alongside RPM-008 in the catalog of 1940-S repunched mintmark varieties, with its eastward repunch direction providing a clear diagnostic distinction. The multiple RPM varieties documented on this single date reflect how the hand-punching process at San Francisco generated numerous positional variations across the working dies prepared for that year's cent production.

Die Markers

• UVC-1134
• DMR-011
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Paul Funaiole
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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