1842-D Small Date, Small Letters
Mintage: 37,917
The first 37,917 half eagles struck in 1842 at the Dahlonega Mint were small date, small letters in design.
Here again we see an example of the scarce 1970-S Small Date Variety. This time it is on a proof coin.
SMALL DATE (HIGH 7)
LARGE DATE (LOW 7)
There is also a medium date (not pictured) that is not mentioned very often. One should be very careful when buying a "Small Date" 1970 S to make sure that they do not get the Medium Date.
small date: the opposite of "large date." Likewise, date size is relative.
Small Eagle: the scrawny eagle design used on U.S. gold and silver coins struck from 1794 to 1798.
small date: A variety of coin on which the date is physically smaller than other varieties of the same year. Similar varieties include medium date and large date.
so-called dollar: A silver dollar-sized medal commemorating a special event.
small date Term referring to the size of the digits of the date on a coin. (Use of this term implies that a large or medium date exists for that coin or series.) ...
Small Date, Small Value?
Good things come in small packages. With a 1970 proof Mint set, a small date can be valuable. Some coin value guides have estimated the face value of these Mint proof coin sets at $4 and the selling price at $58.
Small Date, Crosslet 4
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347 1843-C Small Date, Crosslet 4. AU-58 (PCGS).
1970-S
Small Date
Five Coins:
Cent, Nickel, Dime, Quarter, and Half Dollar.
1970-S Small Date Lincoln Cent With a Doubled Die Obverse
As with virtually all true doubled die varieties, only one side of the coin shows doubling.
A 1796 coin with small date and small Letters (Bolender One, Two and Three)
A 1796 coin with small date and large Letters (Bolender Four and Six)
A 1796 coin with large date and large Letters (Bolender Five) ...
A: The large and small date are pretty easy to tell when you have them both together. The other variations are based on the metal content. For a more detailed description, here is a quote from a site discussing that very issue: ...
SD Short for small date. sea salvage coin A coin retrieved from the ocean, usually from a ship wreck. The conception that these coin will have pitted surface has been exploded by the recent Brother Jonathon and Central America recoveries.
Naked-eye or "Red Book varieties" of general interest include large and small dates of 1840 and 1842, and multiple obverse/reverse combinations for 1843.
Higher priced issues include 1842-O Small Date, 1840s and early 1850s New Orleans issues, 1853 No Arrows, 1853 over 1853 No Arrows, 1854-O Huge O, and most San Francisco pieces from 1856 through 1865.
The major rarity is the 1842 Small Date. Struck only in proof for inclusion in presentation sets for dignitaries, supposedly only six specimens exist. Other very rare dates include 1842-O Small Date, 1849-O and 1852-O.
The 1842-O Small Date is rare even when worn nearly smooth, but still a numismatically acceptable piece can be acquired in the $1,000 range.
The second variety has a small date with the date in a straight line and a flat top to the 1 in the date. The Small Date is considerably scarcer than the Large Date, but virtually no premium is accorded to this variety.
As an example, let's compare the 1847-O to the 1842-C Small Date and the 1842-D; the keys from the Charlotte and Dahlonega mints, respectively. The 1847-O has a PCGS population of thirty-two in all grades and a Trends value of $7,000 in EF40.
The Milas set included 98 coins and was lacking only the 1842-C Small Date, 1854-S, 1863 and 1864-S to be totally complete.
We have: weight changes, modifications to the obverse, modifications to the reverse, large and small dates within the same year, large and small mint marks occurring in the same year, "S" mint marks that are called filled and unfilled, ...
Then we have: (13) so-called Premium Quality versus average quality; (14) split grades; (15) minor variances such as, open 3 versus closed 3, or micro-mintmark versus regular mintmark, or tall date versus medium date versus small date, ...
1982 Lincoln Cents
In 1982 cents were struck with both large and small dates. The image on the left is of the large date style - note that all four digits do not fit completely within the frame. The image on the right is of the small date style.
With the exception of such very rare issues as the 1849-C Open Wreath gold dollar or the 1842-C Small date half eagle, most collectors will not purchase coins grading Fine-12 or Fine-15 due to the fact that their excessive wear makes them unappealing.
Term referring to the size of the digits of the date on a coin. (Use of this term implies that a medium or small date exists for that coin or series.)
Large Eagle
Alternate form of Heraldic Eagle.
SD Small Date SEGS Sovereign Enterprises Grading Service SF Small Fraction SL Small Letters SLANT5 SM or Sm Small SND Small Narrow Date SILVER PLUG A silver plug was addes at the Mint to some Flowing Hair coinage to ...
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