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Diane Valued Member United States 67 Posts	Posted 07/03/2006 11:38 pm I'm not sure I can tell the difference between a small-date and a large-date 1960 cent. Do you seasoned numismatists think this is a small date? It's on a proof set. The gunk is on the packaging. Thanks! Edited by Diane 07/04/2006 12:49 am Report this Post to the Staff

ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 12:00 am Nope, it's a large date. On the small date, the 6 is shaped more like a tear drop, with the tail of the 6 pointing more towards the top. Hope this helps. I'll see if I have a pic handy to post. Report this Post to the Staff
adobero1 Valued Member United States 363 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 12:33 am If I remember rightly, on the small date, you can draw a straight line from the top of the 1 to the top of the 9. On the large date, the 9 sticks up a little higher than the top of the 1. So, I agree with Metalman, small date. Now to go to the RedBook! Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 12:48 am Im going to put my post back after taking a good look to make sure,, the coin pictured I believe is a small date. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
Daniel J. Goevert Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 07:49 am It looks like a small date to me. One fun thing about the 1960 small date is that it was possible (and maybe still is) to pluck them out of circulation. As a young collector, I spent many enjoyable hours searching through bank rolls for the small date variety. Found quite a few of them too, but they were all from the Denver Mint. Never did find one from the Philly Mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 09:18 am It looks like a small date to me. On the large date, the top of the 9 is a little above the 1 which yours is definitely not. Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
TLS5933 Pillar of the Community United States 1703 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 09:38 am This is also a small date cent for you to compare to. They look the same to me. Edited by TLS5933 07/04/2006 09:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
coolg35748 Valued Member United States 260 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 10:16 am I agree it's definatly a small date! Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 11:09 am OOPS!! I was wrong.Wasn't the first time and surely won't be the last. I made my judgement without consulting any book, just going off of memory, and well, we can see now how good that is!! After looking in the Red Book you definately have a small date. Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
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