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1974 LMC Large Vs Small Dates

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 Posted 06/19/2011  04:32 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add florida to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I recently went through the small bunch of 1974 cents to get an idea of how many of each date size is out there...and here are the results:

1974-P Large = 136
1974-P Small = 369

1974-D Large = 58
1974-D Small = 118

1974-S Large = 18
1974-S Small = 30

If the ratios are done correctly (hence the username and how late this posting is), the D and S mints are roughly 1:2 with Philly being almost 1:3.

I still have about $4 in cents rolls to go through (which I switched out at work), so the numbers may change.

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 Posted 06/19/2011  08:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pyrbob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just remember, that is the ratio in your part of the country. The ratios could be different in other parts such as in the western part of the country. The interesting thing I see here is you are finding less large dates from all 3 mints. It has always been said that there is an equal amount of large and small dates so neither one is more uncommon than the other. This would be an interesting project to continue and have more people involved.
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Good point. It would be interesting to see other data from different parts of the country. Plus, any information on the time frame when the mint was testing out the aluminum pattern would help tell when the switch-over happened.
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In fact, I thought the small date might have been slightly less common.

Regarding the pattern, there was an interesting thread about this the last time someone's grandpa gave them an "aluminum" cent.
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Bumping this again. Lately, I've gone through at least a box's worth of rolls from work

These are not including what's been counted in first post, but can be added to those totals.

1974-P Large = 45
1974-P Small = 99

1974-D Large = 24
1974-D Small = 31

1974-S Large = 3
1974-S Small = 7
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