hello did they make a 1972 s small date penny ?i found a s 1972 penny the numbers in the date are completly differnt than a regular 72?
There is no small/large date varieties for 1972. If you are seeing a difference in the dates it is probably due to the fact that there was a doubled master hub this year and about half of the 72's for all mints show minor doubling on the date and LIBERTY.
View attachment untitled.bmp i think i found a new one because the 1 is in a different spot in the date the 7 is shaped completly different and the 2 is shaped completly different from all other 72s ive looked at.it has no doubling in the date?
Jesse please get some books to help you. The Authoritive Reference of Lincoln Cents, Wexler. The Cherry Pickers Guide, Fivas/Stanton. The Error Coin Encyclopedea, Margolis. There are many others but those would make invaluble for you. The costs about $125 total the return thousands and thousands!!!
View attachment untitled.bmp check out these pics.s on left the 1 is different.so is the 9 and the 7 is shorter and the 2 is shaped completley different.these are both unused there is clearly a difference and doubling is not one of them.new varietys pop up all the time.
Jesse I know it can be tough depending on the camera you have, but I think we'll need pics of the date that are very crisp focus-wise and more closely cropped in order to see what you are seeing.
I know this might be a dumb question, but, could it be a copy or fake? have you weight it? And if nothing else, send it in and have it graded
I even tried overlaying the dates and could not tell any differences. You have get your pictures in focus.
sorry guys i try lol i do need a better camera.what im seein is the 1972 s on the left the one in the date is in a slightly different spot.the nine is hooked like a 1970s small date and longer loop in the 9 also the 7 is a lot shorter and the top of the 7 has different shapeit shorter also and the mark that goes across the 7 in the crease on the left it does not have one .other 72 has the crease.then the 2 its longer and look at the botton on the left pic.the curve in the lower 2 is not like that on anyother 72 i have looked at.o one more thing to look at look at the 7 on the right of the pic.see its bottom position to the 2?then look at the left pic and look at the bottom of the 7 to the 2 see how its extremely shorter?aslo the 2 is higher than the 7 on the left all other 72s are almost even
sorry also the 0ne in the pic on the left is a little higher than the 9 the pic on the right and all other 72s i have are lower than the nine
Jesse- Take a look at the photo on this thread. If it's the hub doubled variety you should also see that doubled spike of the tail of the two. You might have to rotate it around in some good light to do so. http://www.cointalk.com/t92843/
View attachment untitled.bmp no lol i know i was talking about the s penny on the left look at the one i was comparingon the right it is a doubled date look at photo look at he lower curve in the 9 and the 2
