I roll searched last winter and came up with 18 of them. I too tried, but it is very difficult without a jewllers loupe to determine a large date from small date. Not all 18 were the same, some appeared to have the "S" hanging lower than the others and I do believe there may have been a one or two small dates in there. I will be posting these and all the better 1909 - 1970 Lincoln u.s. cents I found in a few days, to be sold as one lot, to the highest bidder. rush2112 / canada
In my opinion, not really, but on some 1970-s cents, the "7" hangs a little lower and is not even with the rest of the numbers. I spent a couple hours researching the topic and still had trouble identifying one. Some looked a little different but I honestly couldn't say, yes this is a small date or no, it is not.
The S (which is called a mintmark) was hand-punched into the dies up until 1990, so you will find them in varying locations in relation to the date. There are also no small/large date varieties for 1972.
I've also found one 74 d mad clash but the whole penny is a reddish purple color, any thoughts? Sent from my VS870 4G using Tapatalk now Free
Not everyone has seen a the coin at issue in the original post. He or she got the date wrong, as did I for not noticing but I at least had a vague idea of what was being asked and tried to help and offered my opinion. You on the other hand, unless I am reading your post wrong, picked and chose my some of my comments to humiliate me and make both of us look stupid. If your only goal in life is to humiliate others because you have knowledge about a coin some of us don't have, then feel free to do so. The people you humiliate may actually have a real life rather than spending there day on seek and destroy missions. That is why people like me leave and seldom show up again.
You took a shot in the dark and answered a question not asked. Perhaps you were right, and kudos for trying to help, but let's be serious here; you have to admit that from the start this was an odd thread, so there is no reason to throw a hissy over what was intended as a lighthearted joke. If you did not see this, I apologize, but either way there is no reason to go off on a tangent and make asinine assumptions.
Not Groucho, but actually William Bendix as Chester A. Riley in the 50's TV show 'The Life of Riley'. Groucho may have used the line, but it was originally spoken by Bendix.
