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What is a repunched mintmark (RPM)?

Posted September 10, 2015 by Bill Bonina

Coin collecting always seems to be evolving. With the wealth of information available on the Internet and advances in digital photography, collecting varieties has grown in popularity. One of the areas that has greatly benefited from this has been repunched mint marks or RPMs. Collectors have always known them but now that there are websites […]

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1914-D Barber Dime Repunched Mintmark RPM-005

Posted November 4, 2015 by Bill Bonina

This is a very nice example of a 1914-D Barber dime with the mintmark repunched counter-clockwise to the southwest. It is listed as RPM-005 and grades Fine but unfortunately has a few scratches on the reverse. This coin was purchased on eBay and in this condition would value approximately $8.00.  

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1957-D Lincoln Cent Repunched Mintmark RPM-003

Posted January 2, 2016 by Bill Bonina

This coin is a 1957-D Lincoln cent featuring not one, but three separate mintmark punches. The D has been repunched to the South and East of the primary punch. This coin is a later die state and grades about Fine and the mintmark has taken a hit at some point so unfortunately there is not […]

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1955-D Lincoln Cent Repunched Mintmark RPM-002

Posted January 2, 2016 by Bill Bonina

This is a 1955-D Lincoln cent featuring a very strong repunched mintmark. Listed in the CONECA files as RPM-002, Wexler’s files as WRPM-002 and Coppercoins as 1955D-1MM-002 it shows a strong secondary punch to the South of the main punch. Grading between Fine and Very Fine it is valued at approximately $1.25 and was found […]

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1945-D Jefferson Nickel Repunched Mintmark RPM-33

Posted November 19, 2017 by Bill Bonina

This 1945-D Jefferson nickel features a fairly strong repunched mintmark listed as RPM-33 in the CONECA files and WRPM-31 in the Wexler files. This nickel is in the wartime composition of 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese and has the large mintmark above the dome of Monticello. It grades About Uncirculated AU-50 and was […]

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