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TheDeductible Pillar of the Community Canada 851 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 2:06 pm I know this isn't a variety but does anyone know what the suspicious dots are. Look close and you can see raised circle dots in three places: I in Victoria - there is one dot to the right of the bottom serif and another just above the I at left. R in Victoria - the dot is on the outside left side of the R. The dots are very circular. I don't have the equipment for a closer shot. This is a Newfoundland 1881 5 cent so it's already pretty tiny. This is the closest magnification my iPhone can do. I appreciate all discussion. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

That Coin Dude Pillar of the Community United States 1427 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 2:18 pm Die gouges Report this Post to the Staff
johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1620 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 3:05 pm That would be my guess too - die chips Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2954 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 6:39 pm Or die testing marks? Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5588 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 7:12 pm I'd say die pits or chips. Report this Post to the Staff
TerryT Pillar of the Community Canada 821 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 12:36 am Is there a die crack through the word VICTORIA ? In the photo, it looks like a line from the bottom of the VI, up to the C, back down to the bottom of the T, then across the O ? If that is indeed a die crack, raised dots occasionally occur along them. Report this Post to the Staff
TheDeductible Pillar of the Community Canada 851 Posts	Posted 02/03/2021 07:43 am It isn't a die crack. Can anyone tell me why these dots are on the coin and why they are so seemingly perfectly round? Report this Post to the Staff
Bond632 Valued Member Canada 98 Posts	Posted 02/03/2021 10:52 am It could be bubbles of impurities in the die stock, large areas of the die can collapse because of this. Report this Post to the Staff
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