1960-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-036

Description

Encompassing five die stages across two reverse die pairings, RPM-036 is a repunched mintmark variety on the 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Memorial cent. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-681/DMR-049 and UVC-682/DMR-050, this variety features prominent die scratches and a progressively worsening forehead crack. Under the first reverse (UVC-681/DMR-049): Stage A (EMDS): die scratches NE-SW on obverse, reverse is EMDS. Stage B (EMDS): horizontal die scratches on upper obverse, die chips on column 12 at MDS. Stage C (MDS): obverse is MDS, die crack on column 1 at LMDS, small die chip on right cornice. Stage D (LDS): die crack on forehead, die break above right cornice. After the reverse die change (UVC-682/DMR-050): Stage E (VLDS): strong die crack on forehead, reverse die changed at EDS. The strengthening of the forehead crack from light at Stage D to strong at Stage E indicates the obverse was approaching terminal failure when the second reverse was paired with it. Denver's 1960-D Large Date production generated an extraordinary number of RPM varieties because every working die received its mintmark individually by hand, creating the potential for repunching on each die manufactured.

Die Markers

• UVC-681
• DMR-049
• Stage A:
• Die scratches Northeast-Southwest on Obverse – EMDS
• Reverse is EMDS
• Stage B:
• Horizontal die scratches on upper Obverse – EMDS
• Die chips on column #12 – MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse is MDS
• Die crack on column # 1 – LMDS
• Small die chip on Right cornice
• Stage D:
• Die crack on forehead – LDS
• Die break above Right cornice – LDS
• UVC-682
• DMR-050
• Stage E:
• Strong die crack on forehead – VLDS
• Reverse die changed – EDS

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