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1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM – (cl-00001)

We have several 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM (re-punched mint mark) that we have decided are destined for a quick sale.

• This 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM may have small spots, toning and may not be the strongest RPM’s of them all.
• We tried to photograph this 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM as best as we can, so please look over all of the photos.
• This 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM may not be unattributed.
• This  1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM is guaranteed authentic, pulled from an original United States Mint sealed bag over a decade ago.
• We feel our asking price for this 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM is competitive for the condition it is in.
• You may have a fun time trying to attribute this 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM. Below on this page is a few links to help attribute this 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM !
• This item is a clearance item. Items in the clearance section are non-returnable.

What is a 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM ?

• The Mint started using mint marks (letters) in the early 1800’s to identify the various branch mints at which coins were being struck. Prior to 1990, the mint mark was hand punched into the working dies that would be striking the coins. It was the last portion of the design to be placed on the die.
• The mint mark letters are as follows: D for Denver, S for San Francisco, C for Charlotte (gold coins only), CC for Carson City, D for Dahlonega (gold coins only), O for New Orleans, P for Philadelphia, and W for West Point.  If a coin had NO mintmark, it was assumed to come from Philadelphia.
• A die maker would take a thin steel rod (punch) that had the mint mark engraved on one end and hold it in place on the working die where the mint mark was to be applied. Using a mallet he tapped an impression of the mint mark into the die.
• In some cases, the mint worker may have done a glancing blow from the mallet to the mint mark rod and it did not leave a satifactory mintmark on the working die. In that case, it was necessary to strike the punch more than once with the mallet in order to leave a satisfactory impression of the mint mark on the working die.
• If multiple punchings were slightly off, a Re-punched Mintmark (RPM) was created. If the mint worker deemed the mintmark was satisfactory for mint standards, the die would be added to a coin press. This working die with the Re-punched mintmark is eventually added to the coin press and it will being making coins until the end of its service life.

Since mid 1990’s – RPM’s are a thing of the past

• The RPM and OMM varieties are two die variety types that the Mint has successfully eliminated from modern day coinage. In 1990 and 1991 the Mint began applying the mint mark for business strikes (circulating coins) to the master die. This means that there was no longer a need to apply the mint mark by hand, thus eliminating the potential for human error and the age of Re-Punched mintmarks came to a halt.
• After 1994 the mint mark was applied directly to the original model for all U.S. coins thus ending the RPM and OMM era.
• The last known Lincoln Cent RPM was created in 1989. That was 33 years ago. There are many people pulling copper cents out of circulation for copper, so this lessens the possibility of finding an RPM as well. This 1960-D Large Date Lincoln Cent RPM is 63 years old as of 2022.

How Do I attribute a Lincoln Cent RPM ?

You attribute coins by going to a website that may offer photos of coins that will allow you to attribute, or find out which RPM it actually is.

Some of the places you can use for free are:

http://varietyvista.com

https://coppercoins.com

https://doubleddie.com

 

Please see this post on how to self attribute your own coins !

https://minterrors.org/what-is-a-die-variety-coins/

 

 

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Your purchase of this Lincoln Cent RPM will help us focus on providing hosting services to continue our quest to educate coin collectors about die varieties and error coins.

We appreciate your business and look forward to doing business with you.

Questions ?

If you have any questions prior to purchasing this 1959-D Lincoln Cent RPM , please email us. Our email is at the bottom of the page.

Not a RPM or variety coin collector? How about some dramatic errors?  Please see the following link ! Major Mint Error Coins