1970-S Lincoln Memorial

  • Category
    Lincoln Memorial
  • Design
    Copper Alloy Penny (1959-1982)
  • Year
    1970
  • Mint
    San Francisco
  • Mintage
    693,192,814
  • Designer
    Frank Gasparro
  • Composition
    95% Copper - 5% Tin and Zinc
  • Diameter
    19mm
  • Weight
    3.11g
Known variants:
Small Date - High 7

There were two varieties of the 1970 S Lincoln Memorial Cent (Penny). The one depicted in the image above is the small date variety where the "7" appears higher and more level with the "0".

Large Date - Low 7

There were two varieties of the 1970 S Lincoln Memorial Cent (Penny). The one depicted in the image above is the large date variety where the "7" appears lower and is not level with the "0".

Double Die Obverse

This is one of the rare and valuable 1970 S Doubled Die Obverse DDO varieties of the Lincoln Memorial Cent. This coin is best identified by the doubling of the letters "In God We Trust" along the top of the coin and the doubling of the word "Liberty" on the left side. In addition: The 1970 date and S mint mark are also doubled on this penny as well as depicted in the example image above. However the doubling is not always as prominent since there are multiple varieties of this particular doubled die.