1946-D Repunched Mintmark WRPM-008

Description

WRPM-008 on the 1946-D Jefferson Nickel holds the distinction of cross-referencing as CONECA RPM No. 1 for this date and mint — the first repunched mintmark catalogued by CONECA on the 1946-D — a designation that reflects its well-known status among variety collectors. Attributed by the Wexler Team as Wexler Variety ID 1946-D 5¢ WRPM-008, the variety exhibits a D/D tilted and rotated repunch, meaning the secondary mintmark impression is both displaced from the primary and rotated relative to it — a more complex repunch than a simple directional shift. Obverse die markers include northwest-to-southeast die scratches below the chin. The postwar 1946 Jefferson Nickel returned to the standard 75% copper, 25% nickel alloy after the wartime silver issues of 1942-1945, and the mintmark was moved back to its traditional position to the right of Monticello on the reverse. Cross-reference: CONECA RPM No. 1; Wexler Variety ID: 1946-D 5¢ WRPM-008. Die gouge right of the last S in STATES.Submitted By: Brian RibarCross References: None known Obverse: None significant. Reverse: A short die gouge runs SW from the bottom of the 2nd O in MONTICELLO.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Eric Axtell Cross References: CONECA: RPM #1
• CONECA: RPM #1; Wexler Variety ID: 1946-D 5¢ WRPM-008
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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