website's 1970 S large date-small date picture.

[bkh2014]

Please check link below, where Large Date & Small Date comparison done. is this correct?

http://penny-trader.fl-ink.com/coin-worth.html

Thanks

[willbrooks]

Those are both large dates.

It also looks like his picture of a wide AM is actually a close AM. This web site creator needs to visit the LCR!

edit: That website also contains this very erroneous statement:
"Striking Errors -- Some times the planchet will be struck off-center or struck several times producing a "Doubled Die Error" coin."

I wonder if there is contact information for this web site owner. We need to get this individual to our forum!
edit: I see his email listed on his page. I believe I will invite him to join our community.

[GrumpyEd]

Yes, please help him out and invite him to join us.

The web page looks great and looks like he put a lot of effort into it.

But the 70SD is a LD.
Also, to me the "Mint Mistake" is like scratching a chalkboard for me. It needs to say "Mint Errors" or something like that and move the doubled dies out of that section and say that RPMs and Doubled Dies are varieties not errors and explain that they have nothing to do with how the coin was struck, they are varieties created when the die was made or when the mintmark was punched into the die.

He can use my wide AM pics if he wants:

[Maineman750]

bkh2014, I removed the pictures....a link is fine, but please don't attach pictures belonging to someone else...that is copyright infringement.

[trails]

He does have a small date and a large date 1970. However, the captions are wrong (reversed).

BJ Neff

[willbrooks]

He does have a small date and a large date 1970. However, the captions are wrong (reversed).

BJ Neff

I thought that at first glance too, but I think the 9 in that photo is damaged because looking at the other diagnostics, it fits the bill for a large date also.

[jallengomez]

Both coins in the photos that I'm looking at are large dates.

[Maineman750]

Both coins in the photos that I'm looking at are large dates.

That's what I see.

[GrumpyEd]

When people judge them by the level top of the date it's easy to get it wrong.
Many books show a line above the date and use that to differentiate and ignore the more definite differences.

They are both LD, no doubt.

[willbrooks]

When people judge them by the level top of the date it's easy to get it wrong.
Many books show a line above the date and use that to differentiate and ignore the more definite differences.

They are both LD, no doubt.

Totally agree with this. If I had to order the diagnostics by their usefulness in identifying this issue variety, I would rank them like this:

1. Level of the tail of the 7 in relation to the zero.
2. Shape of the zero.
3. Inner curl of the 9 pointedness and direction.
4. Weak Liberty
5. Height of the top of the 7 in relation to the zero.

I rank shape of the zero above the curl of the 9 for reliability, because the shape of the zero will not be affected by a single hit, like the curl of the 9 sometimes is, which can be deceptive.

[enamel7]

I remember finding that site a few years ago. I hope he does visit the site so he can learn more.

[BadThad]

Both the 70S shown are large dates! LOLOLOL

[willbrooks]

I sent the site operator an email inviting him to come join us and expand his knowledge about Lincoln cents. Unfortunately, so far, I haven't gotten a reply.