LOL Mirth - my first thought :-)
Now, like it has been said, not that many people did those horrible counters joined on the edge, so maybe look at who those publishers were, and work from there.
A couple have been mentioned. but also TSR did a few SPI brand games like that, and also TBP tend to use that method of die cutting.
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