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!874-H British Penny. How To Tell Small or Large Date ?
DoubleDime
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Awhile back I had an 1877 British Penny that a member sent pictures to show the difference between the small date and large date. Wonder if someone could do the same for the 1874-H Penny?
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Didn't know there was a small and large date in 1874.
There are two different busts, the young bust and the mature bust.
My mistake, should have checked first, there are two different size dates
Try again for an answer.
Did a little research out of curiosity. Found the best way to tell the difference is by the 74 in the date.
A small date would look like this 74. If you draw a line from the top of the 7 down, it would touch the
horizontal stroke of the 4.
A large date would look like this 7 4 where there is space between the 7 and 4.
Hope this isn’t too confusing and helps.
Yes it does help. I have a small date coin. Thank you very much.