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Valued Member
United States
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Going through a collection. Would this be a small date? Still new to this. Thanks  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
Yep, that's the one! It's not as tough to tell as the 1970.
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Valued Member
 United States
158 Posts |
Thank you captainfwiffo for confirming.
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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
 SD. The P mint SD is the tuff one. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3276 Posts |
Looks like the small date to me. And I actually think the 1970 s small date is easier to tell. just opinion though.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19931 Posts |
Definately SD, however, in the D mint they are just as common at the large date.
murrellington - You have greater Lincoln skill than I if you can spot the 1970 SD before the 1960 SD. I can see small date 6 from a mile away. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it's just because I have so many 1970 s from circulation and I'm used to looking at them for the small date. I don't really ever look for the 1960 small dates so I would need a picture for comparison. however, if I started searching for and becoming familiar with the 1960 small dates, then maybe I would agree that it is easier to spot. but right now I have no experience with them :)
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Valued Member
United States
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The 9 is usually low and "Liberty" looks blurry or mashed. I had about 10 rolls or the small and large date 1960 D UNC. I searched through them and cherry picked some very nice ones. I sell some of them on the bay.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Murr, I would assume that one could use this picture of a 1960 that I put together for comparative purposes. If anyone disagrees, please yell out. mdpmedia  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Just because you don't know something doesn't make it harder to spot. I think both are equally easy to spot with a little education and experience. Back when the Red Book was all I had to use in trying to determine large and small date 1970S cents I thought the difference was nearly impossible to tell. Once I had a few in hand and could see the difference myself - I never had a problem with it again. This is why I think ANYONE who is going to go through rolls of Lincolns looking for this sort of thing should BUY a 1970S small date to learn from. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I couldn't agree more, the 70-S small date makes for a pretty cheap education. If you're searching/collecting Lincolns, just buy one so you never have to ask again.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i agree with murrellington I know what to look for with the 1970-s but with the 1960 I really have no idea. so when ever I come across one I just pile them up until have figure it out.
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I couldn't agree more, the 70-S small date makes for a pretty cheap education. If you're searching/collecting Lincolns, just buy one so you never have to ask again. I agree. Photos have limitations because of their two dimensional nature. Once you see them both in hand, you will wonder why it seemed so difficult to begin with. It is like figuring out a puzzle and never forgetting how to do it again. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1960 small date is easy because both versions of 1960-D are common, so you just have to collect a handful to guarantee that you have one of each style to compare. Side-by-side the difference is huge. It's easier to look for the scarce one with coins in hand to tell them apart.
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Valued Member
United States
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I argee that the 1970 s small date is harder to tell then the 1960 small date/large date . But the 1970 s small date is thicker then the 1970 s large date
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would have to disagree that the LD and SD 1960-D are equally common. I went back through all of my 1960s to double check that I didn't manage to snag a '60 large date (I didn't), and I found only 2 '60-D small dates to 84 '60-D large dates.
Maybe people are hoarding them?
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