1994 Cent Multi Repunched Mint Mark / RPM ?

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OrigiSin New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 09/01/2021 01:35 am How many what am I seeing? Report this Post to the Staff

Bumpkin Pillar of the Community United States 509 Posts	Posted 09/01/2021 02:51 am There weren't any RPM's after 1989. Your picture is not very good but that's ok because whatever you are seeing is most likely a result of Die Deterioration. This is not an RPM. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/01/2021 05:02 am . Split copper plating? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
OrigiSin New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 09/01/2021 07:02 am Well, Die Deterioration .. why would there be what looks like 3 Ds? My pic isn't great.. ill take a bettet one. Sure looks like an rpm.. even though.. as you say its not possinle. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21610 Posts	Posted 09/01/2021 07:06 am It is DDD. ( Die Deterioration Doubling) that gives the appearance of more than one mm. As stated, it is impossible to have a RPM. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19155 Posts	Posted 09/01/2021 07:24 am Die Deterioration plus (what I suspect is) split plating and the earliest manifestation of zinc rot. A sharp closer-in photo of the mint mark would help. Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 09/01/2021 09:45 am More than one person already noted this, but I will add a bit of clarification. What is an RPM? The mint used to create all of the working dies from a working hub that did not have any mint mark on it. Then, before the die was to be used, a mint employee would use a punch with the mint mark on it to apply the mint mark to the die. Sometimes, the mint mark was punched in the wrong place or possibly not well struck and the mint worker would have to punch it again. The second punch may not be in the exact same place as the first one. It is also possible that the punch would bounce when it was hit and left more than one impression on the die. This explains how an RPM is created. The two impressions on the die come out as 2 mint marks on the coin. That is also why the placement of the mint mark can vary greatly from coin to coin. About 1990 the mint started putting the mint mark on the hubs and no longer punching them on the individual dies. Therefore, there can no longer be an RPM. Here is a picture of a mint worker applying a mint mark to a die. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96123 Posts	Posted 09/01/2021 10:18 am Quote: More than one person already noted this, but I will add a bit of clarification. What is an RPM? The mint used to create all of the working dies from a working hub that did not have any mint mark on it. Then, before the die was to be used, a mint employee would use a punch with the mint mark on it to apply the mint mark to the die. Sometimes, the mint mark was punched in the wrong place or possibly not well struck and the mint worker would have to punch it again. The second punch may not be in the exact same place as the first one. It is also possible that the punch would bounce when it was hit and left more than one impression on the die. This explains how an RPM is created. The two impressions on the die come out as 2 mint marks on the coin. That is also why the placement of the mint mark can vary greatly from coin to coin. About 1990 the mint started putting the mint mark on the hubs and no longer punching them on the individual dies. Therefore, there can no longer be an RPM. Here is a picture of a mint worker applying a mint mark to a die. HEY! WOW! DING DING DING!!! Perfect explanation of RPM's Thanks Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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1994 Cent Multi RPM?