Information on 1936 Canada penny without the dot?

Answer 1

Most Canadian 1936 pennies are without the dot because they were struck in 1936.

The story behind the dot penny is that George V died in January of 1936, and British/Commonwealth countries usually wait until the next calender year to produce coins with the next monarch on them (in the case of 1936 it was Edward VIII) and near the end of 1936 dies were prepared bearing the image of Edward VIII for production in 1937, however Edward VIII abdicated in December of 1936, thus the Canadian Mint was faced with a dilemma, they could either risk a coin shortage by waiting until dies could be finalized for George VI, which could take several months or they could continue to produce 1936 dated cents in 1937. The Mint decided to take the second option and placed a small dot below the date to designate that these coins were struck in 1937. However, the dies for the George V coinage were finished ahead of schedule and a coin shortage did not materialize which lead to the majority of the dot cents being melted and only a handful survive.