I've noticed a description for some coins as having a small date or a large date, I think this was in reference to 1970's pennies. Anyway, could someone explain what this means? What does a small date vs. a large date look like and are these hard to come by? Thanks for answering my question! Angie
Here's the best illustration I've seen so far.It has to do with the size and positioning of the "7" in relation to the other three numbers in the date and a slight difference in the tail of the "9".This should help. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/1970S1cSmAndLgDtCompare.htm And if you're still confused,here is yet another way to tell them apart. http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/1970/1970comparison.html
Thank you so much. THese pictures really helped. I was able to determine that my 1970s is NOT a small date. I was so excited to realize that I can tell the difference it doesn't matter that it's not a small date.
Even with the pictures these coins need solid observation to distinguish! I for the life of me couldn't distinguish the two. So I ended up buying a graded one (MS - 64 Small Date High 7 - 1970 S) at $65 ... but I can now tell the difference between the two! lol Esky
Here it is I thought I'd go ahead and post a picture of what I think is actually a Large Date 1970s penny. I thought the 9 did not come to a nice point and that there is a crease in the 7, like I saw in a picture given earlier as reference. I'd love to hear your opinions! Angie
