Are These All 1970-S Cents Large Dates

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yanks21 Valued Member United States 277 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 10:46 am * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * I have searched this Site a ways back and I've seen the indicators on how to identify them so I am thinking I have all large cents here. It's still hard to tell when they are not next to a small date to actually see the difference. So I thought you can hel be this this lot of 8 coins that I CRH'ed over some time. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 10:57 am Yes, all 8 are large dates. * There are many ways to determine large from small, but again, to me, just turn the coin up side down! The long leg of the 7 on the large date 1970 clearly extends higher (above) than the O next to it! * FYI: Make sure you also check all of the 1970S Large Dates you find for doubled dies, especially the 1970S 1DDO-001.(Very Valuable!) Good Luck! Edited by chuckster 125 12/21/2017 11:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
Tootallious Rest in Peace United States 1559 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 12:07 pm (Images copied from Google) Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 9:31 pm That is one of my old images from the past. Here is a newer side by side. Edited by coop 12/21/2017 9:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John77 Pillar of the Community United States 2910 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 01:02 am One other diagnostic on the 1970-S Small Date often forgotten is the motto IN GOD WE TRUST and the word LIBERTY are usually very weakly struck as in the one I found earlier this year. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets! Edited by John77 12/25/2017 01:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 01:29 am All eight are Large Dates. That new pic that coop posted is fantastic. Also, as John77 mentioned, there are often other identifiers that don't get much attention like weakly struck legends/mottos. Personally, the leg of the 7 is the easiest way for me to tell. I draw a mental image from the bottom of the 1 to the bottom of the 7. If that line does not extend to the bottom of the 0 but below it, it's a Large Date. If that line also extends to the bottom of the 0, it's a Small Date. All that may be easier to visualize by turning the coin upside down as chuckster suggested. I hope that makes sense. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
John77 Pillar of the Community United States 2910 Posts	Posted 12/25/2017 01:44 am You and I were thinking on the same wavelength, spruett001... I took a closeup of the one I found and added gridlines to show how the tops of the numbers and the bottoms of the 1, 7, and zero line up. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets! Report this Post to the Staff
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