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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by HoosierDaddy 02/05/2011 9:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you asking us or telling us? 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Coop has some great pics that illustrate the differences between large date and small date. I don't have them handy, but you'll find them easily with a search. This is clearly a large date.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm wishing....I'm afraid of the truth! I would love to find one in this condition.
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Moderator
 United States
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Indeed ... that is a large date as I'm sure HD knows.
Good photo though ....
David
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Pillar of the Community
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I know...I know...great information here...I'm learning great stuff. Just thought I'd throw out this pic. I'm still looking for the small date in the wild!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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HoosierDaddy,keep the faith! I am still looking for a small date in the wild also but I am seeing a good run of top quality 1970 S cents here lately. There seems to be a "second great coin jar dump" taking place. A lot of top quality 60's and 70's in my last 4 boxes.
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Valued Member
United States
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I like that "second great coin jar dump" I think that I missed the first one, so I'm glad I can be part of the second!
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Pillar of the Community
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I know...I've got about 10 really nice Large date examples like the one above. Just to be safe, I went through my entire stash of 1970S cents last night. Using my usb scope, it took a little while. While using the fullscreen application, there was only a couple of double-takes on my part. Each time there was a little ding on the "9" which changed the direction and made it point to the center of the "7". But with the scope I can see it clearly! The search continues!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Good luck on your quest!  A few collectors here have found small dates in circulation. I've never been so lucky.
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Pillar of the Community
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I see them fancy large dates described on ebay all the time as small dates. I'd rather find one then two then three...and so on in the wild!
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Bedrock of the Community
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You might also take a look at dealer's "bargain bins", where they cut coins out of mint sets. Small dates are easiest to find in mint sets--I have found several.
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Pillar of the Community
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Now that takes all the fun out of it. I would rather find one in the wild!
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