1946-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-002

Description

Documented by VarietyVista with die marker codes UVC-228 and DMR-004, the 1946-D Lincoln Wheat Cent RPM-002 holds the second catalog position among repunched mintmark varieties for the 1946-D date-mint combination. Three die stages are documented: Stage A in early die state (EDS), unconfirmed; Stage B at mid-die-state (MDS), also unconfirmed; and Stage C with both obverse and reverse confirmed at late die state (LDS). The LDS confirmation for Stage C indicates the documented specimens were struck late in this die's production run, meaning the repunched mintmark may show some softening from die wear, and additional progressive deterioration markers such as die cracks or wear-related loss of detail may be present beyond the original RPM variety characteristics. Unlike the companion 1946-D RPM-013 which is characterized as D/D West, no specific directional description is provided for RPM-002, suggesting attribution relies primarily on the die markers cataloged under DMR-004 rather than the repunch direction alone. The 1946-D Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck at the Denver Mint in standard bronze composition (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc) weighing 3.11 grams with a diameter of 19.05 mm during the first full postwar year of cent production. Victor David Brenner designed the obverse portrait, and the wheat ears reverse continued its multi-decade production run. The UVC-228 identifier positions this variety within the VarietyVista universal variety code system, providing a unique tracking number across the comprehensive VarietyVista die variety database. Comparison between RPM-002 and other 1946-D RPM varieties requires careful attention to the specific die markers documented under DMR-004 to distinguish this particular die from its catalog neighbors.

Die Markers

• UVC-228
• DMR-004
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

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