That was one of the years that had the swollen master hub. In 1983 they made a new, new master hub that year. Seeing the 1982 and 1983 quarter side by side shows how much larger the bust was on the the 1982 and 1983 quarters:

And just like the 1968 cents, the devices were pushing into the rim area. So when MD happened it affected the rim:

Edited by coop
07/02/2021 3:38 pm