1960 1C Small Over Large Date PR68 Red PCGS....

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Elusive 1960 Small Over Large Date Cent
PR68 Red, Tied for Finest at PCGS

1960 1C Small Over Large Date PR68 Red PCGS. FS-024. This interesting and elusive error was produced when the Mint switched from a Small Date hub to a Large Date hub. Lange writes that "Early in 1960, it was determined that numeral 0 in the date 1960 was too small and was susceptible to breakage and filling in of the die. The master die for the cents of 1960 was quickly discarded and replaced with a new one into which a larger and more rounded numeral 0 was engraved. Numerals 6 and 9 were also lengthened and enlarged to better balance the larger size of the 0 and to reduce their own vulnerability to failure." Somehow in the die-replacement process, the dies here saw a Small Date punched over a Large Date. Other varieties are known, from similar causes: Large Over Small Date (FS-025) and Large Over Large Over Small Date (FS-023), the last a tripled-die obverse. Of the three, the Small Over Large Date proof is the rarest, and in great demand.
Although elusive, the error when found is easy to spot, because the smaller numerals show up easily atop the larger background numerals. This splendid piece shows sunset-orange surfaces with no visible spots and brilliant mirrors. Population: 9 in 68 Red, 0 finer (12/08).(Registry values: P4)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 22LL, PCGS# 3413, Greysheet# 2589)

Weight: 3.11 grams

Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Zinc

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