1989-D Repunched Mintmark WRPM-004

Description

Submitted by Michael Ellis and designated WRPM-004 by the Wexler team (variety ID 1989-D 1¢ WRPM-004), this 1989-D Lincoln Memorial cent repunched mintmark is cross-referenced as CONECA RPM #2 and Coppercoins 1989D-1MM-002. The CONECA RPM #2 designation identifies this as the second variety formally cataloged for the 1989-D date, discovered during the early wave of RPM documentation that followed the identification of WRPM-003 as RPM #1. The submitter attribution to Michael Ellis documents the provenance of the variety's discovery within the variety collecting community, where individual collectors and researchers play a critical role in bringing new varieties to the attention of cataloging organizations. Photographic documentation for this variety's repunching direction and supplementary die markers is still being sought to fully characterize the variety beyond the initial identification. As a product of the penultimate year of manual mintmark application at the Denver Mint, every documented 1989-D RPM adds to the historical record of a hand-punching tradition dating back to the earliest branch mint operations. Struck on copper-plated zinc planchets (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) at 2.5 grams and 19mm.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Michael Ellis Cross References: CONECA: RPM #2, Coppercoins: 1989D-1MM-002
• CONECA: RPM #2, Coppercoins: 1989D-1MM-002; Wexler Variety ID: 1989-D 1¢ WRPM-004
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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