FRANKLIN-LOVER

Variety Guide 

DOUBLED DIES

RPMs

"BUGS BUNNY"

TYPE 1 & 2 RDV

DIE BREAKS, GOUGES, ETC.

MINTMARK STYLES

CHERRYPICKERS' GUIDE

BREEN LISTINGS 

1961-D RPMs 

RPM-001

WRPM-003 

RPM-001
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Description: D/D Southeast

Markers: 
-can be found in mint sets

Stage A
-obverse and reverse are EDS, DMR-004
-horizontal die scratch through mintmark
-strong die scratch running NNE to the east of mintmark

Stage B
-obverse and reverse are EMDS
-horizontal die scratch is weak to the west of mintmark
-light die crack on bust

Stage C
-obverse and reverse are MDS
-horizontal die scratch is missing to the east of mintmark
-medium die crack on bust

Stage D
-obverse die changed, DMR-002
-obverse is MDS
-reverse is LDS
-NNE die scratch to the east of mintmark is weak
-medium die crack on bust, lower than die crack on 1st obverse

Cross Reference:
-DMR-004
-DMR-002
-PRPM-001
-RPM #1 (RPM Book)
-RPM-001 (Flynn)

Reported By: unknown

Population: 3 Total
DMR-004: 3
-(1) MS64
-(1) MS64FBL
-(1) MS65

DMR-002: 0

PCGS MS65 

WRPM-003

Description: D/D Tilted

Markers:
-die crack on center of the bust
-fine NE-SW die scratches in the fields to the left and right of the bell
-fine NW-SE die crack on vertical portion of the right bell handle 

Cross Reference:
-PRPM-002
-RPM-002 (Flynn)

Reported By: Brett Parrish (discovered by Greg Lewis)

Population: 1
-(1) MS64

ANACS MS64 

"Discovery Piece"