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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 779633, member: 66&quot;]It all depends on why the dot is there.&nbsp; Sometimes a dot is there because the engraver decided to put one there&nbsp; (This can be the case with coins with Arabic inscriptions often times extra dots are included simply for aesthetic reasons.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On coins that use chromium plated dies sometimes a flake in the plating will result in a dot on the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A dot can be deliberately placed on the die to indicate it was struck later than the date on the die such as your 1937 five cent.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A dot may appear due to a rust pit in the die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether it has an effect on value depends on whether it is on all of the examples of a specific die (and can be used to identify a specific variety) and the rariety of that variety. </p><p><br /></p><p>In some cases it&#039;s just a matter of promotion and hype.&nbsp; Canadian coins at one time were known for a number of &quot;dot&quot; coins due to plating flakes.&nbsp; For awhile they were high valued, but now most of them have fallen into obscurity and minimal value.</p><p><br /></p><p>A die that was marked with a dot for a specific reason is valued for its scarcity as a variety compared to the unmarked variety and the rest of the series.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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