1970 s Lincoln

[curbcruzer]

Checking last weeks pocket change I found a 1970 s Lincoln I believe its a large date . My question is looking in the red book ( not just this date but others also) I see under mintage 1970s all kinds .....(2,632,810) under that ...... 690,560,004 . Most coins only have one number in the mintage column . What is the number in parentheses ? I looked but could not find . Thanks Tom. I don't know why photo is backwards I will have to figure that out later .

 

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[Kantuckkeean]

The number in parentheses in the Yeoman's Red Book is the number of proofs that were minted. The others are numbers minted for circulation.

Kindest regards,
Kantuck

 

[curbcruzer]

Thank you Kantuck

 

[Kantuckkeean]

No worries curbcruzer and welcome to the forum! There are folks here with a lot more knowledge and experience than me, but I try to contribute where I can...

Kindest regards,
Kantuck

 

[huntsman53]

Your' 1970-S Lincoln Cent is the Large Date Variety. While there are several different ways to determine if you have a "Large Date" or "Small Date" Variety, the easiest and quickest way to determine which one you have is by examining the tail of the inner curve (loop) of the "9" in the Date. If the tail points to somewhere between the tail (bottom or end) of the "7" in the Date and the top of the Mint Mark, then it is a "Large Date" Variety. If the tail of the "9" points towards the middle or just slightly lower than the middle of the vertical bar of the "7" in the Date (not towards the bottom or tail), then it is a "Small Date" Variety.

 

[port ewen ace]

Your' 1970-S Lincoln Cent is the Large Date Variety. While there are several different ways to determine if you have a "Large Date" or "Small Date" Variety, the easiest and quickest way to determine which one you have is by examining the tail of the inner curve (loop) of the "9" in the Date. If the tail points to somewhere between the tail (bottom or end) of the "7" in the Date and the top of the Mint Mark, then it is a "Large Date" Variety. If the tail of the "9" points towards the middle or just slightly lower than the middle of the vertical bar of the "7" in the Date (not towards the bottom or tail), then it is a "Small Date" Variety.

like the "6" in the '60 S & L issues. or, the loop has a droop or no droop, right Frank

 

[huntsman53]

I guess I am reading what you wrote correctly in that you are saying that tail of the inner loop of the "6" on a "Small Date" Variety of the 1960 Cents points toward the top of the "9" in the Date while the tail of the inner loop of the "6" on a "Large Date" Variety points more toward the center of the "9" in the Date. However, the easiest way to tell the difference of the two, is the length of the upper tail of the "6". On the "Small Date" Variety, the tail is shorter and fatter while on the "Large Date" Variety, the tail is longer and thinner.