1950-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-011

Description

Recorded by VarietyVista, this San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent displays the 11th cataloged repunched S mintmark for the 1950-S date, with distinctive die scratches that appear and disappear across four stages. Die markers UVC-352 / DMR-013: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed); Stage B with heavy die scratches north-south under ear at EMDS, numerous die scratches north-south on obverse and reverse at EMDS; Stage C with weaker obverse die scratches at LMDS and die scrapes through N of ONE at LMDS; Stage D with obverse die scratches gone at LDS, reverse die scratches gone at LDS, and die scrapes through N of CENT. The progressive disappearance of scratches through die wear, while new scrapes emerge through CENT, documents the dynamic surface evolution of a working die. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc at 3.11 grams and 19.05 mm.

Die Markers

• UVC-352
• DMR-013
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Heavy die scratches North-South under Ear – EMDS
• Numerous die scratches North-South on Obverse
• Numerous die scratches North-South on Reverse – EMDS
• Stage C:
• Weaker Obverse die scratches – LMDS
• Die scrapes through N of ONE – LMDS
• Stage
• D:
• Obverse die scratches gone – LDS
• Reverse die scratches gone – LDS
• Die scrapes through N of CENT

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