1946-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-004

Description

Documented by VarietyVista, this first-year post-WWII Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent RPM-004 features distinctive die gouges that serve as strong attribution markers. Die markers UVC-230 / DMR-006: Stage A with a circular die gouge under bust at EDS, die gouge in field between WE and TRUST, die scratch southeast from upper right T of LIBERTY, and die gouge north from inside lower right wheat grains at EDS; Stage B with obverse and reverse at EMDS; Stage C with a light die crack northeast across forehead at LMDS and die gouge to the west of the C of CENT at LMDS; Stage D with die scratch southeast from lower R of LIBERTY at LDS and die gouge from lower right wheat grains gone at LDS. The circular gouge under the bust is an unusual shape for die surface damage and creates a distinctive diagnostic feature. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm, the 1946-D was struck during the first full year of postwar cent production at Denver.

Die Markers

• UVC-230
• DMR-006
• Stage A:
• Circular die gouge under bust – EDS
• Die gouge in field between WE and TRUST
• Die scratch Southeast from upper Right T of LIBERTY
• Die gouge North from inside lower Right wheat grains – EDS
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are EMDS
• Stage C:
• Light die crack Northeast across forehead – LMDS
• Die gouge to the West of the C of CENT – LMDS
• Stage D:
• Die scratch Southeast from lower R of LIBERTY – LDS
• Die gouge from lower Right wheat grains is gone – LDS

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