1961-D Repunched Mintmark RPM-014
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Description
VarietyVista records RPM-014 on the 1961-D Lincoln Memorial Cent under UVC-784 with die marriage record DMR-021, documenting a repunched mintmark variety with three die stages that trace the die from early production through an exceptionally advanced terminal state. Stage A places the die in Early-Mid Die State (EMDS), identified by a die scratch running from the upper 1 through the lower 9 of the date, with the reverse also at EMDS. This date-area die scratch serves as a key diagnostic for specimens from the die's early production phase, as it cuts through two digits of the 1961 date in a distinctive trajectory that aids attribution. Stage B advances both the obverse and reverse to Late-Mid Die State (LMDS), indicating substantial wear has accumulated across both die faces. The terminal Stage C carries an unconfirmed classification of Obverse Late Die State (OLDS) — a designation beyond the standard VLDS that indicates the die continued in service to an extraordinarily advanced state of deterioration. The OLDS classification is reserved for dies that have been pushed far past the point at which most working dies would be retired, and specimens from this terminal stage would be expected to show significant loss of design detail, surface roughness, and potentially additional die cracks or breaks not separately cataloged. The three-stage arc from EMDS through LMDS to OLDS represents an unusually wide span of die life captured in relatively few documented stages.
Die Markers
- UVC-784
- DMR-021
- Stage A:
- Die scratch from upper 1 through lower 9 of date – EMDS
- Reverse is EMDS
- Stage B:
- Obverse and Reverse are LMDS
- Stage C:
- OLDS (unconfirmed)