1944-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-002

Description

Complementing RPM-001's northward displacement, RPM-002 of the 1944-D Mercury Dime shifts the secondary D south — the ghost visible below the primary. Together, RPM-001 and RPM-002 document opposite vertical displacements for the same date, illustrating hand-punching's bidirectional variability. Where the first variety's punch landed too high, this one's landed too low, and both corrective strikes only partially covered the initial attempts. Southward displacement produces evidence beneath the letter — extra length on the lower vertical stroke, a doubled lower serif, or the bottom curve of a secondary D bowl below the primary. The 1944-D was struck during the final year of the European war, as Allied forces advanced through France, Belgium, and into Germany. Denver maintained robust production alongside its other wartime obligations, each working die requiring individual hand-punching. With Weinman's Mercury Dime now in its penultimate year, these 90% silver, 17.9mm dimes represented the twilight of one of America's most beloved designs. Check below the D mintmark for the southward secondary impression defining RPM-002.

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