The question I always want to answer on a question if it is a RPM or not is this: "Does it look like part of the mintmark punch?" Take a look at this page and see what I'm talking about:
http://www.varietyvista.com/06%20Me...%201942D.htm
If it doesn't follow the design of the punch, I tend to disregard them as being a RPM. I've only found one RPM on Mercury dimes. But I saved it anyway:

For the longest time I didn't see a listing for it, but now it has one. RPM-003
http://www.varietyvista.com/06%20Me...%201942D.htm
If it doesn't follow the design of the punch, I tend to disregard them as being a RPM. I've only found one RPM on Mercury dimes. But I saved it anyway:

For the longest time I didn't see a listing for it, but now it has one. RPM-003
























