Need Help With 1970-S Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Large And Small Dates

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dave647 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 02/26/2012 2:13 pm ran into these three today. I assume they are large date. is there a fail proof way of seperating large and small dates? any help would be appreciated. my eyes are getting old. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/26/2012 3:42 pm All are LD.Fourth post down https://goccf.com/t/108025 John1 Report this Post to the Staff
clary1265 Valued Member United States 168 Posts	Posted 02/26/2012 3:56 pm You can try this site also.... http://www.errorvariety.com/Design/SM-LG.html Report this Post to the Staff
dave647 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 02/26/2012 7:56 pm thanks for the help. did anyone notice the mint mark location on the third coin? it appears that it is sitting higher than the rest. any thoughts? is this normal? Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 02/26/2012 8:10 pm The mint mark was hand punched into the die. The position will vary. Starting in 1990(I think that's the correct year) the mint mark was on the hub (I would think it would be the master hub). Report this Post to the Staff
dave647 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 02/26/2012 8:53 pm thanks for the info. will try to find room in the old thinker for all this new knowledge. you guys are the best! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/26/2012 9:06 pm Here is something you might like to save for the large and small date 1970-S: Report this Post to the Staff
EnigmaticMindx Valued Member United States 207 Posts	Posted 03/01/2012 04:23 am Hi, does that picture for small/large date apply to all lincoln cents, or only 1970? Just found a 1974-s and according to that it's Large date. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/01/2012 07:09 am No it applies to the 1970-S only. 1974 there is another image I use to ID that years large and small date: Report this Post to the Staff
wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 03/01/2012 10:24 am Here are some more descriptions of the 1970 S: http://www.thecentproject.com/sort1970.php And the 1974 (and something interesting on the 1974 S): http://www.thecentproject.com/sort1974.php Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 03/01/2012 10:32 am The 1974 small/large date are pretty easy by comparison. If a 1974 cent looks like a mushy pile of crap, it's probably a small date. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 03/01/2012 11:39 am Also on the 1970S Small Date "Liberty" is very weak...I always check that first. Report this Post to the Staff
EnigmaticMindx Valued Member United States 207 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 04:39 am You guys are awesome and so helpful! I actually believe that it's a 1974-s small date. I will try to get a picture up by tomorrow for confirmation. I don't think it carries a premium, but i'd just like to know if I detected it correctly. :) Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 10:12 am The 1974 ones run about 50-50%. So no premium would be attached for these. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 9:31 pm More Large Dates selling as Small Dates...they seller states...I am not a coin expert but this appears to be a small date...its over $10.00 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-S-penn...364692042451 Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 9:34 pm What does "recolored mean? I found this and it states it has been "Recolored"...does that mean cleaned or plated? Never heard of that before... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-S-SMAL...494992537897 Report this Post to the Staff
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