Has Anyone Ever Noticed The 1977 Cent Had Two Different 7 Fonts In The Date

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 4 / Views: 1,303
Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 09/24/2021 2:43 pm It seems to be the norm for the 1977, first 7 is a blunt 7 second 7 is a pointed 7, the base images on coinsandcanada seems to have the same thing. I can't post a picture but as it seems to be normal for this date I figured there is no point. Has anyone else ever noticed this? And if so is there maybe more then 1 variety or is this just how they decided to do the 1977 cents? Report this Post to the Staff

Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 09/24/2021 3:20 pm Figured why make you look it up when your already here. I found a second one but the pointed 7 looks more blunt then this one but clearly still pointed vs the first 7 so here is a shot of the first one I noticed. Must be the normal design if first two I looked at had the same 7 difference It's probably common knowledge to most, just the first time iv noticed it Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 09/24/2021 5:23 pm That's because the master matrix and punch did not have the last digit of the date punched in it... they would add the dates to the master punch annually. Who knows when the first 7 was designed (1970 maybe) versus what was used in 1977. Here is an example of a master punch from the 1980s. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 09/24/2021 5:58 pm @SPP-Ottawa, is there a book or site on different fonts used throughout different years? Report this Post to the Staff
coinman91 Pillar of the Community Canada 668 Posts	Posted 09/27/2021 08:50 am Very cool! Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 4 / Views: 1,303

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: Canadian Coins and Currency Forums Forum: Canadian Coins and Colonial Tokens

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.21 seconds to rattle this change.