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70 S Small Date?

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 Posted 07/16/2008  12:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list
Whoa...wait a sec.
We're usually not accustomed to seeing small dates circulated like this.
What I'm seeing is a real Small Date where the date's been beaten down by circulation.
The hook of the 9 is there, although flattened, and the shape/position of the 7 matches diagnostics I use.
You found this in circulation? Well done!

I sampled up your pic--small date!
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 Posted 07/16/2008  1:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadThad to your friends list
Sure looks like a small in Kurt's pic! Congrats!
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 Posted 07/16/2008  1:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MorgansRmine to your friends list
After seeing Kurt's blow up, I surrender and agree.
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 Posted 07/16/2008  1:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add scmoore61 to your friends list
Way Cool! I have been pulling 70's for about a month and this one looked different to me so I thought I would post it. Thanks for the feedback. July has been a good month so far. First a wild indian then 70 S small date.
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 Posted 07/16/2008  2:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list
Again, that's quite a find from circulation. I've been looking for a small date from circ. for 15 years, but you found one!
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 Posted 07/16/2008  2:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add malissadawn to your friends list
I had no idea there was a special 1970. now I have to dig through all my 1970 pennies. Thanks a lot everyone! lol
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 Posted 07/16/2008  3:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coindexter to your friends list
What is a small 70 going for now days? Maybe I have one in this bunch.
New pictures. These are the one's I thank have a chance(9 pointing to middle of 7?)


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 Posted 07/16/2008  3:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list
I think $10-15 is a good ballpark for that coin.

Coindexter, I did a blowup of one of your Lincolns. The 9 had me confused at first, but I think the hook is due to Machine Doubling, since the 7 has the LD shape.

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 Posted 07/16/2008  4:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list
I agree and would like to add that the weak LIBERTY was a flag for me, even though I feel the other markers are more accurate. The link Kurt gave explains why the weak LIBERTY is not a definitive test.

However, of all of the people asking about their potential 1970-S SD finds lately, this was the first I have seen with a weak LIBERTY, so it got me thinking before I saw all of the replies!
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 Posted 07/17/2008  2:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wardtom084 to your friends list
I have rolls of 70's and did not know this. Will have to look them over again.
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 Posted 07/17/2008  3:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list
wardtom--good luck!
I didn't think a small date could be found in circulation, but here's a documented case.
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 Posted 07/17/2008  5:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coindexter to your friends list
Hay Curt here is a blow up of the other 1970-s. It looks like the curl of the 9 makes it point towards the middle of the 7. But my eye isn't that well trained yet.

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 Posted 07/17/2008  6:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list
Coindexter, I saw that one too. When I'm in doubt about the 9, I look at the 7, which seems to be the LD variety to me (compare to my link above on LD/SD diagnostics).
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 Posted 07/17/2008  8:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coindexter to your friends list
I just found this on e-bay looks just like mine. They are calling it a large date over small date. Weird I also thought it was just Machine Doubling error.

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 Posted 07/17/2008  9:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list
I think that's an easy call for Machine Doubling because the mintmark is doubled too. On a real DDO for this year, the mm won't be doubled like that.
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