1970-S It Old But The Letters Look Fatter Than Usual

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Mickey161 Valued Member United States 107 Posts	Posted 05/10/2017 11:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 01:01 am From the picture, it looks like a normal 1970-S Large Date cent. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 05/11/2017 8:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 01:04 am The 9 7 0 do look a little wider than normal, but its probably from being in circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 8:51 pm The base of the letters is wider than the tops. As a coin wears, it makes the letters appear larger. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 9:01 pm Don't forget die wear, as dies are polished down the beveling of the letters is actually wider but not as deeply upraised, need coop's pix this kinda looks like it if it was filled Edited by Crazyb0 05/11/2017 9:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 2:46 pm I think you need this illustration for die polishing how it affects the devices: Report this Post to the Staff
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