1951-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-012

Description

Cataloged as UVC-1094, DMR-018, this 1951 San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent displays a repunched mintmark with the S/S positioned to the North. Three die stages have been documented: Stage A is EDS (unconfirmed), Stage B is MDS (unconfirmed), and Stage C shows obverse and reverse in LDS. The S/S North repunch direction indicates the initial S punch was placed slightly south of the final corrected position. Struck in 95% copper at the San Francisco Mint during the post-war era, the 1951-S Wheat Cent was produced alongside proof sets that had resumed production in 1950 after an eight-year wartime suspension. San Francisco's dual role as both a business strike and proof coin facility meant its working dies received careful preparation. RPM-012 is one of eighteen cataloged repunched mintmark varieties for the 1951-S date, reflecting the continued use of hand-punched mint marks that generated positional variations across each production die prepared at the San Francisco facility.

Die Markers

• UVC-1094
• DMR-018
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ken Chylinski
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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