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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 2678945, member: 77413&quot;]The beginnings of toning on these 1971 cents is quite subtle. The bust of Lincoln on the proof, the face on the D and S, and the memorial steps on the S all show an extra golden glow.</p><p><br /></p><p>The large 7 from the 1970-S Large Date has been kept. It is now about equal in size with the 9, instead of the size of the 1 and 0. It matches the long-tailed style of the 9 that was to be even more pronounced in succeeding years. Here are the changes from the 7 in the 1970-S small date, to the larger 7, 2, and 3 that follow. By 1973 the 7 is large enough to support a wave in the top of the numeral, which was previously a straight bar.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]598427[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1971 Proof </b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]598425[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1971 Business strikes</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]598422[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598423[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598424[/ATTACH] </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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