1942 Repunched Mintmark WRPM-017
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Description
Struck as a Proof at the Philadelphia Mint, this 1942 Jefferson Nickel carries the seventeenth repunched mint mark for the date — a testament to how many individual proof dies received hand-punched P mint marks during the final year of standard nickel-alloy composition. The 1942 proof occupies a transitional moment: regular-composition proofs were produced early in the year while the Mint simultaneously began striking wartime silver-alloy nickels (35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese) with the large mint mark above Monticello. WRPM-017 belongs to the regular-composition group, struck in standard 75% copper, 25% nickel alloy. Proof die preparation involved careful hand-punching of mint marks, yet the sheer number of RPM varieties documented for 1942 proof nickels demonstrates that even controlled proof production generated measurable positional variations. Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1942 5c WRPM-017, this proof RPM documents one of many hand-punching variations preserved on a coin format intended for collector distribution.
Attribution History
- s:; Wexler Variety ID: 1942-P 5¢ Pr WRPM-017
- Expert attribution by Wexler Team
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