Question About Repunched Mint Mark / RPM 'S

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Nyfireman Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 01/13/2020 9:20 pm I understand the concept of they were punched by hand and sometimes the punch moved a bit if they had to punch more then once. I guess what I really dont understand is how can there be example FS-01-1960D and there is more then one of them. wouldnt each RPM be different if it was done by hand? what are the chances that who ever was doing that job moved the punch the same way each time ? Report this Post to the Staff

chrisof4 Valued Member United States 274 Posts	Posted 01/13/2020 9:30 pm I hope I understand your question correctly or this will sound really stupid. The hand punching takes place on the die, not the coin. So, they might hand punch the MM on a die and then use that die to mint thousands of coins. Any error when the MM was punched would be reproduced every time a coin was stamped with that die. That is how I understand it to work. If I am wrong in any area these guys will know and set me straight. If I misunderstood your confusion and that does not answer your question, please let me know. Thanks! Edited by chrisof4 01/13/2020 9:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Nyfireman Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 01/14/2020 08:06 am chrisof4 thank you that helped alot. I was mis understanding how it was dont thanks for your help Report this Post to the Staff
WeBeRolling Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 01/14/2020 08:53 am Great Question and Awesome Explanation...thank you both! Report this Post to the Staff
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