1970-S 1C Large Date, RD (Regular Strike)
Series: Lincoln Cents 1959 to Date
PCGS MS67+RD
DATE COMPARISON
PCGS MS67+RD
- PCGS #:
- 2939
- Designer:
- Victor David Brenner/Frank Gasparro
- Edge:
- Plain
- Diameter:
- 19.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 3.11 grams
- Mintage:
- 693,192,814
- Mint:
- San Francisco
- Metal:
- 95% Copper, 5% Zinc
- Auction Record:
- $1,500 • MS67+RD • 02-20-2019 • eBay
Major Varieties
1970-S Cents are found with either a Small Date or a Large Date. Both varieties are common, but collectors like to have one of each. To tell the two varieties apart, draw an imaginary line that connects the top of the 9 and the 0 of the date and another connecting the bottom of the 1 and the bottom of the 0. On the Large Date, the top of the 7 will be below the top line and the tip of the 7 will below the lower line. On the Small Date, the top of the 7 appears to touch the top line and will not go below the lower line. Both varieties are readily available in Mint State, though only a few have been certified at the MS67 level and none have been graded higher.
Rick Snow offered a great tip for telling the two varieties apart: the word LIBERTY is weak on the Small Date but strong on the Large Date.