Is This A 1970-S Small Lincoln Cent?

jewellge nice find. I'm glad all eyes where on this thread. So this SD didn't fall back into the discard coin bucket .

Yes, of course the coin in question is certainly a small date. Nice find!

Now... tell me how can those two pics that started the thread possibly be from the same coin? There's no way, in my opinion.

The first pic seems -- almost undeniably -- to be large date. Marks on it are not present in the second pic.

All I can say here is that obviously the first pic is the same coin, where many of the same details are present under careful scrutiny.

I think my pics from page 1 establish it's the same coin--and a small date at that. But I also think jewellge knew that from the start.

I could also add here that photos do not precisely describe physical objects, but only record light reflected off an object. It may sound strange put that way, but it's true. That's one way to account for the apparent discrepancy between 2 photos. Other factors include the data collector (scanner, camera), as well as human perception--which is hardly foolproof and very interpretive. When using photos for analysis, it's important to find ways to reduce interpretive error--that's a discipline one learns. That's something I've learned to a degree from a few photoanalysis projects.

You know...this is interesting as long as we're discussing this particular coin, or 1970-S small dates in general.
Since this thread got so much attention, this might be a good opportunity where someone like Chuck can help educate us on how this variety came about?
I have heard it was due to two different hub designs somewhere in the process? Obviously the date is a different design which originated on the hub--is that correct?

There's an important lesson to be learned about interpreting coin photographs in this thread. Very slight angles can make very large differences in the appearance of the coin. So, if/when you hear me harping about getting the coin and the camera exactly parallel (and that's something I say with nauseating frequency), keep this thread in mind.

I've always wondered how many different dies made the small date S mints? Kurts look like two different dies according to the location of the mint marks. Kurts upper image looks closer to the date than the second one. The one I have has a thinner mint mark similar to the first one's location, but weaker in LIBERTY and thinner in the shape of the mint mark. I guess that probably somebody has tried to figure that out before?

Coop, wow...nicely composed!
Your SD is really interesting...I can't recall ever seeing a mm that far W.
The last coin wasn't my shot, but I'll look around for an equivalent.

Vary nice pics everyone. You made me look at my roll of 70-S's again. Hoping I missed one. LOL. With the inside curl of the 9 pointing stright through the seven instead of down makes them easier to identify for me and also as long as there is no damage or to much wear on the date for the zero and seven to be level. Speaking of different dies I have seen quite a few with different size sevens(extending below or equal to the zero) catching my eye. But still being a large date 70-s.