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<p>[QUOTE="n_sandler4, post: 186781, member: 5433"]Wow! Cool coin. I have good news. I <i>think</i> you have a small date coin there and on a website I found, a double die 1970-S small date lincoln cent is listed as the second most valuable pocket change find. Here's their description....</p><p><br /></p><p> <b>1970-S Small Date Lincoln Cent with a Doubled Die Obverse</b></p><p><b>As with virtually all true doubled die varieties, only one side of the coin shows doubling. If both sides exhibit doubling, the coin is probably double struck instead, and worth little.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>How to Detect: The rarer Small Date variety is most easily distinguished from the common type by the weakness of LIBERTY. The Doubled Die Obverse is best demonstrated by doubling in LIB and IN GOD WE TRUST.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Approximate Value: Around $3,000 in EF-40 or so.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="n_sandler4, post: 186781, member: 5433"]Wow! Cool coin. I have good news. I [I]think[/I] you have a small date coin there and on a website I found, a double die 1970-S small date lincoln cent is listed as the second most valuable pocket change find. Here's their description.... [B]1970-S Small Date Lincoln Cent with a Doubled Die Obverse As with virtually all true doubled die varieties, only one side of the coin shows doubling. If both sides exhibit doubling, the coin is probably double struck instead, and worth little. How to Detect: The rarer Small Date variety is most easily distinguished from the common type by the weakness of LIBERTY. The Doubled Die Obverse is best demonstrated by doubling in LIB and IN GOD WE TRUST. Approximate Value: Around $3,000 in EF-40 or so.[/B][/QUOTE]
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