1 cent 1936 Dot - Fake vs Real
By thecanadiannumismatist | Sunday, 11 September 2022
Amongst the most famous rarities in Canadian numismatics, struck in 1937 prior to the creation of coinage dies for George VI, but never released for circulation, the 1936-dated Dot cent has seen its reputation grow exponentially since its discovery.
This increasing exposure get a lot of people confused when a fake, damaged or hand-mand 1936 one cent coin is found with a similar dot mark.
The existing ones
3 known, 1 owned by Bank of Canada. All of them show a small dot under the date at the same exact position.
PCGS SP-65 Red and Brown (previously SP-66 Red)
Previous owners:
- T. Roberts, employee of the Royal Canadian Mint;
- Mrs. T. Roberts, widow of the preceding;
- John Jay Pittman, 1954;
- John Jay Pittman Collection;
- The Sid and Alicia Belzberg Collection of Canadian Coinage;
- Canadiana Collection;
- The George Cook Collection of Canadian Coinage.
PCGS MS-63 Red
Previous owners:
- John Jay Pittman Collection (stolen from the Pittman home in 1964 and later returned);
- Chet Krause Collection;
- The Nikita Collection.
Ungraded
- Maurice Lafortune, purchased from the Mint;
- Robert Lafortune, Maurice's son;
- John Jay Pittman Collection;
- Bank of Canada, 2016.
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