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Can someone tell me if the 1974 D Lincoln Cents in the attached photo are Large Date and/or Small Date? I believe that I might have one of each in the photo, but I'm unsure because I find it difficult to distinguish between the two versions.  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I was unaware that there were two different date sizes in 1974.
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From the Pic's they Both look like Small Dates. The Large Date has a FAT 7 Small Date has a Skinny 7....
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08/18/2019 1:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks - learned something new!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Never knew there was a difference for that year. So slight I'd not even try to figure it out.
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Pillar of the Community
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Also, top of the head/hair (lack of) is different
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Its Interesting about the SMALL & LARE DATES. The 1974 P-D-S have 2 different 7's, Large date has a FAT 7 The Small date has a Skinny 7. For the 1970 S Small Date Its the 9.The 9 is the same 9 as the 1971 & 1972 Date. They should be called SMALL Date's Due to the Curved 9 Because it is the SAME as the 1970 Small Date.The 1970 S has two type's of 9's like the 7's in the 1974.  Edited by Daves Errors
08/19/2019 12:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Those 4s look wide, which is the large date. Would need a closeup to be sure.
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Here are close ups of the dates on the 2 coins. Sorry the photos are not clear.   Edited by Hidalgo
08/19/2019 6:59 pm
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By the way, looking at the photos of my coins, I believe they are the "large date" variety.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Is there a big market on these varieties? Which are the scarcest, and what sort of premium do they bring?  |
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. Is there a big market on these varieties? Which are the scarcest, and what sort of premium do they bring? I don't think there is any premium for one or other, just an interesting variation. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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IIRC the large dates are rarer, but that's only relative to the small dates, and tons of both were churned out.
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@ coinfrog, I recall reading that it close to a 50/50 on mintage
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