Small or Large 1960

Trying to figure out which this is. I think its the large date but wanted to double check.

 

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It is the large date. The small date has a much shorter leg(?) on the 6.

 

This is a small date:

courtesy coinfacts

 

This is what you gotta look for in the blue aarows and the red arrow is your coin

 

Thanks. I figured it was a large

 

I think the digits on the small are more closed. Not a great photo.

 

The roundness of the 0 in 1960 is much smaller in circumference in the small date when I'm looking at the inner lines. also seems bolder in the small date.

 

The 0 is a marker, but I have seen other photos where it appears the curls on the 6 and 9 in the SD are much tighter and almost closed than these photos show. Now you are making me use Google.

For the large date:

• The top of the 9 is always higher than the top of the 1.
• The top of the 6 is at the same or very close to the right most edge of the 6.

For the small date:

• The top of the 9 is equal or lower than the top of the 1.
• The top of the 6 stops halfway to edge and is very close to the center of the 6.

 

I think 1970 small date is much tougher to spot haha or atleast it's harder for me lol

 

Thats what I'm here for. Gotta keep you fellas on your toes. Thanks for looking

 

On the 1970, the 9 is more closed to parallel, and the point on the bottom of the 9 is sharp, and on the LD it is blunt and the 9 is not curled around as much. Also, LIBERTY will often be weakly struck on the SD and better struck on the LD.

 

With the 1960, I believe the entire actual date will appear smaller on the SD compared to the LD.
Which is not the case on the 1970-S or 1982.