1968 S LMC Spike Head & RPM

Rob, I see what you are pointing out on the mm but do not think it's an RPM, I see MD and abrasions. The die crack does not reach the rim, as far as I can tell, so not a spike head either. My humble opinion.

The die flow lines on the fields are not part of a RPM. They are just aging die lines that show many times and later polished off as the die ages. The can make it look like something was there, when it really wasn't Den die scratches can make it look like a RPM:

While this one was a die scratch. They are different than die flow. But the die scratches fade in the fields faster. Last longer near a device and last a lot longer inside a closed device. The the real clue for a RPM? Seeing two punching of the mintmark punch.



A lot of real minor ones are out there. I've got rolls of ones through the years I've not matched. So keep in mind they have to look like separate punching, not just what looks like it could be. The more obvious the better on RPMs.


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