1943-D/D RPM FS-502 (FS-01-1c-019.1) Lincoln Wheat Cent Need Help

Browe

I've been having a difficult time finding any photographs of this variety to compare, but based on the descriptions in coppercoins is this the elusive 1943 D/D FS-502? Thanks for you help!

Bodin

I don't believe so, because the FS-502 version has the mintmark(s) above/higher than the leg of the "9". Yours is even with the base of the "9".
That being said, Sure looks like there is something going on with that mintmark!

bolivarshagnasty

Your MM is due south. FS-502 is South and East. The horizontal leg of the D extends south and then is broken when heading east. Do you have any of the CherryPickers Guides? Also known as rpm 13.
BTW- Only known example is the one pictured in the CP's guide. A new find would be valuable.

drwstr123

This is the image from Coppercoins for the FS-502:

coppercoins

I do believe you have a case of die wear - a coin exhibiting the very odd way the dies wore during the minting of steel cents. It is definitely NOT 1943D-1MM-001 as is depicted in my photograph below.

coppercoins

It is also not the FS-502 depicted above.

Bodin

<< <i>I do believe you have a case of die wear - a coin exhibiting the very odd way the dies wore during the minting of steel cents. It is definitely NOT 1943D-1MM-001 as is depicted in my photograph below.

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This is FS-501, the OP was asking about FS-502

Jeb

I believe it is die fatigue. I have seen it on other 1943 cents as the dies did not work as well with the steel and metal would flow under the die giving it a shadow or ghost look in the metal.

ricko

It may be time to open my roll of '43 steel cents....have had it for 20 years.... should be interesting anyway..Cheers, RickO

coppercoins

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<< <i>I do believe you have a case of die wear - a coin exhibiting the very odd way the dies wore during the minting of steel cents. It is definitely NOT 1943D-1MM-001 as is depicted in my photograph below.

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This is FS-501, the OP was asking about FS-502 >>



Thanks for the correction - I became aware of that after my initial response, hence my second post on the subject.

Browe

<< <i>This is the image from Coppercoins for the FS-502:
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Sorry I'm confused. I thought FS-502 concided with RPM13 which is given with the description of "This repunched mintmark shows as a very light extra horizontal line spread widely to the south-southeast of the primary mintmark."

The one pictured is RPM2

Browe

<< <i>Your MM is due south. FS-502 is South and East. The horizontal leg of the D extends south and then is broken when heading east. Do you have any of the CherryPickers Guides? Also known as rpm 13.
BTW- Only known example is the one pictured in the CP's guide. A new find would be valuable. >>



Unfortunately, I do not have CP's Guide. That might be a purchases I need to make in the near future.

WaterSport

Here is a pic of the claimed RPM 13 or 502.

This coin has never been seen by anyone other than the original submitter to the CPG. The word is the new CPG is NOT going to have the coin listed since NO other examples have been found. So until someone can produce another example it is in question. And regarding the OP, no, yours is not RPM 13.

WS

Browe

<< <i>Here is a pic of the claimed RPM 13 or 502.

This coin has never been seen by anyone other than the original submitter to the CPG. The word is the new CPG is NOT going to have the coin listed since NO other examples have been found. So until someone can produce another example it is in question. And regarding the OP, no, yours is not RPM 13.

WS >>



Thank you so much for the picture. I based my inquiry on the written description, but could not find a subsequent picture to follow. The one I pictured is in the mail, so I will try and take some better pictures when it arrives. Could be die fatigue, could be an RPM. For $2 I felt it was worth a closer look. Thanks for all the insight.