New Guy Needs Help With Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Identification.

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Jdoe60 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 02:00 am I recently began collecting coins and I am doing pretty good on my own, except for I cannot seem to identify small and large dates of the 1960 and 1960 D Lincoln Penny. I read that the tails on the six and nine are longer on a large date, but I cannot see it even the one using my scope. This is starting to drive me crazy. Can anyone give me a easy way to identify them. So far this is the only Coin that has given me a problem. Thanks Edited by Jdoe60 04/15/2023 02:04 am Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15441 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 05:28 am to the CCF Hopefully a member named coop will be along shortly with his fabulous graphics show you the difference. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 07:12 am @jdo, first welcome to CCF. Second, I think that the below CCF link will bring you to the information that you need: http://goccf.com/t/365970#3143110 Look at the length of the tail on the number six and the roundness of the number zero. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21610 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 07:26 am For a quick ID, I usually go by the shape of the 0. A small date is almost an oval while a large date is round. Report this Post to the Staff
surfacewave Valued Member United States 169 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 08:06 am Hope I posted the correct links to CoopHome threads 1960 small and large dates: http://goccf.com/t/365970 http://goccf.com/t/394743#3378063 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 08:43 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 10:52 am I do the same as JimmyD fwiw I've never found a 1960 small date in circulation, plenty of Denver examples but no Philly Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96315 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 11:09 am The easiest way is by looking at the 6 I marked up an image for comparison for you: Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 12:41 pm The '6' has a mark on the top of the lower loop: All the small dates have this. The Philly small dates have a lower striking of them. The Denver ones are 50% of the large and small dates. So they are common to find. The Denver cents have the most RPMs that year on the listings. Report this Post to the Staff
Jdoe60 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 1:03 pm This is awesome. Thank all of you who replied and it looks like your answers will make this much better for me. Thanks again. ! Jdoe Report this Post to the Staff
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New Guy Needs Help With LMC Identification.