What is a Repunched Mintmark, or RPM?
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repunched mintmark
A mintmark punched more than once in different locations and/or orientations. (RPM)
restrike
A coin struck with authentic dies later than the original date of issue.
17 1851-C Repunched Mintmark. AU-50. The reverse has a large rim bruise at 8:00. Pale greenish yellow gold with minor hairlines and additional abrasions, probably lightly cleaned.
RPM
Acronym for Repunched Mintmark.
Rub
A small amount of WEAR on the HIGH POINTS that removes it from the UNCIRCULATED category. See also: WEAR, DEVICES ...
RPM
Short for repunched mintmark.
rub
Term for slight wear, often referring just to the high points or the fields.
than on earlier style C# Craig # for early world coins CAMEO A coin that is frosted on the central detail CAPPED CC Occurs on 1879 Morgan dollars where the mintmark was reworked and appears distorted or as a recut/repunched mintmark.
RPM RePunched Mintmark. Type of die variety. RSC Roman Silver Coinage. S San Francisco (California). Mintmark, 1854-1955, 1968-. S# (S1-S295?) Sheldon number (1949). Die variety - Large Cents, 1793-1814.
You will notice that most RPMs (repunched mintmarks) and OMMs (over mintmarks) are identified simply, such as 1938-D/S 5c, OMM #1.
Subject: 1936-D San Diego-California-Pacific Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar Repunched Mintmark & Quintupled Die Obverse.
Listing#: VCR#1/DDO#1/RPM#1.
Cross References: None Known ...
Variety - Any coin struck from a die pair that differs from others with the same date and mintmark, such as die doubling, different style letters or numerals, or a repunched mintmark.
Vecture: transportation token ...
 See also: Mintmark, Coin, Marks, Double, Revers
  
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