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Valued Member
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I have 4 1970 s Lincoln Penny's and I not real sure about how to tell if one my be this 1970 s small date. I put the coin together and I could only tell one for sure difference and that was' the curve in the first coins 9 . check it out and see.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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hello realdeal101,
you are making it hard to tell if the numbers are even with each other.
post pictures of the date with minmark level/horizontally and not at an angle.
from the pictures provided, none of these are small dates.
thanks
EDIT: also, omit the line across the top of the date... it obscures the picture.
Edited by levelsofmadnes
03/10/2021 2:10 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I always look for the 'tight curl' on the 9, and the 7 being in a higher position. Given the photos posted, I'm seeing a small date coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Note the 1970-S Was the only one with the different small date curl. With the blunt end, it can't be a small date. Also the alignment of the '7', your missing the whole issue:  Also the angle you are posting these is not showing the alignment correctly:  All of your images are showing large dates. Edited by coop
03/10/2021 3:44 pm
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Valued Member
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Thanks again
I can see a lot better what I need to look for.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Copy the images or even take a screen shot and you will have all the information for your educational files.
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Concentrate on the 9. All four look like LD. John1  Edited by John1
03/11/2021 04:32 am
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Valued Member
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Here's another look at this coin with a different angle in my scanner.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The green line I added to your pic is what I look for. The gap between the line and the bottom of the zero tells me it's a large date. A small date would not have such a gap.  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
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Pillar of the Community
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The last picture is for sure a large date.
The end of the curled part of the nine is blunt. It points to the bottom of the seven. The bottom of the seven is below the bottom of the zero. The top of the seven is below the top of the zero.
These are all attributes of a large date.
Edited by KenKat
03/10/2021 7:04 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Note how the bottom of the '7' is below the zero:  The low hanging 7 is my first clue that is is/is not a small date. Then the curl. Which yours is a blunt end. |
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That's great help, thanks for making it clearer .
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