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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Need a straight on shot to give a definitive answer.
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If you question is about the 7 and 9 can you zoom in on that for us? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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That's looking like a small date to me. But you really need to take pictures with your camera perpendicular and parallel to coin. Angles can deceive even the experts  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I was having problems with the camera and shadows. I will try to get a better straight on view. When I first saw it, I thought for sure Large date. I still think it is but the 9 seems to have that little loop and then the 7 looks bigger that the small date but yet smaller or different than the large date.
Is there a medium version. I will try better pics later. I do believe it's the large date but something still loks different or odd to me.
Thanks Roger!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Rob, I don't have coops comparison pics because my pc crashed...but look at the level of the 7 compared to the 0. Also, when you have lighting problems, move the light, not the camera or coin.I'll still say small date until you get better pics |
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 My first thought was small date too...but that slight angle wrecks havoc with my synapses. Peronally the level 7 thing does not work for me....but...the tail of the 7 and curl of the 9 are interesting... |
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Pillar of the Community
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This coin is a small date with a weak hubbing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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While weak hubbing cannot be completely discounted, a far more likely explanation for the thinned letters would be intentional die abrasion.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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True, however the surfaces of the fields look original (not polished). With that much of the lettering removed, I would think die scratches would be readily apparent.
Another point in your direction is that I have never seen a "weakly hubbed" 1970S small date coin - if it were a weakly hubbed die, I would think there would be enough of them out there that I would have seen a few of them by now.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Winner, winner chicken dinner!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I tried my cheap microscope but the glare from Abe was too much. I have a cheap scope!
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Pillar of the Community
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I wouldn't worry about it Rob...you have a nice small date find  |
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Going by your close up photo it is a small date, congrats. You said that you compared this coin to ten others,were they all 1970-S SD's? How many 1970-S SD's have you found? I have found one roll searching. John1 |
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WOW, a member has found a small date..nice one too..  |
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