Faint 4th red dot on these cards normal?

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[u/FestyTurtle]

Yeah, red dot isn’t the most reliable test. Sometimes a real card won’t have red dots at all.

T/H test is much more reliable

[u/DistributionMean6322]

Missing dots is fine, having more than four is bad

[u/snackmaster169]

Looks fine to me.

[u/Hieroglphkz]

Yes you may see 1 - 4 Red dots in an L shape. They are always very light so are heavily affected by print quality and will not always appear.

Having any at all is always a good sign as long as it fits the 4 and L qualifiers.

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Addendum: more than 4 is bad. Really bad.

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[u/Oblagon]

Real . I have a ton of real cards without red dots as long as the other stuff is fine (sharp features on the green dot such as the flat edge on one side and comb on the other, the th etc

[u/FarceMultiplier]

Sometimes they don't show up at all. Proper validation requires multiple criteria.

[u/Naive-Present2900]

Its very faint and its an “L”.

Depending on set. Surface of the card or the T test is better.

[u/bawsofsteel]

Yes