1948-D Repunched Mintmark WRPM-030

Description

Marking the thirtieth cataloged repunched mint mark for the 1948-D Lincoln Wheat Cent, WRPM-030 crosses a round-number milestone that places this date firmly among the most variety-dense issues in the Denver Mint's postwar cent production. The Wexler Team attributed it under Wexler Variety ID 1948-D 1¢ WRPM-030, documenting another unique working die showing the D mint mark applied more than once. Thirty RPMs confirmed on a single date and mint reflects the intersection of high die consumption — driven by the strong postwar economy — and the inherent imprecision of the hand-punch method that remained in use at all branch mints until 1989. The size of the mint mark punch itself played a role: Denver's D punch was larger than San Francisco's S, which could make some forms of misalignment more or less detectable depending on the direction and distance of the shift. Understanding these physical parameters helps researchers interpret the repunching patterns they observe and place them in the context of the tooling available during that production year. No additional cross-references are currently listed beyond the Wexler catalog for this variety.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Brian Ribar Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1948-D 1¢ WRPM-030
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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