I have a CD with a nearly-unscannable matrix runout. I finally got a nearly-readable scan, but there is a character that I can’t decide what it is. All the characters in the matrix are formed by dots. The character in question looks like this:
I can’t decide if that is a ‘1’ or an ‘l’ (lower-case L). I’m leaning toward a ‘1’. What do you think? The two strings in the runout (assuming it’s a ‘1’) are :
J-1032
1A1 73
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I’d call the character a 1 as you have drawn it. Though can’t make any sense of the image due to it being mirror image.
I use a jeweler’s loupe to see it close.
It isn’t mirrored. The string on the top side is just upside down.
I would decipher it as an upper-case L - a 1 would have no upward stroke at the end and I don’t think there were any lowercase letters here.
…and I don’t think, it’s a matter of size here. 
Pretty sure it’s a “1”. Compare with the OCR-A font:
Okay, that’s pretty definitive for me. Thanks! Since it’s so hard to see on the scanned image, I’m going to put it in the comment on the image.
