1949-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-005

Description

Documented by VarietyVista, this San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent RPM-005 features prominent die scratches that provide multiple attribution markers at Stage B. Die markers UVC-328 / DMR-007: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed); Stage B with a short die gouge from the lower L of LIBERTY to rim at MDS, two parallel die scratches North-South between Y of LIBERTY and back of head, and die scratches North-South through E of ONE and T of CENT at MDS; Stage C with weak obverse die scratches at LDS and die scratches Southwest-Northeast across reverse at LDS. The parallel die scratches between LIBERTY and the head provide a distinctive visual marker for Stage B attribution. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm, the 1949-S was struck at the San Francisco Mint during the post-war period when each working die received its S through manual punch application.

Die Markers

• UVC-328
• DMR-007
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Short die gouge from lower L of LIBERTY to rim – MDS
• Two parallel die scratches North-South between Y of LIBERTY and back of head
• Die scratches North-South through E of ONE and T of CENT – MDS
• Stage C:
• Weak Obverse die scratches – LDS
• Die scratches Southwest-Northeast across Reverse – LDS

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