Partial VIN stamped on the block

It is fairly common.

The stamp 'set' were roller dials in a row so they could be spun to the numbers needed at will.

As the rollers wore, or if one broke, they could replace the bad roller.

If a stamp was deemed bad enough, they could also grab a second stamp set & tray again.

Some interesting sets of various stamps & other examples can be seen at The 1970 Hamtramck Registry "Factory Errors (Pg. 1)" Page

Thanks for the link. After seeing some of the other mistakes, seem like that could actually be the original stamping.