1970 s small date cent?
Timmers
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Are these in fact small date coins? 
I’ve been saving all the copper/brass planchette pennies I come across and recently found these fellas in some pocket change. Did I get lucky? Thanks in advance
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Both are large dates.
These are kind of tricky to figure out. I use the '9' as it relates to the '7.' If the top of the '7' is below the top of the '9' on a 1970-S cent, it's not a high '7'. I agree with IkesT. Both are large dates. I have searched 17,500 Lincolns since last October and found about 15 1970-S's. Not a single one is a "Sm Dt (High 7)" as listed in my 2021 Redbook. They are truly scarce, in my opinion.
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Aww man I was comparing them to this 1975 cent
The size of the 7 was what had me thinking they were small date. Anyone have any tips that might help me get a handle and this small date/large date distinction?
Look at liberty.
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https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1970-s-1c-small-date-rd/2935
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1970-s-1c-large-date-rd/2939
Tricky indeed, making me question how well my eyesight is holding up as well haha
Those links are from PCGS’ CoinFacts
Here is a graphic on them taken from those links
Great job transferring those graphics! I do like the advice from @privatecoin "Look at Liberty" The small date has a very weak Liberty strike.
"LIBERTY" on the small date is weak compared to the bold Large date. The "point" of the 9 also is a helpful diagnostic. (And like @MsMorrisine stated the 7 is a bit lower on the Large date)
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Ok well that’s settled. You’ve all been very helpful I really appreciate it. Thanks again
Nice educational photos.
I always compare the '9'.... the opening at the curl of the top of the nine is large on the large date. Cheers, RickO
Welcome aboard @Timmers
I too learned something new about these small and large date coins.
I was not aware of the weak Liberty strike.
Thanks to @Steven59 and @privatecoin for that information.
Wayne
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_I was not aware of the weak Liberty strike.__
Yes. That is really useful information. I'll be checking my 1970-S's again in the near future.
“I believe in intuitions and inspirations. I sometimes feel that I am right. I do not know that I am. When two expeditions of scientists, financed by the Royal Academy, went forth to test my theory of relativity, I was convinced that their conclusions would tally with my hypothesis. I was not surprised when the eclipse of May 29, 1919, confirmed my intuitions. I would have been surprised if I had been wrong.”
“Then you trust more to your imagination than to your knowledge?”
“I am enough of the artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
Albert Einstein- quoted in Saturday Evening Post interview (1929)