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Lincoln Memorial cent · San Francisco1970-S Penny, Small Date (high 7) Value
1970-S Lincoln Cent, Small Date (high 7)
Value by condition
Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026
By grade
| Grade | Brown | Red-Brown | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4Good | 91¢ | — | — |
| VG-8Very Good | $1.50 | — | — |
| F-12Fine | $2.00 | — | — |
| VF-20Very Fine | $2.50 | — | — |
| XF-40Extremely Fine | $4.00 | — | — |
| AU-50About Uncirculated | $5.00 | — | — |
| MS-60Mint State (Uncirculated) | $7.00 | $7.50 | — |
| MS-63Mint State (Uncirculated) | $10.00 | $10.00 | $22.00 |
| MS-65Mint State (Uncirculated) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $65.00 |
Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate · based on 1 recorded sales · few sales, so treat it as a rough guide
Penny Value estimate, 2026-Q4, from public sale records, mintage and survival data. It isn't a price guide or an offer.
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Take a photo of each side. Penny Value reads the date and the mint mark, tells you if it could be a 1970-S Small Date (high 7) and what to check.
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How to identify it
- Small Date: the top of the 7 is level with the other digits
- Large Date (common): the 7 drops below the others
- LIBERTY is weaker on the Small Date
What to check
What a genuine 1970-S Small Date (high 7) shows:
- Small Date or Large Date (1970-S): SmallSmall Date: the top of the 7 is level with the other digits (high 7). Large Date: the 7 drops below the other digits (low 7). Which is it?
To check yours, photograph
- Date close-up
- Mint mark close-up
Specs
- Series
- Lincoln Memorial Cent
- Year
- 1970
- Mint
- San Francisco
- Mint mark
- Below the date, on the front
- Metal
- Brass (95% copper, 5% zinc)
- Weight
- 3.11 g
- Mintage
- Part of the 690,560,004 1970-S cents; the split isn't published.
Source: Wikipedia - Designer
- Victor David Brenner (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Other varieties of this date
- 1970-S Large Date (low 7)San Francisco · Part of the 690,560,004 1970-S cents; the Small and Large Date split isn't published.4¢worn
- 1970-S Doubled Die ObverseSan Francisco · Included in the 690,560,004 1970-S total; not counted separately.$200worn$970MS-60
Other 1970 pennies
- 1970Philadelphia · 1.9 billion made4¢worn
- 1970-DDenver · 2.9 billion made4¢worn
- 1970-S ProofSan Francisco · Proof · 2,632,810 made
1970 penny values · Every Lincoln Memorial Cent · Penny value chart