FRANKLIN-LOVER

Variety Guide 

DOUBLED DIES

RPMs

"BUGS BUNNY"

TYPE 1 & 2 RDV

DIE BREAKS, GOUGES, ETC.

MINTMARK STYLES

CHERRYPICKERS' GUIDE

BREEN LISTINGS 

1963-D RPMs 

1962-D<- Previous

RPM-001

Description: D/D South

Markers: 
-mintmark is lower than RPM-002

Stage A
-obverse and reverse are EMDS
-north-south die scratches on obverse

Stage B
-obverse and reverse are MDS

Stage C
-obverse and reverse are LDS
-obverse die scratches worn away

Cross Reference:
-DMR-011
-WRPM-002
-PRPM-001
-RPM-003 (Flynn)

Reported By: John Bordner

Population: 1
-(1) MS65

RPM-002
(click for more images)

Description: D/D South 

Markers:
-mintmark is higher than RPM-001

Stage A
-obverse and reverse are EDS

Stage B
-obverse and reverse are MDS
-short die scratches running east from front of face and neck
-short die scratches running WSW from the back of Franklin's head
-die scratch running east from front of coat through 1 of date
-die scratch running ENE from top vertical bar of E of WE connecting to left side of vertical bar of 1st T of TRUST
-various die scratches above and below bust
-die crack along lower bust

Stage C
-LDS

Cross Reference:
-DMR-012
-WRPM-001
-PRPM-002
-RPM #2 (RPM Book)
-RPM-002 (Flynn)

Reported By: unknown

Population: 1
-(1) MS64FBL

Stage B Markers 

Die scratches between E of WE and 1st T of TRUST 

Die crack along lower bust 

RPM-003

Description: D/D South

Markers:
Stage A
-obverse and reverse are EDS

Stage B
-obverse and reverse are MDS
-north-south die scratches on obverse and reverse

Stage C
-LDS

Cross Reference:
-DMR-013
-PRPM-003
-RPM-004 (Flynn)

Reported By: James Wiles

Population: 1
-(1) MS63 

Stage B Markers 

RPM-004

Description: D/D West

Markers:
Stage A
-obverse and reverse are EDS

Stage B
-MDS

Stage C
-LDS

Cross Reference: 
-DMR-014

Reported By: James Wiles

Population: 0

Note: Images needed 

RPM-005

Description: D/D Southwest

Markers:
Stage A
-obverse and reverse are EMDS 
-very light tripling on E PLURIBUS UNUM

Stage B
-MDS

Stage C
-LDS

Cross Reference: 
-DMR-016

Reported By: Greg Lewis

Population: 0

Note: Images needed

WRPM-005

Description: D/D East

Markers:
Stage A
-EDS

Stage B
-MDS

Stage C
-LDS

Stage D
-obverse is EDS
-reverse is VLDS
-various die scratches on obverse fields and through LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST 

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

Reported By: David Mulberry

Population: 1
-(1) MS65

Stage D Markers 

WRPM-006

Description: D/D West

Markers: 
-reverse is listed as WDDR-006
-SW-NE die scratch left of the bottom of I of LIBERTY
-die scratch running ESE from center of E of LIBERTY to lower left of R of LIBERTY
-die gouge right of the top of 2nd T of TRUST
-NW-SE parallel die scratches between N of IN and G of GOD

Cross Reference:
-PRPM-005

Reported By: John Bordner

Population: 1
-(1) MS63

Image courtesy of John Wexler 

Die Markers 

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