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It's a large date. The 1, 9 & 0 are level with each other while the 7 is lower. Also the letters E and TY in liberty are usually pretty weak compared to the other letters on small date. Somebody told me once though that sometimes the E and TY are also weak on the large date, so go figure. Hope this helps.
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03/29/2011 10:36 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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yep....large date....sorry
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The photo of the 7 is a great size, it allows you to clearly see one of the diagnostics. There is a crease at the junction of the crossbar and upright on the 7, a Small Date does not have this crease.
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Pillar of the Community
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Here are coop's pics  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I was wondering how to identify small and large dates
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Pillar of the Community
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Great illustration. Thanks! Now to go back and check the 1970s that I put aside until I new for sure how to tell.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Coop's pics nail it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yup! It took me several months to tell the difference back when I was a beginning collector.. I wish I had those pics!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Once you have a small date, the difference will be obvious. Try to buy a nice one for your collection as a reference.
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Pillar of the Community
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i agree with the duke.... I have about 70 1970 s coins from circulation, and I kept thinking several were small dates. then I bought one on ebay and I know for sure none of mine were small dates. I think the most obvious part is the curled 9. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 The real small dates are plainly obvious in-hand. I looked for 15 years (near the SF mint), but always thought I had one "maybe"--but there's no doubt when you see a real one. |
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Very cool... I've been saving my S mints here and havent been paying any attention. It's very similar to the WAM's... once you see one you KNOW that its a WAM. All the others are just optical illusions of wanting a WAM. |
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