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New Member
India
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I found it on the roadside where new plots were for sale. I have not completed cleaning it,once I clean it I think it will be a beauty. The dot between 9 and 4 is way up. Is this a scarce variety. Also there is another dot below 5. 
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 United States
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@fod, that is a pretty cool ground find. I'm not seeing the location of the dot as a variety, but rather its size and shape as a mintmark. Here is the numista page for your reference: https://en.numista.com/1613
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz
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New Member
 India
37 Posts |
But what about the dot below 5?
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice find regardless! 
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New Member
 India
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: But what about the dot below 5? In this condition, it is a little hard to know the origin of that dot. It might be a bit of damage from after the coin left the mint or even an oddly-placed die chip if it did occur at the mint. I don't see how either way it would add to the value though. As to the value, you can look what is listed on numista to get a rough idea, but I think that this is most likely worth rupees rather than dollars.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
63514 Posts |
I'm thinking the dots you're seeing is most likely damage. Maybe corrosion?
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 India
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No the dots are made during the mint, I am 100 percent sure, since you can't see it in person,the image is deceptive
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
63514 Posts |
Not quite sure about it being an error from the mint. I am not convinced. I'm still going with PMD until better photos are provided of the areas in question.
Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys 10/04/2025 12:52 am
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New Member
 India
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Now look at the dot a little up between 9 and 4 of 1945, which is mint mark off center strike error and also there is a big dot above I and C of the PICE near the rim. 
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New Member
 India
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Another image 
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Moderator
 United States
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@fod, thank you for posting some additional pictures. I've taken the liberty of cropping one of them so that we can compare the dot between the numbers 9 and 4 and acts as a mintmark. Your pic is unclear enough that I can't tell if it is a dot or a diamond, but I'm leaning toward it being a diamond as it seems a bit larger. With specific regard to the location, I don't know enough about 20th Century Indian numismatics to be able to tell you how much leeway there was at the mint for adding the dot. In the United States during this same timeframe though, the mintmark location was applied by hand to the dies and varied a decent amount. However, we generally advise collectors that unless the mintmark is actually contacting another design element it doesn't really add to the value. Please pop back here on occasion as you may get responses from more learned members. 
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz
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New Member
 India
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@spence, thank you, I will check this page regularly for updates.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Learned something new today. Thank you, Spence! That dot is part of the design. I didn't know that. You can just ignore my previous comments.
Errers and Varietys.
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