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And to be honest, his photos aren't that bad.
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I have it on video I got it from bank roll,
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*im SURE it is not a fake, as it came with many other pre 1940's. Also does not look like anyone messed with it... its in GREAT Shape just a little worn*
People sometimes get counterfeit from a banking machine. Keep in mind the stunning rarity, ZERO certified circulated examples, and plenty of fakes, as a basis for requiring skepticism here. If it is real, it would have to be a specimen that got out into the wild. That is not without precedence. |
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Get a decent digital camera, these days you can pick one up for $150 that will be pretty good for regular point and shoot. But on to macro mode and take a few pictures until you get a nice clear one. The pics you have posted are unfortunately of no help in terms of determining if there is a dot and whether it may or may not be real. I hope you are the lucky one who finds a real 1936 dot :) last one sold for $402,000 BUT in SP-66 condition. For some reason (probably due to the many fakes out there) its nearly impossible to get these things certified as many TPGs are probably scared in case they verify a fake.
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How good do the fakes get?
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It is a shame that the internet is such a poor conduit for sarcasm. I thought JeyRey2000's comment was hilarious...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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This image taken at my kitchen table with my cell phone and a 10x magnifier. Uploaded using the reply to topic image optimizer. It took me a while to get the technique and can be better with more light.  Have you checked out the coins and Canada website photo for 1936 dot 1 cent bpositive? Edited by Bm0ney
06/12/2012 5:22 pm
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I took the liberty to enhance your photo, but I don't see a dot between the 9 & 3.  Now that I blown it up, this one is hard to tell, maybe with better and sharper images. Edited by macmercury
06/12/2012 8:19 pm
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It is a real trying experience to get a good photo of any coin. I am still trying even after reading Mark Goodmans excellent book on coin photography and having been an amateur B&W photographer for years.
I know you are probably really excited as we all are when we think we find a major error or rarity at little cost. Hate to rain on your parade but that is most likely not the real deal! I have seen three of the 1936 dots and the coins are NOT circulation coins rather they are SPECIMENS (JJ PITTMAN).
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strange story about this particular penny, Charlton mentions that there was a supposed mintage of 700,000 ! Yet the ONLY ones that were every certified are from proof sets....very odd
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The Charlton catalogue is quoting an old mint report. The coins may have been minted, but were probably all melted/destroyed. Through old interviews and other sources of information, which may be ambiguous at best, the known specimen strikes were probably struck after 1936. There are quite a few papers on this very topic, published over the years in the CN Journal. You can access all the old journal publications, if you are a member of the RCNA. I would think that if 700,000 coins were released, they would be as common as the 1936 25c dot coin. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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B money, your dot should Line up Vertically with the tip of the 3 , in 1936. Yours is near the middle. *Mine lines up with 2 others I found authentic On-Line* * Il be Posting more Scans and I will try to take Pics with camera* I am finishing up a box of 500 Quarters and il get right to it! :) I'm not in a rush because I know I Got The Dot Penny!  Everything matches up despite the wear on the Dot. - The Dot is Where it should be... Lined up with the The " Top & bottom Tip's " of the 3. *The Dot is Slightly Before the 3, But Lines up with tip's of the 3 also. *Mine lines up EXACLY like the 2 others I found authentic On-line* Also, If you look at This 1936 dot penny that sold for 400k+.. http://www.coinlink.com/News/world-...oin-auction/* Look At the Dot & look at the Smudge/Marking Between then 3 & 6... I ALSO HAVE THAT! * I Cannot distinguish if its letters or Just a random print.. " if letters id say "LF I Know I got The Dot People!   posting more scans soon will do my best! |
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I dont think you have the "dot".
From what I can tell looks as if it may be a extra piece of metal.
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I also find the pics are not in good quality. and its not a piece of metal.. its the dot ;)!
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I took a photo of a very common coin. Please Don't strain your eyes looking for dots on it.
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If I strain any harder, I would also see $tars.
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Posted 06/12/2012 1:26 pm
