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Without further ado, I decided to use my poor pictures to illustrate to you the info you need to find 1911 D/D RPM 4 cents.
First some education. This is by far the easiest of the 1911 D/D cents to find and ID. It has the most die markers and yet, they will fool you at times. Looking at circulated examples is VERY TOUGH. The reason being the markers tend to disappear. One anomaly of RPM 4 is that the LDS or worn examples tend to enhance the D/D so while you will not see some of the markers, the D/D becomes enlarged towards the bottom of the D. This is why FN 12 and FN 15 examples have been slabbed. But your luck will be found looking at better than XF examples. I posted both a MS and circulated examples for you to study. Sorry the pics are not better.
Good luck in your search!!!!!
WS
Obverse Die markers:
Note the weakly struck "LI" of Liberty and "IN" of IGWT.
Look at Lincoln's shoulder and note the die crack running from the rim to the shoulder and it faintly continues to the left across the lower portion of almost the entire bust. CAUTION - RPM #2 also has a bust die crack that is almost exactly in the same location but is slightly different.
Look at the mint mark and it pretty much looks like that in the CPG. The dot in the upper right will slowly disappear with die state wear and the bottom will become more noticeable.
Reverse markers:
You only got one - a rim to wheatear die break, right side, pointing downwards to the 3rd kernel
First some education. This is by far the easiest of the 1911 D/D cents to find and ID. It has the most die markers and yet, they will fool you at times. Looking at circulated examples is VERY TOUGH. The reason being the markers tend to disappear. One anomaly of RPM 4 is that the LDS or worn examples tend to enhance the D/D so while you will not see some of the markers, the D/D becomes enlarged towards the bottom of the D. This is why FN 12 and FN 15 examples have been slabbed. But your luck will be found looking at better than XF examples. I posted both a MS and circulated examples for you to study. Sorry the pics are not better.
Good luck in your search!!!!!
WS
Obverse Die markers:
Note the weakly struck "LI" of Liberty and "IN" of IGWT.
Look at Lincoln's shoulder and note the die crack running from the rim to the shoulder and it faintly continues to the left across the lower portion of almost the entire bust. CAUTION - RPM #2 also has a bust die crack that is almost exactly in the same location but is slightly different.
Look at the mint mark and it pretty much looks like that in the CPG. The dot in the upper right will slowly disappear with die state wear and the bottom will become more noticeable.
Reverse markers:
You only got one - a rim to wheatear die break, right side, pointing downwards to the 3rd kernel
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