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If you have access to a chem lab that Sulfuric Acid will melt the Copper coins completely and you will end up with Copper Sulfate and left to evaporate will give you a fantastic parallelogramic deep blue, simi clear crystal. However, I think that is against the law. No, the law specifies melting the cents, not dissolving them. Yes it is splitting hairs. |
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If they didn't want laws to be broken they should make them  less specific. You ever notice that, All our laws are like code 142.23. Why not simplfy? |
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I can spot the large vs. small pretty easily now after a while practicing at it! I just look at the "2"...if it looks like a "Z" then it's a large date, but if it has the graceful curve heading towards the base, it's a small date. Now...if only I can spot the doubled ear lobe and beard on the 2006's...  |
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Determining Small Date v. Large Date... 1982-P&D? Easy!  1960-P&D? A little effort, but not really that difficult!  1970-S   |
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Quote:1970-S Hehe...no kidding, but it all came into focus for me when I found my first SD just 6 months ago. When I saw it, I just knew right away. Like Chuck once said, the difference is quite dramatic when you have a LD and SD side-by-side. I'm still amazed how a member here found one in circulation! Edited by KurtS
08/20/2008 4:26 pm
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OK, I found a 70-S in a roll just yesterday and I stared at it with my loupe until my noggin' was achin'. From what I can tell, it is a large date, and the way I see it is that the end of the little loop inside the "9" is pointing down toward the mint mark. If the end had bent a little more and pointed instead at the "7" then it would probably be a small date. Right? No? Yes? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Something "D-O-O" economics... Sorry, got carried away there. |
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mklpatrick- Here's a good page on the SD/LD differences |
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Good one, Kurt. Thanks as always.
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Like Chuck once said, the difference is quite dramatic when you have a LD and SD side-by-side. Looking at the pictures of them together I can tell very easily. But every time someone posts an "is this a small date?" picture, it takes me a few minutes to be sure; and that is assuming it is a good photo. |
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Anyone know how to determine Lg date Sm date on 1840 LG Cent?
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Anyone know how to determine Lg date Sm date on 1840 LG Cent? This is out of my league. I find nothing in the 1840 Large Cent page, other than featured auctions mentioning Large Date. |
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Me too...I haven't a clue. However, popping over to Heritage, I see large dates and small dates listed for that year. I just don't know how to tell the difference. |
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Determining Small Date v. Large Date...
1982-P&D? Easy!
1960-P&D? A little effort, but not really that difficult!
1970-S 1974 issues |
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Quote:1974 issues There are no spaces for any 1974 varieties in my Dansco, so they must not exist! |
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Anyone know how to determine Lg date Sm date on 1840 LG Cent? Not too hard to tell, there is a significant difference in the size of the digits. The large dates were made with a two two digit logotypes with the digits uneven. The point of the 1 is fairly blunt. The small dates were made with a four digit logotype and all of the numbers are evenly spaced and on the same line. The 1 has a long point. The small dates are N-1,3,4, and 12. Large dates are N-5,6,7,8,9, and 10 N-2 is unusual as it has the small date punched in over the large date 18 logotype. Small date N-1  Large date Sorry I don't have a better picture, don't know the variety  Small date over large 18 N-2 You can clearly see the point of both 1's.  |
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