1970-S Penny, Small Or Large Date?

Yep, large date.

I think he's just saying you should get a nicer album that displays and protects your coins better, so you can enjoy them.

oh ok thanks for the tip on the albums will have to get one of those soon then!

Yes, that is what I am saying. It would be better to have them in stapled 2x2 holders and in order in a 2x2 box or a Dansco or Intercept album than those push in with your thumb Whitman's. If you did use your thumb to push them in, I hope you used a cloth between your thumb and the coin. Human hands have oils and the oils will darken on the coin eventually where you touch them.
Collecting is fun. Finding out that your coins you had fun collecting have been damaged by poor handling and storage will ruin both your collection and interest, not to mention possible investment gains.
Take care of your coins, they may help take care of you down the road.

Here's a well known coin supply source that often gets mentioned here so I am sure they don't mind the plug.
I get my supplies where ever I can that is PVC free and safe and at a good price. In this case I got the links HERE.


2x2's

Boxes

Albums

on the 2x2's do you just use a stapler say on four sides of the box to close the penny in the case?
Thanks for the links as well!
My fiance just picked up some pennies for me from the bank, will be going through them tonight wish me luck!
Right now I have the 'Black Book' price guide its not from whitman though. I saw the Red Book you are talking about at local barnes and noble but was going for the cheaper book, next month I'm gonna probably be buying myself a new coin book as recommended here and a new price guide book from whitman.
Thanks for the advice everyone, I love this website! keep up the great work around here!

Hobby Lobby currently has 30% off of all coin collecting supplies, including the 2012 Red Book which I picked up a couple days ago. Ended up being 12 bucks or something. I think the sale goes for another couple days.

They have the Whitman albums and the US-Mint-cover albums but I didn't see Dansco.

Oh and Welcome!



(edited to add previously- and egregiously-forgotten welcome to the new guy)

When I use the 2x2's I use a size larger than the coin.
For example, a dime goes in a 1 cent size. a cent goes in a nickel size, a nickel in a quarter etc.
I place the coin centered with the fold on the top. I use four staples, far enough from the window that the nose of the stapler will not touch the coin or the window.
If you do this right, the window will slightly stretch over the rim and no plastic will touch the devices of the obverse or reverse of the coin.
Usually I staple at angles rather than parallel to the edges but that is just a preference.
I think it makes the window just a little more stretched. I then use a CLEAN wide bull nose pliers and squeeze down on the staples, Again being careful to not get near the coin and window of course. Then I write on the 2x2 a date and mintmark.

That's what I do. My coins stay pretty stable this way. Crushing the staples flat will prevent future scratches on neighboring coins and also allows for more room to store more coins in a 2x2 box. It also adds that last stretch to the window and it helps keep the coin centered and also I feel it makes the coin rim serve as a seal for the coins obverse and reverse surfaces.
I store my coins in order so I can find certain dates quickly and store future acquisitions where they belong.