Some varieties: large and small dates and so forth.  I find that many of these are not pictured in the major references, so here they are.  Some of these may be for sale but not from this page, which is for information only.
 

BELGIAN CONGO, Heaton vs. Brussels, click here for explanation
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BELGIUM, GHENT, thin & thick "50" varieties.
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COLOMBIA, 5 centavos 1886
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COLOMBIA, pretty obvious, I'd say.  5 centavos.  Large date:small date find ratio from my experience is about 1:80.
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GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC, 10 pfennig K103 1949-J large and small J varieties.
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GREAT BRITAIN, farthing, 1879 small (left) and large (right) 9 K753.
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ICELAND, 25 aurar 1937  near 7,  K2.1 near (left) and far (right) dates.  Far 7 is ~0.5mm from 3, near is ~0.1mm.
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ISRAEL, 1/2 lira K36.1 1963 small & large animals.
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CUBA, INTUR, tourist coinage, 1981, on left is KM # 412.1, on right is #412.2.
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MEXICO, 1 centavo 1900-M, small or narrow date (top) & large or wide date (bottom)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MEXICO, 1 centavo 1906 small or narrow date (top) & large or wide date (bottom)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MEXICO, 5 centavos K422 1928 large date and small date varieties.  Probably should call these thick and thin?
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Check out these varieties.
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MEXICO, 5 pesos K472 1976.  Left to right: small date 6x2mm, 2mm from shoulder, then small date 6x2mm, 1mm from shoulder, slight incline to right, then large date 7x2.5mm.  Supposedly the middle one is rare.
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RUSSIA, 1 ruble 1913 Romanov tercentenary Y70.  I don't remember if the low relief variety came first or second.  Someone remind me please?
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PAPAL, 1 soldo, 1867-R.  Left to right the dates get progressively larger.  There is no star to right of date in center specimen.  All 3 portraits are different.  Call them whatever you want.
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