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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;10gary22, post: 1394627, member: 23626&quot;]I have seen that coin, or one very similiar at a coin show. I believe it to ba a Large date. Appearently there are a few of the dies with the 7 almost even with the 0. But it you look closely, the 9 does not look the same as the one on the small date.</p><p><br /></p><p>How I had to start telling them apart was to purchase a 1970 S, small date proof set. When compared side by side, in hand, the difference becomes a lot easier to tell. But simply put, the inside of the loop portion of the 9 is more closed than the coin you found. Yours points to the bottom of the 7. The small date loop points nearly the center of the 7 and is more closed.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a nice coin, and many would mistake it. I spent hours and hours of research, posting my finds etc., before I finally purchased an authentic coin for comparison. I paid $69.95 free shipping for the 70 S proof set with small date cent. The cent is a nice specimen and would come in at about 68-69 IMO. So, I didn;t get beat up too badly. But frankly, without a comparison, I could never tell for certain. Having it in my binder of comparison coins (varieties, DDO, RPMs, etc) saves me hours and hours.</p><p><br /></p><p>gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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