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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bmmartin, post: 4394157, member: 98956&quot;][USER=29239]@rascal[/USER] - definitely a possibility.</p><p><br /></p><p>I mean, I agree with lint-mark during the die-making process because it’s feasible and it is the widely accepted cause of the Superbird and all other lint-mark varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, as much as I’ve debated this, it’s just easier to go with the flow sometimes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Could it have also been a bit of mischief? </p><p><br /></p><p>Definitely.&nbsp; Was the Wisconsin quarter mischief the first incident of someone having some fun?&nbsp; Most certainly not.&nbsp; Will we know for this coin?&nbsp; Probably not, unless someone steps forward and admits to it - we won’t know.&nbsp; can it be ruled out? No.</p><p><br /></p><p>Could it have been a die scratch like you mention</p><p><br /></p><p>Definitely!&nbsp; Like you said, it happens all the time. So, can it be ruled out? No.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the overwhelming authoritative response here is that it IS a lint-mark.&nbsp; Again, I’ll agree with this as a possibility, but to conclusively say that it is?&nbsp; Basing this off of pictures and no hard evidence of what happened at the mint?&nbsp; I certainly won’t make these conclusions; I wasn’t even born in 1966.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, we’re left with several big questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) Have you seen a Superbird?&nbsp; I have and I’ve been incredibly disappointed with each one I’ve seen.&nbsp; It’s not very prominent on any of the 5 or 6 I’ve had in-hand.&nbsp; All have been meh.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is the Superbird a Lint Mark?&nbsp; Very feasible.&nbsp; It’s very tiny and could easily have caught onto one of the devices.</p><p><br /></p><p>many of us have seen it.&nbsp; Some may have seen better quality ones, but IMO, it’s just not impressive.&nbsp; At all.</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) have you held the “5” dime in your hand. [USER=97879]@Nick57[/USER] has a really prominent one (insert joke here).&nbsp; And a pretty good photograph that shows it as a relief element.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have.&nbsp; And others that have seen it in hand have almost all discounted the lint-mark theory, even at the hub-die transfer stage.&nbsp; I have had a weaker strike one in hand as well as a couple stronger strikes.&nbsp; Lint-Mark no.&nbsp; Yarn-Mark? Maybe.&nbsp; I’d rough it as twice the size of the “S”, both in height/width and depth.</p><p><br /></p><p>The consensus choice among those that have seen it in hand is... mischief. As in someone crudely carving a “5” into the die.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I ask those questions because it seems like few, if any, people posting on this thread have seen this variety in person.</p><p><br /></p><p>Basing judgments off photos?&nbsp; First, there’s this website called eBay.&nbsp; Really professional photography.&nbsp; Second, photographs can be easily altered.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those screaming paridos-equis, I can only answer age related macular degeneration, optic neuritis, or glaucoma.&nbsp; Strong possibility.&nbsp; Call your optometrist. unless you were asking if I wanted a cerveza, then the answer is !SI¡</p><p><br /></p><p>So, [USER=29239]@rascal[/USER], what caused it?&nbsp; Your guess is as good as mine.&nbsp; We can spend hours debating it, but we may never know.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS I think I know what “vampire” you’re talking about lol it’s AWESOME! Lol[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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