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@ Artdio--- you have me trumped!--- THAT is the rarest I have heard about. I think it is rarer than the '36 dot because I think it was a inside theft.
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@ lamb....
Im confused ? what do you meen by that
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I think he feels (from what he's heard or read) that the 36 dots were purposely taken aside and walked out of the mint..
...rather than "bagged" out like the rest of the coinage..
I thought that they appeared in the bottom of the pix box.
I'm also sure that some mint masters had their way around some special extractions on some occasions ...
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Hi Dev,,, I'm sure you are correct about that, I have heard some great stories.
The 36 dot has a great history. There was an old timer who worked for the mint and stated that after the the dot thing they simple rotated the die and kept minting the 36 .. We all know of the 36 por mans dot, well in fact according to that old timer it is the same coin.. I had a MS 64 36 dot and when you rotate the dot to the center of the bow it lines up exactly as where the famous dot goes... So Ya I'm sure those guys manipulated many coins for kicks
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artdio..You say that "you had" a 36 dot...! (even if it's the "other one") You're never supposed to get rid of such a coin..it's too much fun,.. and look what you'd just explained to us..I love it..  |
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Dev, I have had at least 10 of the poor man dots over the years... They are not that hard to find and yes they are a cool coin for sure. But I'm not into varieties or errors, I love to own them for awhile but then I flip them and use the profit to get what I really want ...
I once also owned the only other example of the token LC 31 B2
The only other was in the BOC Museum I think its called.. I sold mine to a guy from BC ..I wish I would have kept that one today.. Oh well the hunt is on for more rare ones as usual...
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Regards to the 36 dot----there has only been 1---obviously NOT meant for general circulation----therefore, it was manipulated in some sort of way---maybe for even a joke. That joke is now worth 2 Million?
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I was under the impression that there is more than 1 for sure..
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If these facts are to be taken as accurate..
.. 3 or 4 dot cents in MS ..one with a few accidental added scratches after being stolen ..and then mailed back..
...and 5 .. SP 10 cent pieces kicking around..
..and naturally the dot 25 cent coins..
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I wonder has anyone ever seen or heard of a 1936 dot Half or dollar ? One would think they should exist right ?
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@artdio why should they exist? On other topic where is the Canada 1937 Edward VIII Silver dollar long rumoured to exist ? HMM
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@ pacific well we have the 1 cent, 10 cent and 25 cent so maybe they made a 50 cent and dollar ?
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Those denominations especially the 1936 dot 25 cents were made on purpose. If you can review the mint report for 1937 it might shed more light on the situation. The 1936 cent dime conspiracy theories have been hammered to death. My opinion after years of researching the subject is this . The cent and 10 cent dies were made and never used as a supposed need for coins Never came to pass. Remember that 36 was the height of the depression. I have seen both the one cent and ten cent in person and they look like special strikes for sure (Specimen). My theory until proven otherwise ... back door jobs at the hands of the mint master or someone near to him. All of them originally came from a single source. there are no circulation strikes of either coin and I highly doubt one will ever be verified.
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The 1c and 10c dots were made inside the mint and walked out. I think they are deliberate rarities for profit. If not for the equipment used they would otherwise be considered counterfeits.
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The mint should be required to buy them in private , in secret and then destroy them publicly , never to be heard of again. Estimated cost about 10 Million, which could be paid off in the next 60-70 years----the time we have had to suffer with this abomination.
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