I noticed this nice ANACS graded $10 Liberty with the 'repunched date' designation on it. Is this some type of error, and what does the term mean exactly? thanks!


Doug

From the CONECA glossary at http://hermes.csd.net/~coneca/content/glossary.html

Repunched dates (RPD)
This variety is often called the RePunched Date (RPD). It describes a coin from a die on which the date has been repunched with the same digits but in a different position. 1867 No Rays 5c RPD. (Coin courtesy of Larry Allegrina/Photo courtesy of Ken Potter)

There is a dead link to a pic of an 1867 5c on that page, and that date 5c is the only RPD I own (pictured below) - it's not slabbed, but I think it's a RPD. See the image of a second '7'?
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very cool, thanks for the info and pictures!



Doug

that's right on.

It looks like the 6 on the gold coin was misplaced. Some elements of dies were punched by hand up to the 1980's In recent coins it was just the mintmark that was hand punched. Older coins the date, mintmark, and sometimes some of the design elements such as mottos, stars, and arrows were all done by hand. If you look at the early bust dollars you can see repunches in the word "liberty". Bust halves are another place to look for repunches.