1970S Small Date variety?

Do you agree with the Small Date Classification?
Thanks.

 

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I'm leaning small date but need a much much better picture to be more certain.

 

Looks closer to a large date to me, but sharper focus would be more definitive, size is OK. Jim

 

Here we go.....Liberty ist weakly Struck.

 

This is the Large Date variety for comparison purposes.

 

The curl is a bit of a tweener. I am not seeing it. Is the point of the bottom of the 9, blunt or sharp?

 

LIBERTY is weak, the 7 is level with the other digits. Op's coin is a small date.

 

Large date.

 

I'm in the large date camp after seeing the new picture. I never trust the "weak LIBERTY" diagnostic because wear can cause that appearance.

With this coin I see a lowish 7 and a not so tight curl on the 9. Kinda of agree with @Michael K with the "tweener" comment.

 

The new picture is a large date for comparison.
Go back to post #1 photo.
The weak LIBERTY in itself is not the best marker.
But the numbers (in post #1) do line up.
Need a clearer photo to examine the curl and the point of the 9 foot.
There was one other post about an SD tweener like this. It could be an SD variety.

 

Large date

 

OP coin is shown in posts #1 and #4.
LD shown for comparison in post #5.

 

I remember the other post too and I think some (was it V. Kurt?) were adamant about the weak LIBERTY diagnostic.

 

Oh good Lord. Here is a small date for comparison

 

Op's coin is a small date.

 

It's that the curl in the 9 doesn't appear to come past 45 that concerns me. The 7 and weak liberty seem good tho. If I was buying I wouldn't pull the trigger unless the curl was there.