1943-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-007

Description

Southward displacement defines RPM-007 of the 1943-D Mercury Dime — the secondary D sits below the primary along a roughly vertical axis. The south direction indicates the technician's first punch attempt landed below the intended position, and the corrective second strike did not fully obliterate the lower impression. Evidence may appear as extra length beneath the vertical stroke, a doubled lower serif, or a faint outline of the letter's bowl below the primary. Seventh in the sequence, this variety confirms that Denver's wartime die preparation generated repunchings across a wide distribution of directions. The year 1943 saw American forces pushing across the Pacific and beginning the Italian campaign, with the war reshaping domestic production — including Mint operations. While the famous steel cent experiment made 1943 the most numismatically notable wartime year, the silver dime continued undisturbed. Weinman's winged Liberty remained the denomination's face, her Phrygian cap a classical allusion to the freedoms for which the nation was fighting. Struck in 90% silver at 2.50 grams and 17.9mm. Scrutinize the area directly below the D for the southward ghost.

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