Quoted from JoshODBrown:I was hoping the playfield number would give some hints if someone else had one that was close to that number and had a legible date on theirs.
about 30 plays in now... No chipping in the drain so far. i've also noticed its not dimpling as much as my original did on day 1. will continue to post updates as we go. I will check in at 100 plays or a week, or first sight of clear coat problems... whatever comes first.
Maybe the better question is does anyone have a non-replaced original playfield with a smudged playfield manufacture date? I can tell you mine is clear as day on my original PF. The only ones I've seen with smudged dates are playfields that have been under the replacement program. Not saying there aren't any non-replaced PFs with smudged, but none that I've seen.