PART II: Repunched Design Elements:
Other Design Elements
Definition: A repunched design element is one that has been applied to a master or working die and inadvertently punched into that device twice or more.
The image to the right shows a repunched design element, specifically a period between the N and Y. This repunched design element is found on the 1863 Broas Brothers Pie Bakers store card token.
Many older coins show individual design elements repunched into the working die or master die. This action took place after the hubbing of the die. The image to the right shows a repunched star on a 1891, Dos Centavos from Argentina. Notice that the denticles next to the star are not doubled. If the denticles were doubled, this may have indicated that the star was actually on the master hub when the dies were made.
