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Message:: [QUOTE="Matthew Peak, post: 2510210, member: 81433"]Below are pictures of four 1970 S Lincoln cents. First the obverse, then a close up of the date & mint mark for that coin. Can someone help me determine if these are small or large dates? To me, it appears that on coin #1 & #2, the upper hook of the 9 points more toward the 7, while on coin #3 & 4, the hook points more towards the mint mark. Also one of the mint marks looks different to me. Is it possible that on the darkest cent that its inverted? The reason I ask is because one end of the "S" is thicker than the other. It looks reversed on that one. I do not see that any of the coins have a weak strike on the word liberty that is associated with the small date. One of the 7's looks to be even with even/flush with the top of the zero. I've looked at graded coins where the 7 extends below the bottom of the zero yet its labled "small date." So I'm thoroughly confused.[ATTACH=full]533789[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533791[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533792[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533793[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533794[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533795[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533797[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]