Question

[Coin_Surfer]

I have these two 1970S pennies and one of the S's looks closer to the date then the other one. Is this a mistake, or is this common? Any info is appreciated.

 

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[EccentricInTexas]

If you can use a magnifying glass and the camera to get a closer photo of the dates. There is a 1970 s small date with high 7 and a 1970 s large date with low 7. The Small date s (High 7) is 65$ in MS-65 all others appear to be .35 in MS 65. Hard to tell from the photos the difference between the two is very minor. Ref: 2008 Red Book

 

[Diver_Down]

The one on the right is a large date. I can't tell about the one on the left. Irregardless, mintmarks were added to the working dies individually at this time. Consequently, the placement can vary from working die to working die.

 

[dustywallen]

The curl or the tail of the 9 on a small date will point towards the 7. On a large date it will point more towards the bottom. This is a hard date to extinguish until you actually see a small date in hand. From what I can tell from the pictures both appear to me to be a large date. Look at my previous post.