1960 Lincoln Cent

[Mdougals]

Tried looking at the photos online but couldn’t tell if this was a large date or small date. Thank you for your help. 

[Just Bob]

I had to look hard at this one, because the curve of the "9" was throwing me off, but it looks like a small date to me.

[Mdougals]

Thank you. I starred at the two examples online for 30 minutes and could not tell.

[Just Bob]

The first place that I always look is the top curve of the "9." On a 1960 large date, it points to the base of the "6". On a small date, it points below the "6" ( I hesitate to say, "it points toward the mint mark," although it usually does, because the mint marks were still being punched by hand, and they may not always be in the same place.)

On your coin, the curve appears to be pointing just barely under the "6," and that was confusing me. So, I looked at the shape of the "0,"  the curve of the "6," and the shorter tails of the "9" and "6," and concluded that it was the small date variety.

I am not a small cent expert, by any stretch of the imagination, so you might want to wait and see if anyone else has an opinion.

[Mohawk]

I agree with you Bob, definitely a Small Date on that one.