1950-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-001

Description

Holding the primary catalog position for the 1950-S date, this VarietyVista-documented Lincoln Wheat Cent progresses through five stages across two die pairings. Die markers UVC-341 / DMR-002: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed); Stage B with obverse at MDS and die gouge dot above second S of STATES at MDS; Stage C with obverse and reverse at LMDS; Stage D with light die crack over V.D.B. at LDS, light die crack on forehead, light die crack on lapel, and reverse at LDS. UVC-3258 / DMR-021: Stage E with die crack on lapel extending to coat at VLDS, die scratch curving southeast from E of LIBERTY to back, and reverse die changed at MDS. The lapel crack's progression from a light crack at Stage D to an extended coat-reaching crack at Stage E documents structural failure propagating through Lincoln's bust design. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm, struck at the San Francisco Mint with a mintage of approximately 118.5 million pieces.

Die Markers

• UVC-341
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse is MDS
• Die gouge dot above second S of STATES – MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LMDS
• Stage D:
• Light die crack over V.D.B. – LDS
• Light die crack on forehead
• Light die crack on lapel
• Reverse is LDS
• UVC-3258
• DMR-021
• Stage E:
• Die crack on lapel extends to coat – VLDS
• Die scratch curving Southeast from E of LIBERTY to back
• Reverse die changed – MDS

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